Mukim

For other similar administrative division, see township.

A mukim is a type of administrative division used in Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and Singapore, equivalent to a subdistrict. The word mukim is a loanword in English. However, it was also originally a loanword in Malay from the Arabic word: مقيم (meaning resident). The closest English translation for mukim is township.

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