Mukim Rambai is a
mukim
A mukim is a type of administrative division used in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The word ''mukim'' is a loanword in English. However, it was also originally a loanword in Malay from the Arabic word: (meaning ''resident''). The clo ...
in
Tutong District
Tutong District (; Jawi: دائيره توتوڠ) or simply Tutong is one of the four districts of Brunei. It has an area of ; the population was 48,313 in 2016. The administrative town is Pekan Tutong. It is home to Tasek Merimbun, the count ...
,
Brunei
Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely sur ...
. The population was 1,404 in 2016.
Geography
The mukim is located in the southern part of
Tutong District
Tutong District (; Jawi: دائيره توتوڠ) or simply Tutong is one of the four districts of Brunei. It has an area of ; the population was 48,313 in 2016. The administrative town is Pekan Tutong. It is home to Tasek Merimbun, the count ...
, bordering
Mukim Lamunin
Mukim Lamunin is a mukim in Tutong District, Brunei. The population was 4,298 in 2016.
Name
The mukim could be named after a village it encompasses, Kampong Lamunin. Lat and Munin made up the word Lamunin. Evidently, Lat and Munin both refer ...
to the north, the
Malaysian state
The states and federal territories of Malaysia are the principal administrative divisions of Malaysia. Malaysia is a federation of 13 states (''Negeri'') and 3 federal territories (''Wilayah Persekutuan'').
States and federal territories
Elev ...
of
Sarawak
Sarawak (; ) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the M ...
to the east and south,
Mukim Sukang
Mukim Sukang is a mukim in Belait District, Brunei. The population was 169 in 2016.
Geography
The mukim is located in the interior part of Belait District. It borders Mukim Bukit Sawat to the north, Mukim Rambai of Tutong District to the no ...
and
Mukim Bukit Sawat
Mukim Bukit Sawat is a mukim in Belait District, Brunei. It had a population of 794 in 2016.
Geography
The mukim is located in the east of Belait District, bordering Mukim Telisai, Mukim Ukong and Mukim Rambai of Tutong District to the nor ...
in
Belait District
Belait District (; Jawi: دأيره بلأيت), or simply Belait (), is the largest as well as the westernmost district in Brunei. It has an area of and the population of 69,062 as of 2016. The administrative town is Kuala Belait, located at ...
to the south-west and west respectively, and
Mukim Ukong to the north-west.
Demographics
As of
2016 census,
the population was 1,404 with males and females. The mukim had 250 households occupying 248 dwellings. The entire population lived in
rural areas
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.
Villages
As of 2016, Mukim Rambai comprised the following census
villages
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
:
Infrastructures
The local primary schools include Rambai Primary School and Benutan Primary School. Each school also houses a , school for the country's
Islamic religious primary education.
Kampong Benutan Mosque is the sole mosque in the mukim. It was built in 1996 and can accommodate 200 worshippers.
Notable places
The following places are located within the mukim's administrative boundaries:
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Tasek Merimbun
Merimbun Lake () is the largest natural lake in Brunei. It is located near Mukim Rambai in the Tutong District, about 70 km from the capital, Bandar Seri Begawan. The S-shaped lake is located 27 km from Tutong Town and it is surrounde ...
, the largest natural lake in the country
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Benutan Dam
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Ulu Tutong Dam
The Ulu Tutong Dam is an embankment dam on the Sungai Tutong River in Tutong District, Brunei. The primary purpose of the dam is to increase water supply in Tutong and Brunei-Muara Districts by as much as annually. It has a normal reservoir volum ...
References
Rambai
Tutong District
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