[3] The mukim encompasses Pusat Bandar, the city centre of the capital Bandar Seri Begawan.

The name Kianggeh may have been derived from the Chinese term kiang, which means river, according to a book Dokumentasi.

Although it is also conceivable that the name Kianggeh was derived from the name of a person, nothing has been documented about this as of yet.

[citation needed] As of 2016 census,[3] the population was 8,228 with 49% males and 51% females.

The entire population lived in urban areas.