Tutong District
Tutong District
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Clockwise from top left: BNT) | |
Postcode | T |
Area code | 4 |
Website | tutong.gov.bn |
Tutong District (
History
Tutong was formerly a part of the
Geography
The district borders the
The 137-kilometre (85 mi)[6] Tutong River is the sole primary river and only flows in the district. It begins in the district's interior in the south and flows northwards which finally discharges into the South China Sea.
Bukit Bedawan ("Bedawan Hill") is the highest point in the district with a height of 529 metres (1,736 ft).
The district is home to
Administration
Tutong District is administered by Tutong District Office (Jabatan Daerah Tutong), a government department under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
The district is divided into eight mukims:[1][8]
Mukim Pekan Tutong encompasses the
According to the Constitution, the district is to be represented in the Legislative Council, the state legislature, by up to 3 members.[9] As of 2017, two members have been appointed to represent the district in the legislature.[10]
Demographics
Census Year | Pop. | ±% | ||
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1971 | 15,858 | — | ||
1981 | 21,615 | +36.3% | ||
1991 | 29,732 | +37.6% | ||
2001 | 38,649 | +30.0% | ||
2011 | 43,852 | +13.5% | ||
2016 | 48,313 | +10.2% | ||
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Source: Department of Statistics[11] |
Tutong District is the third most populous district in Brunei. According to the 2016 census update,
The census also recorded 8,578 households living in 8,491 dwellings in the district.[11]
In 2020, the district's population was estimated to have increased to 51,500.[2]
The main ethnic groups in the district consist of
Healthcare
Healthcare in the district began with the establishment of a medical clinic in 1932 in
In late 1972, the construction of Tutong District Hospital was completed.
The current district hospital is Pengiran Muda Mahkota Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah (PMMPMHAMB) Hospital which replaced the former Tutong District Hospital. As of today, it is the sole hospital in the district.
There are also four
National Isolation Centre
Tutong District is home to the National Isolation Centre (NIC, Pusat Pengasingan Kebangsaan), the country's dedicated medical
Education
In 2019,[20] there were 42 schools in Tutong District under the Ministry of Education, out of which 36 were government and 6 were private. The number of teachers were recorded at 1,187, in which 92.3% taught in government schools and 7.7% in private schools. The number of students were recorded at 8,919, whereby 85.2% were enrolled in government schools and 14.8% in private schools. For the formal Islamic religious education which is under the Ministry of Religious Affairs, there were 30 religious schools (19% of the country's total), employing 327 teachers and enrolling 4,102 students.
Education in the district is available up to sixth form, which is provided at Tutong Sixth Form Centre (Pusat Tingkatan Enam Tutong), the sole sixth form college in the district.
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.[21]
The five secondary schools are:
- Muda Hashim Secondary School;
- Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Secondary School;
- Sayyidina 'Othman Secondary School;
- Sufri Bolkiah Secondary School; and
- Tanjong Maya Secondary School.
These schools offer secondary education that leads to Brunei-Cambridge GCE O Level.[22]
The sole sixth form college of the district is the
Ma'had Islam Brunei is the only government school in the district which is not administered by the Ministry of Education. It is administered by the Ministry of Religious Affairs and one of the few schools in the country dedicated to Brunei's Arabic-medium Islamic religious education stream, providing preparatory and secondary levels leading up the Sijil Pelajaran Ugama Brunei (Bruneian Certificate of Religious Education), the O Level equivalent of the stream.
Transportation
As of 2022, the district's road network consisted of 649.69 kilometres (403.70 mi), out of which around 82% were
Places of interest
Tutong has the largest lake in Brunei, Tasek Merimbun, which surrounds the Tasek Merimbun Heritage Park.[24] Other places of interest in Tutong include
- Sungai Basong Recreation Park
- Seri Kenangan Beach
References
- ^ ISBN 978-9991749341. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Department of Economic Planning and Development - Population". www.depd.gov.bn. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ Mohd Yunos, Rozan (2013). SEMINAR UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ASIA, SOUTHEAST DIVISION (PDF). p. 22.
- S2CID 163087527. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Pembangunan Daerah Tutong Di-Pesatkan" (PDF). Pelita Brunei. 5 April 1967. pp. 4–5.
- ^ Bac-Bronowicz, Joanna; Becek, Kazimierz (2021). "Environmentally based perception of space". ResearchGate. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ Fadley Faisal (31 December 2020). "Tasek Merimbun Heritage Park closed for maintenance". Borneo Bulletin Online. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Jabatan Daerah Tutong, Kementerian Hal Ehwal Dalam Negeri - Mukim-Mukim di Daerah Tutong". tutong.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "CONSTITUTIONAL DOCUMENTS" (PDF). www.agc.gov.bn. p. 179. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "Pelantikan keahlian Majlis Mesyuarat Negara baharu" (PDF). Pelita Brunei (in Malay). No. 62 #6 (published 14 January 2017). Jabatan Penerangan. 12 January 2017. pp. 1, 2. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ a b c "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Department of Statistics. December 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Jabatan Daerah Tutong, Kementerian Hal Ehwal Dalam Negeri - Profail Tutong". tutong.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "Puak Tutong", 2004, p. 138
- ^ "Puak Tutong", 2004, p. 139
- ^ "Tutong District" (PDF). p. 21. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "XE: Convert BND/USD. Brunei Darussalam Dollar to United States Dollar". XE.com. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ Rohani Haji Abdul Hamid; Aryentty Haji Ariffin (13 November 2012). "DPMM berangkat rasmikan Pusat Pengasingan Kebangsaan" (PDF). Pelita Brunei (in Malay) (published 14 November 2012). Jabatan Penerangan. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ a b c Rasidah Hj Abu Bakar (24 April 2020). "New isolation centre building set to more than double number of beds". The Scoop. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "XE: Convert BND/USD. Brunei Darussalam Dollar to United States Dollar". XE.com. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ ISBN 9789991772479. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ (in English) "Government". Ministry of Education, Brunei Darussalam. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ (in English) "Secondary Education". Ministry of Education, Brunei Darussalam. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ (in English) "Post Secondary Education". Ministry of Education, Brunei Darussalam. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ (in English) Tasek Merimbun Heritage Park
External links
- (in Malay) Tutong District Office website