Brunei Muara District Office
Brunei/Muara with an area of 570 sq. km is the smallest of the
districts but the most populous (180,000 people ). The state capital,
Bandar Seri Begawan, is located i n the district. Bandar Seri Begawan
is also the centre of Government and business activities of the
country.
The well known place in the district is Kampong Ayer (Water Villages)
which has been in existence for centuries. According to the 1997
Population Estimates, about 30,000 people live in Kampong Ayer which
is really made up of small villages linked together by more than
29,140 metres of foot-bridges. In order to preserve Kampong Ayer as
Brunei Darussalam's most valuable heritage, the Government through the
District Office has provided it with numerous facilities including
food-bridges, concrete jetties, piped water, electricity supplies
telephones, school, mosques, clinics, police station and a marine fire
station.
