Mukim Kilanas 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 Brunei-Muara District,

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 22,492 in 2016.

Geography

The mukim is located in the southwestern part of the district, bordering Mukim Gadong 'B' and

Mukim Kianggeh Mukim Kianggeh is a mukim in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 8,228 in 2016. The mukim encompasses Pusat Bandar, the city centre of the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. Name The mukim is named after Kampong Kianggeh, one of t ...

to the north-east, Mukim Lumapas to the east and south, Mukim Pengkalan Batu to the south-west and Mukim Sengkurong to the west and north.

Demographics

As of

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, the population was 22,492 with males and females. The mukim had 4,398 households occupying 4,332 dwellings. The mukim is predominantly urban; among the population, lived in urban areas in contrast to in rural areas.

Villages

As of 2016, the mukim comprised the following census villages: Since 2007, Kampong Bunut, Kampong Bunut Perpindahan, Kampong Madewa, Kampong Tasek Meradun and Kampong Telanai have also been included in the municipal area of Bandar Seri Begawan, the country's capital.

Infrastructures

Sayyidina Hasan Secondary School () is the sole secondary school in the mukim. It was established in 1994 and celebrated its silver jubilee in 2019. It is named after

Hasan bin Ali Hasan ibn Ali ( ar, الحسن بن علي, translit=Al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī; ) was a prominent early Islamic figure. He was the eldest son of Ali and Fatima and a grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He briefly ruled as caliph from Ja ...

, a grandson of prophet

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and a prominent figure in Islamic tradition.

References

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