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. The main town located in the district is Pekan Bangar.
The district borders Brunei Bay to the north and Sarawak Malaysia to the east, south and west. It has a population of 99,300, 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 (district):
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.
For visitors to the district the Temburong Hash House Harriers provide a monthly run through the rain forest[1][2]
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