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Brunei-Muara District or simply Brunei-Muara is one of the four districts of Brunei. The district borders the South China Sea to the north, Brunei Bay to the east, Limbang District of the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the south, and Tutong District to the west. It has the smallest area among the four districts, with 571 square kilometres (220 sq mi), yet is the most populous, with 289,630 people as of 2016. Bandar Seri Begawan, the country's capital, is located in this district, which is also de facto the district's capital. The district is also home Brunei International Airport, the country's only international airport, as well as Muara Port, the main and only deep-water port in the country. The Brunei River flows within this district and is home to Kampong Ayer, a historic stilt settlement directly on the river.
Kampong Ayer is a historic settlement area in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. It literally means 'water village'. Kampong Ayer consists of a cluster of traditional stilt villages built on the Brunei River, mainly in the vicinity of the present-day Pusat Bandar or the City Centre. Hence, it has often been dubbed as 'Venice of the East' since the past. Kampong Ayer has been historically the principal settlement of Brunei; it was the de facto capital, in particular social and economic centre, of the Bruneian Empire for a few centuries, but also extending into the early period during British imperialism in Brunei.
Seria is a mukim in the Belait District of Brunei. It is about 169 square kilometres in size. It is located in the north-west of the Belait District, bordering the South China Sea to the north, Mukim Liang to the east, Mukim Labi to the south-east, Mukim Kuala Balai to the south and Mukim Kuala Belait to the west. The population was 21,214 in 2016. The residents made up of various races, including Malays and Chinese. There is also a Nepalese community in Seria, made up of members of the British Army's Brigade of Gurkhas. The British Army occupies two camps in Seria since the 1960s, known as the Medicina Lines and the Tuker Lines. As of March 2007, the Penghulu of Mukim Seria is Awang Haji Jamail bin Haji Linap who was elected to the office on 12 March 2006.
Mukim Kuala Belait is a mukim in Belait District, Brunei. The population was 31,308 in 2016. The incumbent penghulu of Mukim Kuala Belait is Pungut bin Ali. The mukim encompasses Kuala Belait, the administrative town of the district.
Labi is a mukim in the Belait District of Brunei, an administrative area made up of several Kampongs. It is located at the centre of the Belait District to the south-west, bordering Mukim Liang to the north, Mukim Bukit Sawat to the north-east, Mukim Sukang to the east, Sarawak (Malaysia) to the south and west and Mukim Kuala Balai and Mukim Seria to the north-west. Labi is renowned for the Labi Lime. The population was 1,216 in 2016. The current Penghulu is Haji Kamarhan bin Atma who was appointed on July 7, 2003.
Mukim Bukit Sawat is a mukim in Belait District, Brunei. It had a population of 794 in 2016.
Kianggeh is a mukim (subdistrict) in the Brunei-Muara District of Brunei. It is located in the central part of the district, bordering the mukims of Berakas A and Berakas B to the north, Kota Batu to the east and south, the Kampong Ayer mukims and Lumapas to the south, Kilanas to the south-west and Gadong B to the west. Kianggeh is also part of the municipal area of Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. The population was 8,228 in 2016.
Berakas 'A' is a mukim or subdistrict of Brunei-Muara, Brunei. It borders the mukims of Mentiri and Berakas 'B' to the east, Kianggeh to the south, Gadong 'B' to the south-west and Gadong 'A' to the west, as well as the South China Sea to the north. The population was 27,223 in 2016. The community of Berakas 'A' is headed by a penghulu and the incumbent is Abdul Ahmad bin Husain.
Berakas 'B' is a mukim or subdistrict in the Brunei-Muara District of Brunei. It is located in the north-east centre of the Brunei-Muara district, bordering Mukim Mentiri to the north and east, Mukim Kota Batu to the east and south, Mukim Kianggeh to the south and Mukim Berakas 'A' to the west and north. The population was 40,710 in 2016. The community leader of Berakas 'B' is a penghulu and the incumbent is Pengiran Ali bin Pengiran Maon.
