Districts of Brunei


Districts are the principal administrative divisions of Brunei. The country is divided into four districts, consisting of Brunei-Muara, Belait, Tutong and Temburong. Each district is headed by a District Officer. Temburong is an exclave; it is physically separated from the other three districts by Limbang, a district in the Malaysian state of Sarawak. Each district has a town as its administrative and main economic centre, with the exception of Brunei-Muara, where Bandar Seri Begawan, apart from being the capital city of Brunei, is also the district's principal centre.

Administration

Each district is administered by a District Office, where District Offices are government departments under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The head of each department is a District Officer and appointed by the government.
A district is further divided into mukims, and subsequently each mukim consists of several villages/small towns. Each District Office manages the mukims and villages/towns which are within its district.

The districts

DistrictCapitalPopulation Area Area
Brunei-MuaraBandar Seri Begawan
292,705570
BelaitKuala Belait69,9922,727
TutongTutong49,4381,166
TemburongBangar10,5431,306