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'''Districts''' ({{Langx|ms|daerah}}) are the first-level [[Administrative divisions of Brunei|administrative divisions]] of [[Brunei]]. The country is divided into four districts, namely [[Brunei-Muara District|Brunei-Muara]], [[Belait District|Belait]], [[Tutong District|Tutong]], and [[Temburong District|Temburong]]. Temburong is an [[exclave]]; it is physically separated from the three other districts by the [[Brunei Bay]] and the [[Malaysian state]] of [[Sarawak]]. Each district has a town as its administrative and economic centre, with the exception of Brunei-Muara, where the centre is [[Bandar Seri Begawan]], a city and the country's capital.

== History ==
The country previously had six districts, namely Brunei, [[Muara, Brunei|Muara]], [[Limau Manis]] (also known as Ulu Brunei), Tutong, Belait, and Temburong. Brunei and Limau Manis were merged in 1908, and the districts were restructured to form the present-day four districts in 1938.<ref>{{cite book |author=Jabatan Muzium-Muzium Brunei |title=Sungai Limau Manis: Tapak Arkeologi Abad Ke-10 – 13 Masihi |publisher=Jabatan Muzium-Muzium Brunei |date=2004 |language=ms |isbn=9991730184 |oclc= 61123390 |page=1}}</ref>

== Administration ==
Each district is administered by a district office ({{Lang|ms|jabatan daerah}}), which is a government department under the [[Ministry of Home Affairs (Brunei)|Ministry of Home Affairs]]. The head of each department is a district officer ({{Lang|ms|pegawai daerah}}) who is appointed by the government.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.information.gov.bn/Media%20Document%20Library/Brunei%20Today/brunei%20in%20brief_FINAL%202.pdf |title=Brunei Darussalam |publisher=[[Government of Brunei]] |page=44 |access-date=24 June 2025}}</ref>

A district is further divided into [[Mukims of Brunei|mukims]] (townships), and subsequently each mukim consists of several [[Villages of Brunei|villages]] ({{Lang|ms|kampung}}). Each district office manages the mukims and villages within its district.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Brunei-Muara District |url=https://www.information.gov.bn/PublishingImages/SitePages/Publication%20Lists/Brunei%20District.pdf |publisher=[[Government of Brunei]] |page=8 |access-date=24 June 2025}}</ref>

== Districts ==
The four districts of Brunei are [[Brunei-Muara District|Brunei-Muara]], [[Belait District|Belait]], [[Tutong District|Tutong]], and [[Temburong District|Temburong]]. Temburong is an [[exclave]] of Brunei, separated by the [[Brunei Bay]] and the [[Malaysian state]] of [[Sarawak]]. Brunei-Muara is the smallest district by area but the largest by population, as it contains the national capital, [[Bandar Seri Begawan]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |url=http://www.deps.gov.bn/SitePages/Population.aspx |title=Department of Economic Planning and Statistics – Population |publisher=[[Government of Brunei]] |access-date=4 August 2021 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!District
!Capital
!Population<br>(2016 census)<ref name=":1" />
!Area<br>(km{{sup|2}})
!Area<br>(sq mi)
!Population<br>density (km{{sup|2}})
!No. of<br>[[Mukims of Brunei|mukims]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Brunei-Muara District|Brunei-Muara]]
|[[Bandar Seri Begawan]]<br>(also the capital of Brunei)
| align="center" |289,630
| align="center" |571
| align="center" |{{Convert|571|km2|sqmi|disp=output number only}}
| align="center" |{{density | 289630 | 571 }}
| align="center" |18
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Belait District|Belait]]
|[[Kuala Belait]]
| align="center" |69,062
| align="center" |2,727
| align="center" |{{Convert|2727|km2|sqmi|disp=output number only}}
| align="center" |{{density | 69062 | 2727 }}
| align="center" |8
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Tutong District|Tutong]]
|[[Tutong (town)|Pekan Tutong]]
| align="center" |48,313
| align="center" |1,166
| align="center" |{{Convert|1166|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|disp=output number only|comma=}}
| align="center" |{{density | 48313 | 1166 }}
| align="center" |8
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Temburong District|Temburong]]
|[[Bangar, Brunei|Pekan Bangar]]
| align="center" |10,251
| align="center" |1,306
| align="center" |{{Convert|1306|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|disp=output number only|comma=}}
| align="center" |{{density | 10251 | 1306 }}
| align="center" |5
|}

[[File:Brunei districts english.png|center|thumb|upright=1.5|The four districts of Brunei]]

== See also ==
*[[ISO 3166-2:BN]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.statoids.com/ubn.html Districts of Brunei on Statoids.com]

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