Kota Batu is a mukim (subdistrict) in the Brunei-Muara District of Brunei. It is located on the southeastern part of the Brunei-Muara District, bordering the mukims of Mentiri to the north and Lumapas to the south and west, Kianggeh and the Kampong Ayer mukims to the west, as well as the Brunei Bay to the east and Pulau Limpaku Pinang in Limbang in Sarawak, Malaysia, to the east. The population was 12,935 in 2016.
Lumapas is a mukim in the Brunei-Muara district of Brunei. It is located in the south of the Brunei-Muara district, bordering the water village mukims and Mukim Kianggeh to the north, Mukim Kota Batu and Pulau Berambang to the north and east, Limbang, Sarawak (Malaysia) to the east and south, Mukim Pengkalan Batu to the west and Mukim Kilanas to the west and north. The population was 7,756 in 2016.
Sengkurong is a mukim (subdistrict) in the Brunei-Muara District of Brunei. The population was 31,493 in 2016. It is located in the western- and north-westernmost part of the district. Sengkurong faces the South China Sea to the north and borders the mukims of Gadong 'A' to the east, Kilanas to the south-east, Pengkalan Batu to the south and Keriam in Tutong District to the west.
Peramu is a neighbourhood in Kampong Ayer, the stilt settlement on the Brunei River in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. It is officially a mukim (subdistrict) in Brunei-Muara District, as well as part of the capital's municipal areas. The population was 1,111 in 2016. As a mukim, it is headed by a penghulu and the incumbent is Ismit bin Naim. Peramu borders the mukims of Kianggeh to the north, Saba to the east, Sungai Kebun to the south and Burong Pingai Ayer to the west.
Sungai Kebun is a mukim in the Brunei-Muara district of Brunei. It is one of the six water village mukims. The population was 4,750 in 2016. All the water village mukims are quite small in size and area and are water-bound. It is located in the heart of Brunei's capital, Bandar Seri Begawan on the waters of the Brunei river. Sungai Kebun is a part of the water village collective though it is actually considered as a mukim itself. It is adjacent to the other six water village mukims. It borders Mukim Peramu and Mukim Saba to the north, Mukim Kota Batu to the east, Mukim Lumapas to the south and west and Mukim Burong Pingai Ayer to the west and north. Awang Semaun Secondary School is located in Kampong Sungai Kebun.
Sungai Kedayan is a mukim in the Brunei-Muara district of Brunei. It is one of the six water village mukims. The population was 230 in 2016. All the water village mukims are quite small in size and area and are water-bound. It is located in the heart of Brunei's capital, Bandar Seri Begawan on the waters of the Brunei river. Sungai Kedayan is a part of the water village collective though it is actually considered as a mukim itself. It is adjacent to the other six water village mukims. It borders Mukim Kianggeh to the north and east, Mukim Burong Pingai Ayer to the south and Mukim Tamoi to the south and west. By end-2014 - 2015, the mukim is ceased to exist because of the development of the Eco-Corridor
Ukong is a mukim in the Tutong District of Brunei. It is located in the south-west bordering Mukim Tanjong Maya to the north-east, Mukim Lamunin to the east, Mukim Rambai to the south-east, Mukim Bukit Sawat to the south-west and Mukim Telisai to the north-west. The population was 2,272 in 2016.
Liang is a mukim or subdistrict of Belait, a district of Brunei. The population was 14,301 in 2016. Liang is headed by a penghulu and the incumbent is Abdul Hamid bin Mumin.
Batu Apoi is a mukim in the Temburong District of Brunei. It is located in the east of the Temburong District to the centre, bordering Mukim Labu to the north, Sarawak (Malaysia) to the east, Mukim Amo to the south and Mukim Bangar to the west. Batu Apoi has a total area of 222 square kilometres (86 sq mi); as of 2016, it had a population of 1,635.
Burong Pingai Ayer is a neighbourhood in Kampong Ayer, the stilt settlement on the Brunei River in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. It is officially a village subdivision under the mukim of the namesake in Brunei-Muara District. The postcode for Burong Pingai Ayer is BM1126.
A village is the third and lowest administrative division of Brunei. It is headed by a village head. Villages are subdivisions of the subdistricts of Brunei. A village may have a population ranging from a few hundreds to less than ten thousand people.
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