Temburong District

Temburong District
Daerah Temburong (Malay)
دائيره تمبوروڠ (Jawi)
Clockwise from top left: Bangar Town, Peradayan Forest Reserve, a commercial complex in Bangar, a longhouse in Temburong
Nickname(s): 
Green Jewel of Brunei[1]
(Permata Hijau)
CountryBrunei
Administrative centreBangar
Area
 • Total1,306 km2 (504 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total10,251
 • Estimate 
(2020)[3]
11,200
 • Density7.8/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (BNT)
Postcode
P
Area code5
Websitetemburong.gov.bn

Temburong District (Malay: Daerah Temburong; Jawi: دائيره تمبوروڠ), or simply Temburong (Malay: [tǝmburoŋ] ), is the easternmost district in Brunei. It is an exclave surrounded by Malaysia and the Brunei Bay. Temburong is accessible from Brunei's mainland via the Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Bridge. It has a total area of 1,306 km2 (504 sq mi).[2] As of 2016, its population was 10,251;[3] it is the least populous district in Brunei.[2] Bangar is the administrative centre of the Temburong District.

  1. ^ "The Country's Priceless Green Jewel | Brunei's No.1 News Website". brudirect.com. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Temburong District" (PDF). p. 8. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Department of Economic Planning and Statistics - Population". www.deps.gov.bn. Retrieved 30 June 2021.

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