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Mukims in The Brunei Muara District

Each of the districts in Brunei are divided into mukims or counties/sub-districts and each mukims are further sub-divided into kampungs or villages. The Brunei-Muara district is govern by a District Officer, each mukims by a Penghulu or head of county and each villages by a Ketua Kampong or head of village. The current District Officer of the Brunei-Muara district is Dato Paduka Awang Haji Mohd. Yusop bin Bakar.

Originally, during the reign of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III, the Brunei-Muara district has 17 mukims where Berakas was not yet divided into two divisions and Kumbang Pasang was considered a mukim. However, during the reign of Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, the Brunei-Muara district received a change. Mukim Berakas was divided into two parts; Berakas A and Berakas B due to rapid residential and infrastructural developments. While Kumbang Pasang become absorbed into Kianggeh.

And as of July 2007, there are currently 18 mukims (sub-district) or counties within the Brunei-Muara district as Mukim Gadong is now divided into two, Gadong A occupies the northern part and mukim Gadong B occupies the southern part. Of all the mukims, 6 of them are located in the water village and are therefore considered as water village mukims. All of the water village mukims are referred to as Kampong Ayer or the water village as a whole. Although they are a part of the water village collective, each mukims are identified as a separate division or entity for administrative reasons.