Mukim Pekan Tutong is a mukim in

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 ...

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 ...

. The population was 10,551 in 2016. It encompasses Pekan Tutong, the district's sole town and administrative centre.

Geography

The mukim is located in the north-west of

, 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 Phi ...

to the north-west, Mukim Keriam to the east, Mukim Kiudang to the south-east,

Mukim Tanjong Maya Mukim Tanjong Maya is a mukim in Tutong District, Brunei. The population was 4,062 in 2016. Name The village was only known as Pengkalan Ipa and changed to Tanjong Maya after the construction of a ditch in the village. The construction of t ...

to the south and Mukim Telisai to the south-west. The

Tutong River The Tutong River ( ms, Sungai Tutong) is a river in Tutong District, Brunei. It is the second longest of the four main rivers in the country. Sites Tutong (town), Tutong Town is one of the largest human settlements in the district in which t ...

runs its course through the mukim and flows out into South China Sea. There are a few islands along the river, among them the islets of Setawat () and Bakuku ().

Demographics

As of 2016 census, the population was 10,551 with males and females. The mukim had 1,882 households occupying 1,871 dwellings. The mukim is predominantly urban; lived in

urban areas An urban area, built-up area or urban agglomeration is a human settlement with a high population density and infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas are created through urbanization and are categorized by urban morphology as cities, ...

in contrast to 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 ...

: The municipal area of Pekan Tutong encompasses parts of Bukit Bendera and Kampong Petani.

References

Pekan Tutong Tutong District {{Brunei-geo-stub