Sukang, Belait

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Sukang is a mukim in the Belait District of Brunei. [1] It is located in the south, centre of the Belait District, bordering Mukim Bukit Sawat to the north, Mukim Rambai (Tutong District) to the north-east, Sarawak (Malaysia) to the east and south-east, Mukim Melilas to the south and Mukim Labi to the west. The population was 169 in 2016. [2]

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Demographics

As of 2016 census, [2] the population of Mukim Sukang comprised 87 males and 82 females. The mukim had 36 households occupying 20 dwellings. The entire population lived in rural areas.

Areas and divisions

Mukim Sukang includes these following areas:

Coordinates: 4°20′08″N114°40′00″E / 4.33556°N 114.66667°E / 4.33556; 114.66667

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References

  1. PDF format, belait district - Information Department
  2. 1 2 "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Statistics Department. December 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2021.