Brunei-Muara District

Brunei-Muara District (Malay: Daerah Brunei dan Muara; Jawi: دائره بروني-موارا) or simply Brunei-Muara is one of the four districts of Brunei. It has the smallest area among the four districts, with 571 square kilometres (220 sq mi), yet is the most populous, with 289,630 people as of 2016. Bandar Seri Begawan, the country's capital, is located in this district, which is also de facto the district's capital. It is also home to Brunei International Airport, the country's only international airport, as well as Muara Port, the main and only deep-water port in the country. The Brunei River flows within this district and is home to Kampong Ayer, the traditional historic settlement on stilts above the river.

Brunei-Muara District
Daerah Brunei dan Muara (Malay)
دائره بروني-موارا (Jawi)
Clockwise from top left: Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque, Kilanas, Gadong 'B', Muara
CountryBrunei
Merger between Brunei and Limau Manis districts1908
Merger with Muara district1938
Administrative centreBandar Seri Begawan
Area
  Total571 km2 (220 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
  Total289,630
  Estimate 
(2020)
316,100
  Density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (BNT)
Postcode
B
Area code2
Websitebruneimuara.gov.bn
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