Temburong District

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Temburong is the eastern-most district (daerah) in Brunei. It is an exclave, as it is separated from the rest of Brunei by Malaysia and the Brunei Bay. Its capital is Bangar. Other major towns and cities include Labu.

The district borders Brunei Bay to the north and Malaysia to the east, south and west. It has a population of 9,300, and covers 1,166 km² (450 mi²).

The Sungai Temburong river flows through the district, and the Sungai Pandaruan river forms the eastern section of the border with Malaysia.

Temburong is divided into 5 mukim (province):

• Amo
• Bangar
• Batu Apoi
• Bokok
• Labu

The first Brunei's national park, the Ulu Temburong National Park, are located south of the Temburong district, covering 550 square kilometres of the Temburong forest. The national park has a scientific research centre facilities, the Kuala Belalong Rainforest Field Studies Centre, which can only be accessible by boats. An Outward Bound centre can also be found within the national park itself.