Mukim Keriam 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 cl ...
in
Tutong District,
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 th ...
. The population was 9,707 in 2016.
Name
The mukim is named after
Kampong Keriam, one of the villages it encompasses.
Geography
The mukim is located in the north-east of Tutong District, bordering the
South China Sea
The South China Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean. It is bounded in the north by the shores of South China (hence the name), in the west by the Indochinese Peninsula, in the east by the islands of Taiwan and northwestern Ph ...
to the north,
Mukim Sengkurong
Mukim Sengkurong is a mukim in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 31,493 in 2016.
Name
The mukim is named after Kampong Sengkurong, one of the villages it encompasses.
Geography
The mukim is located in the western- and no ...
and
Mukim Pengkalan Batu in
Brunei-Muara District to the east,
Mukim Kiudang
Mukim Kiudang is a mukim in Tutong District, Brunei. The population was 5,924 in 2016.
Geography
The mukim is located in the eastern part of Tutong District, bordering Mukim Keriam to the north, Mukim Pengkalan Batu (in Brunei-Muara Distri ...
to the south, and
Mukim Pekan Tutong to the west.
Demographics
As of
2016 census,
the population was 9,707 with males and females. It had 1,773 households occupying 1,762 dwellings. The mukim is predominantly rural, with living in
rural areas
In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry typically are describ ...
.
Villages
As of 2016, the mukim 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 ...
:
References
Keriam
Kampong Keriam is a village in Tutong District, Brunei, about from the district town Pekan Tutong. The population was 2,195 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Keriam, a mukim in the district.
Background
The village is claimed ...
Tutong District
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