Administrative divisions of Brunei

The administrative divisions of Brunei Darussalam mainly consist of daerah (districts), mukim (sub-districts), and kampung or kampong (villages).

The major socio-political aspects, such as education and law are centralised and managed through separate government ministries or departments.

There are four districts in Brunei Darussalam (daerah), namely: Brunei-Muara, Belait, Tutong, and Temburong.

At present, there are thirty-eight mukims in Brunei; with seventeen in Brunei-Muara,[3] eight in Tutong,[4] eight in Belait,[5] and five in Temburong.

[3] There are four 'major' areas of population in Brunei Darussalam, which are considered to be bandaran or municipality, namely: The municipalities are considered outside the conventional hierarchy of the main administrative division, as their spatial jurisdiction do not necessarily fit to any of the levels, as well as their sizes are not consistent; Bandar Seri Begawan comprises several mukims, but other towns comprise only a few villages.