Mukim Lamunin is a

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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 4,298 in 2016.

Name

The mukim could be named after a village it encompasses, Kampong Lamunin. Lat and Munin made up the word Lamunin. Evidently, Lat and Munin both refer to

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, or ''musang'' (

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). Since foxes once roamed the area, Lat Munin, the ancient name, means Fox's Hill or Hill of Foxes. The two names eventually fused to form Lamunin, hiding both their animal origin and link.

Geography

The mukim is located in the east and centre of the

, bordering Mukim Kiudang to the north, the Limbang District in the Malaysian state of

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to the east, Mukim Rambai to the south and south-west, Mukim Ukong to the west and Mukim Tanjong Maya to north-west. The mukim is named after Kampong Lamunin, one of the villages it encompasses.

Demographics

As of 2016 census, the population was 4,298 with males and females. The mukim had 770 households occupying 760 dwellings. The entire population lived in

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Villages

As of 2016, the mukim comprised the following census

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Infrastructures

The local primary schools include Kampong Menengah Primary School, Lamunin Primary School and Panchong Primary School. Each of Kampong Menengah Primary School and Panchong Primary School also houses a ("religious school" i.e. school for the country's Islamic religious primary education). Meanwhile, another , namely Lamunin Religious School, has its own grounds. The local mosques include: * Kampong Bang Dalam Mosque — originally a ("prayer hall") which was built in 1988. A new mosque was built to replace the ; it was opened for use on 5 January 2000. * Kampong Layong Mosque — inaugurated on 20 July 1990; it can accommodate 300 worshippers. * Kampong Menengah Mosque — inaugurated on 27 July 1990; it can accommodate 230 worshippers. Lamunin Health Centre () is the

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for the local residents as well as those in Mukim Rambai, Mukim Ukong, Mukim Kiudang and Mukim Tanjong Maya. Other local facilities include Lamunin Post Office, Lamunin Police Station and Lamunin Fire Station.

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References

Lamunin Tutong District {{Brunei-geo-stub