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Temburong District

Temburong District
Daerah Temburong (Malay)
دائيره تمبوروڠ (Jawi)
Clockwise from top left: Bangar Town Super Tree, Batu Apoi Training Camp, Temburong sign, Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Bridge
Nickname(s): 
Green Jewel[1]
(Permata Hijau)
Location of Temburong District
CountryBrunei
Administrative centreBangar Town
Mukims5 (see Mukims)
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyTemburong District Office
 • DOPengiran Mohammad Yassin (Acting)
Area
 • Total
1,306 km2 (504 sq mi)
 • Rank2nd in Brunei
Highest elevation
1,850 m (6,070 ft)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total
9,444
 • Rank4th in Brunei
 • Density7.2/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (BNT)
Postcode
Area code5[5]
Websitewww.temburong.gov.bn

Temburong District (Malay: Daerah Temburong; Jawi: دائيره تمبوروڠ) or simply known as Temburong (TUHM-boo-rong;[6] Malay: [tǝmburoŋ] ), is the second largest and least populated district in Brunei. It has an area of 1,306 square kilometres (504 sq mi) and the population of 9,444 as of 2021. The district is also home to its administrative centre, Bangar Town (Pekan Bangar), as well as the Temburong River and Ulu Temburong National Park, the country's third longest river[7] and a national park[8] in Brunei respectively.

  1. ^ "The Country's Priceless Green Jewel | Brunei's No.1 News Website". brudirect.com. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Ketua_ketua Jabatan dan Timbalan/Penolong Ketua Jabatan". Ministry of Home Affairs (in Malay). Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  3. ^ Haji Julaini & Haji Idris 2012, p. 8.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Annex-B2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b "Postcode". Ministry of Transport and Infocommunications. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  6. ^ Cohen 2008, p. 3838.
  7. ^ Bac-Bronowicz, Joanna; Becek, Kazimierz (2014). "Environmentally based perception of space". Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences and University of Brunei Darussalam. Retrieved 27 April 2022 – via ResearchGate.
  8. ^ UNEP-WCMC (2023). Protected Area Profile for Ulu Temburong from the World Database on Protected Areas. Accessed 18 March 2023.

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