Mukim Pekan Tutong 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 language, English. However, it was also originally a loanword in Malay language, Malay from the Arabic word ...

Tutong District Tutong District (; Jawi script, Jawi: دائيره توتوڠ) or simply known as Tutong ('), is the third largest and populated districts of Brunei, district in Brunei. It has an area of and the population of 47,210 as of 2021. The district i ...

Brunei Brunei, officially Brunei Darussalam, is a country in Southeast Asia, situated on the northern coast of the island of Borneo. Apart from its coastline on the South China Sea, it is completely surrounded by the Malaysian state of Sarawak, with ...

. The population was 9,883 in 2021. 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 South China, in the west by the Indochinese Peninsula, in the east by the islands of Taiwan island, Taiwan and northwestern Philippines (mainly Luz ...

to the north-west,

Mukim Keriam Mukim Keriam is a mukims of Brunei, mukim in Tutong District, Brunei. 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 ...

to the east, Mukim Kiudang to the south-east, Mukim Tanjong Maya to the south and Mukim Telisai to the south-west. The Tutong River 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 2021 census, the population was 9,883 with males and females. The mukim had 1,991 households occupying 1,875 dwellings. The mukim is predominantly urban; lived in

urban areas An urban area is a human settlement with a high population density and an infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas originate through urbanization, and researchers categorize them as cities, towns, conurbations or suburbs. In urbani ...

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 are typically descri ...

Administration

As of 2021, the mukim comprised the following

villages A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village ...

Notable people

* Abu Bakar Jambol (1897–1976), civil servant and community leader

References

Pekan Tutong Tutong District {{Brunei-geo-stub