Tutong District

Tutong District
Daerah Tutong (Malay)
دائيره توتوڠ (Jawi)
Clockwise from top left: Tutong Town, Tutong River, Mukim Keriam, Pantai Seri Kenangan
Location of Tutong District
CountryBrunei
Administrative centreTutong Town
Mukims8 (see Mukims)
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyTutong District Office
 • DOMohammad Sofian Basri (Acting)
Area
 • Total
1,166 km2 (450 sq mi)
 • Rank3rd in Brunei
Highest elevation
529 m (1,736 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
47,210
 • Rank3rd in Brunei
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (BNT)
Postcode
Area code4[4]
Websitewww.tutong.gov.bn

Tutong District (Malay: Daerah Tutong; Jawi: دائيره توتوڠ) or simply known as Tutong (tu-tong),[5] is the third largest and populated district in Brunei.[6] It has an area of 1,166 square kilometres (450 sq mi) and the population of 47,210 as of 2021. The district is also home to its administrative centre is Tutong Town (Pekan Tutong), as well as the Tutong River and Tasek Merimbun, the country's second longest river and the only ASEAN Heritage Parks in Brunei respectively.[5]

  1. ^ "Ketua_ketua Jabatan dan Timbalan/Penolong Ketua Jabatan". Ministry of Home Affairs (in Malay). Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  2. ^ Haji Julaini & Haji Idris 2012, p. 8.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Annex-B2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b "Postcode". Ministry of Transport and Infocommunications. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  5. ^ a b Cohen 2008, p. 3981.
  6. ^ Sidhu 2009, p. 50-51.