Temburong is the eastern-most district

Districts of Brunei

Brunei is divided into four districts :The districts are subdivided into thirty-eight mukim .-See also:*ISO 3166-2:BN*...

 (daerah) in Brunei

Brunei

Brunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia...

. It is an exclave, as it is separated from the rest of Brunei by Malaysia and Brunei Bay

Brunei Bay

Brunei Bay is the gateway to Brunei and Borneo. It is located 4°45'-5°02'N, 114°58'-115°10'E; east of Bandar Seri Begawan. The Brunei portion of the bay is in two sections separated by a finger of Sarawak about 6km wide at the coast...

. Its capital is Bangar

Bangar, Brunei

Bangar is a small town in Brunei, and the capital of Temburong District.One main road runs through the town, roughly east-west. Headed east of Bangar is Lawas, Sabah and to the west is the river crossing to Limbang, Sarawak...

. The main town located in the district is Pekan Bangar.

Geography

The district borders Brunei Bay

Brunei Bay

Brunei Bay is the gateway to Brunei and Borneo. It is located 4°45'-5°02'N, 114°58'-115°10'E; east of Bandar Seri Begawan. The Brunei portion of the bay is in two sections separated by a finger of Sarawak about 6km wide at the coast...

 to the north and Sarawak

Sarawak

Sarawak is one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo. Known as Bumi Kenyalang , Sarawak is situated on the north-west of the island. It is the largest state in Malaysia followed by Sabah, the second largest state located to the North- East.The administrative capital is Kuching, which...

, Malaysia to the east, south and west. It has a population of 9,300 and covers 1,166 km² (450 mi²).

The Sungai Temburong river flows through the district, and the Sungai Pandaruan river forms the western section of the border with Malaysia

Brunei-Malaysia border

The border between Brunei and Malaysia consist of a 481.3 km land border and substantial lengths of maritime borders stretching from the coastline of the two countries to the edge of the continental shelf in the South China Sea....

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Temburong is divided into five mukim (districts):

• Amo
  Amo, Brunei
  Amo is a mukim in the Temburong District of Brunei. It is located in south of the Temburong District to the centre, bordering Mukim Batu Apoi to the north-east, Sarawak to the east and south, Mukim Bokok to the west and Mukim Bangar to the south-west.-Areas and Divisions:Mukim Amo includes these...
  
  
• Bangar
  Mukim Bangar, Brunei
  Bangar is a mukim in the Temburong District of Brunei. It is located in the north-west of the Temburong District bordering Mukim Labu to the north, Mukim Batu Apoi to the east, Mukim Amo to the south-east, Mukim Bokok to the south-west and Limbang, Sarawak to the west and north...
  
  
• Batu Apoi
  Batu Apoi
  Batu Apoi is a mukim in the Temburong District of Brunei. It is located in the east of the Temburong District to the centre, bordering Mukim Labu to the north, Sarawak to the east, Mukim Amo to the south and Mukim Bangar to the west....
  
  
• Bokok
  Bokok
  Bokok is a mukim in the Temburong District of Brunei. It is located in the west of the Temburong District to the south, bordering Mukim Bangar to the north-east, Mukim Amo to the east, Sarawak to the south and Limbang, Sarawak to the west.-Areas and Divisions:Mukim Bokok includes these following...
  
  
• Labu
  Labu, Brunei
  Labu is a mukim in the Temburong District of Brunei. It is located in the north of the Temburong District bordering Brunei Bay to the north, Sarawak to the east, Mukim Batu Apoi to the south, Mukim Bangar to the south-west and Limbang, Sarawak to the west...
  
  

Brunei's first national park

National park

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, the Ulu Temburong National Park, is located south of the Temburong district, covering 550 square kilometres of the Temburong forest. The national park has a scientific research centre facility, the Kuala Belalong Rainforest Field Studies Centre, which is only accessible by boat.

Recently, 25 hectares of the Kuala Belalong area had been allocated for joint venture research projects conducted by the Universiti Brunei Darussalam

Universiti Brunei Darussalam

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, Kuala Belalong Field Studies and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

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. It is called the "Belalong Rainforest Experience," and is funded by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation: Brunei.

An Outward Bound

Outward Bound

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 centre can also be found within the national park.

Temburong has 67 km of roads connecting Bangar to interior villages. In addition a further 54 km of roads connect villages in the interior.

Eco-tourism in Temburong district

Pristine forest still covers most of the district. This leads to the intensive development of the eco-tourism industry in Temburong district. Eco-Tourism promotion events such as "Cuti-Cuti Temburong" ('Temburong holidays') was launched at the end of 2008 by the local tourism group known as "Kenali Negara Kitani" (KNK) ('Know Your Country') to encourage locals and tourists from foreign countries to travel to the Temburong district. The promotion event is a kick-start of the Heart of Borneo project at Brunei vicinity.

Education

SM Sultan Hassan is the district's only secondary school and is located in Bangar. In addition, there are 14 primary schools spread across the district.

Health

In 1987 the $10 million Pengiran Isteri Hajah Mariam Hospital opened, providing 50 beds and a variety of medical services. A number of village clinics also exist.

Security

The district has an army presence at Bangar Camp. There are two police stations, one in Bangar and a smaller one in Puni.

Recreation

Popular sports in Temburong include football, top-spinning

Top

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, netball

Netball

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 and sepak takraw

Sepak takraw

Sepak takraw , or kick volleyball, is a sport native to the Malay-Thai Peninsula...

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