Districts () are the principal

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. The country is divided into four districts, namely Brunei-Muara, Belait, Tutong and Temburong. Temburong is an exclave; it is physically separated from the three other districts by the Brunei Bay and

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. Each district has a town as its administrative and main economic centre, with the exception of Brunei-Muara, where the principal centre is

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, a city and the country's capital.

History

The country previously had six districts, namely Brunei, Muara, Limau Manis (also known as Ulu Brunei), Tutong, Belait and Temburong. In 1908 Brunei and Limau Manis were merged, and in 1938 the districts were restructured to form the present-day four districts.

Administration

Each district is administered by a District Office (), where District Offices are government departments under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The head of each department is a District Officer () and appointed by the government. A district is further divided into mukims, and subsequently each mukim consists of several

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(). Each District Office manages the mukims and villages within its district.

The districts

References

External links

Districts of Brunei on Statoids.com
Subdivisions of Brunei Brunei, Districts Brunei 1 Districts, Brunei Brunei geography-related lists {{Brunei-geo-stub

History

Administration

The districts

See also

References

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