Tutong District

Tutong District (Malay: Daerah Tutong) or simply Tutong is one of the four districts of Brunei. The main town is Tutong. The district borders the South China Sea to the north, the Bruneian district of Brunei-Muara and the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the east and the Bruneian district of Belait to the west. The Tutong River flows through the district. With the size of 1,166 square kilometres, Tutong District is the third largest district in the country.[2] As of 2016, it has the population of 49,438 and comprises five main ethnic communities: Tutong, Dusun, Kedayan, Iban and Chinese.[3][5]

This article is about district. For town, see Pekan Tutong. For people, see Tutong people. For language, see Tutong language.
Tutong
District
Tutong District
CapitalPekan Tutong
Government
 • BodyTutong District Office
(Malay: Jabatan Daerah Tutong)
 • District Officer
(Malay: Ketua Jabatan Pegawai Daerah)		Awang Shamsul Bahrin bin Haji Mohd Hussain
 • Deputy District Officer
(Timbalan Ketua Pegawai Daerah)		Awang Haji Haizul Rizal bin Haji Yahya
Area
 • Total1,166 km2 (450 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total49,438
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (BNT)
Postal code
Txxxxx
Calling code+673 4XX[4]
+673 422 Tutong
+673 423 3XXX Penanjong
+673 423 7XXX Lamunin
+673 424 Telisai
Websitehttp://tutong.gov.bn

Mukims
Mukims of Tutong district

Tutong District is divided into 8 mukims or subdistricts, namely:[2][6]

Healthcare

Pengiran Muda Mahkota Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah Hospital is the sole hospital in the district. There are also four community health centres located in Pekan Tutong, Kampong Sungai Kelugos, Kampong Telisai and Kampong Lamunin.[7] The health centres mainly provide outpatient care to the residents of the village or mukim where they are located, as well as those that live in the surrounding areas.

Education

There are several government schools and a few private schools in the district, which offer primary, secondary and post-secondary (sixth form) education.

Government schools

The government schools are mainly administered under the Ministry of Education. There are 30 primary schools, 5 secondary schools and one sixth form college in the district, which are grouped under Cluster 6 of the Ministry's school administrative district.[8]

The five secondary schools are:

These schools offer secondary education that leads to Brunei-Cambridge GCE O Level.[9]

The sole sixth form college of the district is the Tutong Sixth Form Centre and offers sixth form education which leads to GCE A Level.[10]

Private schools

There are six private schools in the district, namely:[11]

  • Chung Hwa School, Tutong;
  • Chung Hwa School, Kiudang;
  • Tutong Public School;
  • Nusa Jaya School, Penanjong;
  • Nusa Jaya School, Keriam; and
  • Pertama Primary School.

All of the private schools above offer kindergarten and primary education.

Places of Interest in Tutong District

Tutong has the largest lake in Brunei, Tasek Merimbun, which is surrounding the Tasek Merimbun Heritage Park.[12]

Other places of interest in Tutong:

  • Sungai Basong Recreation Park
  • Seri Kenangan Beach

References
  1. (in Malay) http://www.moha.gov.bn/SitePages/Ketua-Ketua%20Jabatan.aspx
  2. (in English) "Tutong District" (PDF). p. 8. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  3. "Department of Economic Planning and Development - Population". www.depd.gov.bn. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  4. (in English) http://www.1blueplanet.com/calling_codes/brunei.html
  5. "Jabatan Daerah Tutong, Kementerian Hal Ehwal Dalam Negeri - Profail Tutong". tutong.gov.bn. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
  6. (in Malay) "Jabatan Daerah Tutong, Kementerian Hal Ehwal Dalam Negeri - Mukim-Mukim di Daerah Tutong". tutong.gov.bn. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  7. (in English) "Tutong District" (PDF). p. 21. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  8. (in English) "Government". Ministry of Education, Brunei Darussalam. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  9. (in English) "Secondary Education". Ministry of Education, Brunei Darussalam. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  10. (in English) "Post Secondary Education". Ministry of Education, Brunei Darussalam. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  11. (in English) "Private". Ministry of Education, Brunei Darussalam. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  12. (in English) Tasek Merimbun Heritage Park


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