Temburong District
Temburong District
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Clockwise from top left: Bangar Town Super Tree, Batu Apoi Training Camp, Temburong sign, Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Bridge | |
| Nickname: Green Jewel (Permata Hijau) | |
| Country | Brunei |
| Administrative centre | Bangar Town |
| Mukims | 5 (see Mukims) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Temburong District Office |
| • DO | Pengiran Mohammad Yassin (acting) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,306 km2 (504 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 2nd in Brunei |
| Highest elevation | 1,850 m (6,070 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 9,600 |
| • Rank | 4th in Brunei |
| • Density | 7.4/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (BNT) |
| Postcode | P |
| Area code | 5 |
| Website | www.temburong.gov.bn |
Temburong District (Malay: Daerah Temburong; Jawi: دائيره تمبوروڠ) or simply known as Temburong (TUHM-boo-rong; Malay: [tǝmburoŋ] ⓘ), is the second largest and least populated district in Brunei. It has an area of 1,306 square kilometres (504 sq mi) and the population of 9,444 as of 2021. The district is also home to its administrative centre, Bangar Town (Pekan Bangar), as well as the Temburong River and Ulu Temburong National Park, the country's third longest river and a national park in Brunei respectively.