Keriam, Tutong

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Keriam

Mukim Keriam
Country Brunei
District Tutong
Government
  PenghuluMuhammad Taha bin Abdul Rauf

Keriam (Malay : Mukim Keriam) is a mukim or subdistrict in Tutong, a district of Brunei. [1] [2] It is a second-level administrative division in Brunei. The population was 9,707 in 2016. [3] Keriam is headed by a penghulu, which is currently held by Muhammad Taha bin Abdul Rauf. [4]

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Location

Keriam is located in the north-eastern part of the district, bordering the South China Sea to the north, as well as the mukim subdivisions of Kiudang and Pekan Tutong to the south and west, and Sengkurong and Pengkalan Batu in Brunei-Muara to the east and south-west respectively. [5]

Demographics

As of 2016 census, [3] the population of Mukim Keriam comprised 5,108 males and 4,599 females. The mukim had 1,773 households occupying 1,762 dwellings. Among the population, 1,617 lived in urban areas, while the remainder of 8,090 lived in rural areas.

Administration

Keriam is a mukim subdivision, the second-level administrative division in Brunei. It is one of the eight mukim or subdistricts of Tutong. [1] [2] As a mukim, Keriam is headed by a penghulu, and the incumbent is Muhammad Taha bin Abdul Rauf. [4]

The Survey Department further divides Keriam into eight areas of village subdivisions, namely: [5]

However, the Tutong District Office, which de facto administers the mukim and villages in Tutong, only recognises six villages in Keriam, namely Bukit Panggal, Keriam, Kupang, Luagan Dudok, Sinaut and Sungai Kelugos. [1] These villages have their own village heads (Malay : ketua kampung), whom handle administrative matters related to residency and community in respective villages. [4] As Maraburong and Ikas do not have their own heads, the residents in these areas may deal with the chiefs of nearby villages.

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Kupang, Brunei Village in Tutong, Brunei

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References

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