Summary
Districts (Malay: daerah) 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.
History edit
The country previously had six districts, namely Brunei, Muara, Limau Manis (also known as Ulu Brunei), Tutong, Belait and Temburong.[1] In 1908 Brunei and Limau Manis were merged, and in 1938 the districts were restructured to form the present-day four districts.[1]
Administration edit
Each district is administered by a District Office (Jabatan Daerah), where District Offices are government departments under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The head of each department is a District Officer (Pegawai Daerah) and appointed by the government.[2]
A district is further divided into mukims, and subsequently each mukim consists of several villages (kampung). Each District Office manages the mukims and villages within its district.
Districts edit
| District | Capital | Population (2016 census)[3] |
Area (km2) |
Area (sq mi) |
Population density (km2) |
No. of mukims |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunei-Muara | Bandar Seri Begawan (also the capital of Brunei) |
289,630 | 571 | 220 | 507 | 18 |
| Belait | Kuala Belait | 69,062 | 2,727 | 1,053 | 25 | 8 |
| Tutong | Pekan Tutong | 48,313 | 1,166 | 450 | 41 | 8 |
| Temburong | Pekan Bangar | 10,251 | 1,306 | 504 | 8 | 5 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Jabatan Muzium-Muzium Brunei 2004, p. 1.
- ^ "Brunei Darussalam" (PDF). www.information.gov.bn. p. 44. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ "Department of Economic Planning and Statistics - Population". www.deps.gov.bn. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
External links edit
- Districts of Brunei on Statoids.com