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Brunei–Muara District (Malay: Daerah Brunei–Muara; Jawi: دايره بروني موارا) or simply known as Brunei–Muara (BROO-nei moo-WAH-rah), [5] is the smallest as well as the most populated district in Brunei. [6] It has an area of 571 square kilometres (220 sq mi) and the population of 318,530 as of 2021.
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.
The Muara District, located at the mouth of the Brunei River, is composed of two main areas: Muara Besar (Great Muara), an island, and Muara Damit (Little Muara), a portion of the mainland. [14] In the early 1880s, William Cowie shifted his focus to Brunei after exhausting the coal resources in Labuan. Representing "Cowie and Company," he ...
Brunei is divided into four districts (daerah), namely Brunei Muara, Belait, Tutong and Temburong. Each district is divided into several mukims. Altogether there are 39 mukims in Brunei. Each mukim encompasses several villages (kampung or kampong). [1] The following is a list of villages in Brunei.
The Brunei–Muara District, encompassing 563 square kilometres (217 sq mi), is the smallest of Brunei’s western districts and is home to Bandar Seri Begawan. The area contrasts sharply with the mountainous Temburong District to the east, featuring low hills, marshy coastal plains, and narrow alluvial valleys along key rivers. [ 43 ]
Villages in Brunei–Muara District (111 P) Pages in category "Brunei–Muara District" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total.
Brunei-Muara is the smallest district by area, but has the largest population. [1] Belait is the largest district by area, and the centre for the production of oil and gas. [2] A district is headed by a Pegawai Daerah or District Officer, and assisted by an Assistant District Officer.
There are four settlements in Brunei which have municipal status, namely Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei; Kuala Belait, a town and capital of Belait District; Seria, a town also in Belait District; and Tutong, the town of Tutong District. Although Muara in Brunei-Muara District and Bangar, the capital of Temburong District, are ...