Mukim Sukang is a
mukim 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 ...
,
Brunei
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.
The population was 169 in 2016.
Geography
The mukim is located in the interior part of Belait District. It borders
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 ...
to the north,
Mukim Rambai 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 ...
to the north-east, the
Malaysian state
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States and federal territories
Ele ...
of
Sarawak
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to the east and south-east,
Mukim Melilas
Mukim Melilas is a mukim in Belait District, Brunei. The population was 29 in 2016, the least populous mukim in all of Brunei.
Geography
The mukim is located in the interior and southernmost part of the district as well as the country. It bor ...
to the south and
Mukim Labi to the west.
Demographics
As of
2016 census,
the population of Mukim Sukang comprised 87 males and 82 females. The mukim had 36 households occupying 20 dwellings. The entire population lived in
rural areas
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.
Villages
As of 2016, Mukim Sukang comprises the following populated
villages
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:
References
Sukang
Belait District
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