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 c ...
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 cou ...
,
Brunei
Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi alphabet, 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 sur ...
. The population was 9,707 in 2016.
Name
The mukim is named after
Kampong 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 claime ...
, 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 Phil ...
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 nort ...
and
Mukim Pengkalan Batu
Mukim Pengkalan Batu (also Mukim Pangkalan Batu) is a mukim in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 14,492 in 2016.
Name
The mukim is named after Kampong Pengkalan Batu, one of the villages it encompasses.
Geography
The mukim ...
in
Brunei-Muara District
Brunei-Muara District ( ms, Daerah Brunei dan Muara; Jawi: برونائی-موارا ضلع) or simply Brunei-Muara is one of the four districts of Brunei. It has the smallest area among the four districts, with , yet is the most populous, wi ...
to the east,
Mukim Kiudang to the south, and
Mukim Pekan Tutong
Mukim Pekan Tutong is a mukim in Tutong District, Brunei. 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 Tutong Distric ...
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
Tutong District
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