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A mukim is the second-level administrative division of Brunei, and the primary subdivision of a district. There are 39 mukims in the country. A mukim is led by a penghulu , since 2015 elected by popular vote. A mukim encompasses a number of villages (kampung or kampong). [1] Mukims are administered by the district office of the district where they are located.
Mukim | District | Population (2016) [2] | Map |
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Berakas 'A' | Brunei-Muara [3] | 27,223 | (note that Gadong 'A' and 'B' are shown as one entity) |
Berakas 'B' | 40,710 | ||
Burong Pingai Ayer | 1,770 | ||
Gadong 'A' | 34,049 | ||
Gadong 'B' | 33,637 | ||
Kianggeh | 8,228 | ||
Kilanas | 22,492 | ||
Kota Batu | 12,935 | ||
Lumapas | 7,756 | ||
Mentiri | 30,192 | ||
Pangkalan Batu | 14,492 | ||
Peramu | 1,111 | ||
Saba | 1,000 | ||
Sengkurong | 31,493 | ||
Serasa | 16,173 | ||
Sungai Kebun | 4,750 | ||
Sungai Kedayan | 230 | ||
Tamoi | 1,389 | ||
Bukit Sawat | Belait [4] | 794 | |
Kuala Balai | 31 | ||
Kuala Belait | 31,308 | ||
Labi | 1,216 | ||
Liang | 14,301 | ||
Melilas | 29 | ||
Seria | 21,214 | ||
Sukang | 169 | ||
Keriam | Tutong [1] | 9,707 | |
Kiudang | 5,924 | ||
Lamunin | 4,298 | ||
Pekan Tutong | 10,551 | ||
Rambai | 1,404 | ||
Tanjong Maya | 4,062 | ||
Telisai | 10,095 | ||
Ukong | 2,272 | ||
Amo | Temburong [5] | 2,144 | |
Bangar | 2,449 | ||
Batu Apoi | 1,635 | ||
Bokok | 3,433 | ||
Labu | 590 |
Districts are the principal administrative divisions of Brunei. The country is divided into four districts, namely Brunei-Muara, Belait, Tutong and Temburong. Temburong is an exclave; it is physically separated from the three other districts by the Brunei Bay and Malaysian state of Sarawak. Each district has a town as its administrative and main economic centre, with the exception of Brunei-Muara, where the principal centre is Bandar Seri Begawan, a city and the country's capital.
Brunei-Muara District or simply Brunei-Muara is one of the four districts of Brunei. 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. It is also home to 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, the traditional historic settlement on stilts above the river.
Tutong District or simply Tutong is one of the four districts of Brunei. It has an area of 1,166 square kilometres (450 sq mi); the population was 48,313 in 2016. The administrative town is Pekan Tutong. It is home to Tasek Merimbun, the country's largest natural lake.
Temburong District or simply Temburong is the easternmost district in Brunei. It is an exclave — the land is separated from the rest of the country by Malaysia and Brunei Bay, and accessible from the mainland via the Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Bridge. It has a total area of 1,306 km2 (504 sq mi). The population was 10,251 in 2016; it is the least populous district in the country. Bangar is the district town and administrative centre.
Bangar is the town of the Bruneian district of Temburong, an isolated territorial exclave separated from the rest of the country by the Malaysian state of Sarawak. The population of the town proper was 626 in 2016.
Mukim Kuala Belait is a mukim in Belait District, Brunei. The population was 31,308 in 2016. The mukim encompasses Kuala Belait, the administrative town of the district.
Mukim Labi is a mukim in the interior of Belait District, Brunei. It has an area of 361.8 square kilometres (139.7 sq mi); the population was 1,216 in 2016.
Mukim Bukit Sawat is a mukim in Belait District, Brunei. It had a population of 794 in 2016.
Mukim Kuala Balai is a mukim in Belait District, Brunei. The population was 31 in 2016.
Mukim Liang is a mukim in Belait District, Brunei. The population was 14,301 in 2016.
Mukim Melilas is a mukim in Belait District, Brunei. The population was 29 in 2016, the least populous mukim in all of Brunei.
Mukim Sukang is a mukim in Belait District, Brunei. The population was 169 in 2016.
Kampong Keriam is a village in Tutong District, Brunei, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the district town Pekan Tutong. The population was 2,195 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Keriam, a mukim in the district.
Kampong Bukit Beruang is a village in Tutong District, Brunei, about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from the district town Pekan Tutong. The population was 6,157 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Telisai, a mukim subdivision in the district. It comprises the original village settlement as well as the public housing estate Bukit Beruang National Housing Scheme.
Kampong Kupang is a village in Tutong District, Brunei, about 21 kilometres (13 mi) from the district town Pekan Tutong. The population was 1,795 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Keriam, a mukim subdivision in the district.
Kampong Bukit Udal is a village in Tutong District, Brunei, about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from the district town Pekan Tutong. It has an area of 13 square kilometres ; the population was 1,306 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Tanjong Maya, a mukim in the district.
Kampong Sungai Liang is a village in Belait District, Brunei, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the district's principal town Kuala Belait and 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the oil town Seria. The population was 910 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Liang. The postcode is KC1135.
Kampong Tanjong Maya is a village in Tutong District, Brunei, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from the district town Pekan Tutong. The population was 488 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Tanjong Maya, a mukim in the district.
Kampong Birau is a village in the north-east of Tutong District, Brunei, about 19 kilometres (12 mi) from the district town Pekan Tutong. It has an area of 13.5 square miles (35 km2); the population was 989 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Kiudang, a mukim in the district.
Kampong Penabai is a coastal village in Tutong District, Brunei, about 4–5 kilometres (2.5–3.1 mi) from the district town Pekan Tutong. The population was 888 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Pekan Tutong, a mukim in the district.