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 ...
in
Tutong District,
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
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 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 in contrast to in
rural areas.
Administration
As of 2021, the mukim comprised the following
villages:
Notable people
*
Abu Bakar Jambol (1897–1976), civil servant and community leader
References
Pekan Tutong
Tutong District
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