Pusat Bandar ( Malay for 'City Centre') is the city centre of

Bandar Seri Begawan Bandar Seri Begawan (BSB; Jawi: بندر سري بڬاوان; ) is the capital city of Brunei. It is officially a municipal area () with an area of and an estimated population of 100,700 as of 2007. It is part of Brunei-Muara District, the s ...

, the capital of

Brunei Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, 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 surrounded by t ...

. It is home to a number of national landmarks, important government offices, and commercial and financial establishments.

Administration

The city centre is part of the

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area of the capital. It is also one of the administrative

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within

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 ...

, a mukim of

Brunei-Muara District Brunei-Muara District ( ms, Daerah Brunei dan Muara; Jawi: برونائی-موارا ضلع) or simply Brunei-Muara is one of the four districts of Brunei. It has the smallest area among the four districts, with , yet is the most populous, w ...

, with a population of 204 in 2016. It has the postcode BA8611.

Places

The city centre is home to several sites with historical and cultural significance, including: * Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque, one of the two state mosques of Brunei * , a square where Brunei's independence from the British was proclaimed in 1984 * Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Complex, a landmark commercial centre which overlooks Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque * Main Post Office () * Lapau, a royal ceremonial hall. It was where the

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was promulgated in 1959, as well as Hassanal Bolkiah was crowned as the 29th and current Sultan of Brunei. * , a former building for the Legislative Council of Brunei * Royal Regalia Museum (), which houses the

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of the Bruneian royalty. * Memorial Clock, a clock monument in the middle of a road intersection. The foundation was officially laid by the

Tuanku Abdul Rahman Tuanku Sir Abdul Rahman ibni Almarhum Tuanku Muhammad ( Jawi: ; 24 August 1895 – 1 April 1960) was the first Paramount Ruler or Yang di-Pertuan Agong of the Federation of Malaya, eighth Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Seri Menanti and second Yang d ...

, the first

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. *

Istana Darussalam The Istana Darussalam (English: ''Darussalam Palace'') is the former residence of Omar Ali Saifuddien III and birthplace of Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah. The palace is located at Jalan Darussalam, Sumbiling Lama, Brunei-Muara District, Bru ...

, a former royal residence of

Omar Ali Saifuddien III Sultan Sir Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien ( Jawi: ; 23 September 1914 – 7 September 1986) was the 28th Sultan of Brunei, reigning from 4 June 1950 until his abdication from the throne on 5 October 1967. He was also Brunei's fir ...

, the 28th Sultan of Brunei There are several government institutions which have their headquarters in the city centre, including: *

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* Syariah Court of Brunei * Brunei History Centre, which oversees the official

history of Brunei The history of Brunei concerns the settlements and societies located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, which has been under the influence of Indianised kingdoms and empires for much of its history. Local scholars assume that the Isla ...

* , which oversees the royal protocol of Brunei

References

External links

* Neighbourhoods in Bandar Seri Begawan Central business districts {{Brunei-geo-stub