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Temburong is the eastern-most district
Districts of Brunei

Brunei is divided into four districts :|}The districts are subdivided into Mukims of Brunei .See also*ISO 3166-2:BN...
 (daerah) in Brunei
Brunei

Brunei Darussalam, officially the State of Brunei, Abode of Peace , is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia....
. It is an exclave
Exclave

An exclave is strip of land that belongs to a political entity but that is not connected to it by land . The strip of land is surrounded by other political entities....
, as it is separated from the rest of Brunei by Malaysia
Malaysia

Malaysia is a federation that consists of States of Malaysia in Southeast Asia with a total landmass of . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government....
 and Brunei Bay
Brunei Bay

Brunei Bay is the gateway to Brunei and Borneo. It is located 4?45'-5?02'N, 114?58'-115?10'E; east of Bandar Seri Begawan. The Brunei portion of the bay is in two sections separated by a finger of Sarawak about 6km wide at the coast....
. Its capital is Bangar
Bangar, Brunei

Bangar is a small town in Brunei, and the capital of Temburong District district. There is just one main road which runs through the town, running roughly east-west....
. The main town located in the district is Pekan Bangar.

The district borders Brunei Bay
Brunei Bay

Brunei Bay is the gateway to Brunei and Borneo. It is located 4?45'-5?02'N, 114?58'-115?10'E; east of Bandar Seri Begawan. The Brunei portion of the bay is in two sections separated by a finger of Sarawak about 6km wide at the coast....
 to the north and Sarawak
Sarawak

Sarawak is one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo. Known as Bumi Kenyalang , it is situated on the north-west of the island. It is the largest state in Malaysia; the second largest, Sabah, lies to the northeast....
, Malaysia to the east, south and west.






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Brunei Temburong
Temburong is the eastern-most district
Districts of Brunei

Brunei is divided into four districts :|}The districts are subdivided into Mukims of Brunei .See also*ISO 3166-2:BN...
 (daerah) in Brunei
Brunei

Brunei Darussalam, officially the State of Brunei, Abode of Peace , is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia....
. It is an exclave
Exclave

An exclave is strip of land that belongs to a political entity but that is not connected to it by land . The strip of land is surrounded by other political entities....
, as it is separated from the rest of Brunei by Malaysia
Malaysia

Malaysia is a federation that consists of States of Malaysia in Southeast Asia with a total landmass of . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government....
 and Brunei Bay
Brunei Bay

Brunei Bay is the gateway to Brunei and Borneo. It is located 4?45'-5?02'N, 114?58'-115?10'E; east of Bandar Seri Begawan. The Brunei portion of the bay is in two sections separated by a finger of Sarawak about 6km wide at the coast....
. Its capital is Bangar
Bangar, Brunei

Bangar is a small town in Brunei, and the capital of Temburong District district. There is just one main road which runs through the town, running roughly east-west....
. The main town located in the district is Pekan Bangar.

The district borders Brunei Bay
Brunei Bay

Brunei Bay is the gateway to Brunei and Borneo. It is located 4?45'-5?02'N, 114?58'-115?10'E; east of Bandar Seri Begawan. The Brunei portion of the bay is in two sections separated by a finger of Sarawak about 6km wide at the coast....
 to the north and Sarawak
Sarawak

Sarawak is one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo. Known as Bumi Kenyalang , it is situated on the north-west of the island. It is the largest state in Malaysia; the second largest, Sabah, lies to the northeast....
, Malaysia to the east, south and west. It has a population of 9,300 and covers 1,166 km˛ (450 mi˛).

The Sungai Temburong river flows through the district, and the Sungai Pandaruan river forms the western section of the border with Malaysia
Brunei-Malaysia border

The border between Brunei and Malaysia consist of a 481.3km land border and substantial lengths of maritime borders stretching to the edge of the continental shelf in the South China Sea....
.
Temburong Mukims
Temburong is divided into five mukim (districts):

  • Amo
    Amo, Brunei

    Amo is a mukim in the Temburong District of Brunei. It is located in south of the Temburong District to the centre, bordering Mukim Batu Apoi to the north-east, Sarawak to the east and south, Mukim Bokok to the west and Mukim Bangar to the south-west.....
  • Bangar
    Mukim Bangar, Brunei

    Bangar is a mukim in the Temburong District of Brunei. It is located in the north-west of the Temburong District bordering Mukim Labu to the north, Mukim Batu Apoi to the east, Mukim Amo to the south-east, Mukim Bokok to the south-west and Limbang, Sarawak to the west and north....
  • Batu Apoi
    Batu Apoi

    Batu Apoi is a mukim in the Temburong District of Brunei. It is located in the east of the Temburong District to the centre, bordering Mukim Labu to the north, Sarawak to the east, Mukim Amo to the south and Mukim Bangar to the west....
  • Bokok
    Bokok

    Bokok is a mukim in the Temburong District of Brunei. It is located in the west of the Temburong District to the south, bordering Mukim Bangar to the north-east, Mukim Amo to the east, Sarawak to the south and Limbang, Sarawak to the west....
  • Labu
    Labu, Brunei

    Labu is a mukim in the Temburong District of Brunei. It is located in the north of the Temburong District bordering Brunei Bay to the north, Sarawak to the east, Mukim Batu Apoi to the south, Mukim Bangar to the south-west and Limbang, Sarawak to the west....


Brunei's first national park
National park

A national park is a reserve of land, usually declared and owned by a national government, protected from most human development and pollution....
, the Ulu Temburong National Park, is located south of the Temburong district, covering 550 square kilometres of the Temburong forest. The national park has a scientific research centre facility, the Kuala Belalong Rainforest Field Studies Centre, which can only be accessible by boat. An Outward Bound
Outward Bound

Outward Bound is an international, non-profit, independent, outdoor educationorganization with approximately 40 schools around the world and 200,000 participants per year....
 centre can also be found within the national park.

For visitors to the district, the Temburong Hash House Harriers provide a monthly run through the rain forest.