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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.
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.
Muara [a] or officially known as Muara Town (Malay: Pekan Muara), is a port town located in the Brunei–Muara District, approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) from the capital, Bandar Seri Begawan. As of 2021, the population of the town was 2,539. [2] Muara is officially classified as a settlement under Mukim Serasa, [4] and its postcode is ...
District offices (Belait, Brunei-Muara, Temburong and Tutong) Fire and Rescue Department (FRD) Immigration and National Registration Department (JIPK) Labour Department; Municipal boards (Bandar Seri Begawan, Kuala Belait and Seria, and Tutong) National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) Prisons Department
As of 2008, Brunei has 24 post offices across the country, comprising three in Tutong, five in Belait, one in Temburong, and 15 in the Brunei-Muara district. Additionally, the nation features two micro post offices, 53 stamp sellers, and eight postal agents to further support its postal services. [3]
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 ]
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 ...