Tutong Camp

Tutong Camp
Kem Tutong
كيم توتوڠ
Pekan Tutong, Tutong in Brunei
Aerial view of the base in 2023
Tutong Camp is located in Brunei
Tutong Camp
Tutong Camp
Location in Brunei
Coordinates4°49′39″N 114°40′12″E / 4.8275485°N 114.6699567°E / 4.8275485; 114.6699567
TypeMilitary training base
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
Operator Royal Brunei Land Force
ConditionOperational
Websiteland.mindef.gov.bn
Site history
Built1976; 48 years ago (1976)
In use1976–present
Garrison information
GarrisonRBLF Second Battalion

Tutong Camp (Malay: Kem Tutong)[1] is one of the military bases of the Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF), and it is also home to the RBLF Second Battalion (2Bn).[2] The RBLF have two garrisons of army and military police stationed in the Tutong District, namely the Tutong and Penanjong Camp, as well as a shooting range in Binturan.[3]

It can be noted that the camp was previously referred to as Royal Brunei Malay Regiment (RBMR) Camp, Tutong.[4] In 2021, the population was 1,213.[5]

  1. ^ Puak Tutong: sejarah dan perkembangan awal sosiobudaya : hasil projek 'Perkampungan Sejarah' di Mukim Pekan Tutong (in Malay). Pusat Sejarah Brunei, Kementerian Kebudayaan Belia dan Sukan. 2002. p. 1966.
  2. ^ "MINDEF - RBLF Organisation". MinDef.gov.bn. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  3. ^ Tutong District. Department of Broadcasting and Information, Prime Minister's Office. 1988.
  4. ^ Report. Printed at the Brunei Press. 1977. p. 452.
  5. ^ "ANNEX B" (PDF). Department of Economic Planning & Statistics. October 2021.