Tutong (town)

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Tutong Town
Pekan Tutong
Town and Municipal Board area
Tutong Town (2).jpg
Tutong (town) is located in Brunei
Tutong (town)
Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 4°48′24.0″N 114°39′33.0″E / 4.806667°N 114.659167°E / 4.806667; 114.659167Coordinates: 4°48′24.0″N 114°39′33.0″E / 4.806667°N 114.659167°E / 4.806667; 114.659167
Sanitary Board area1929
Municipal Board area1970
Government
 • BodyTutong Municipal Board
 • ChairmanAzmi Rahim
Area
 • Total240.2 ha (593.5 acres)
Websitebandaran-tutong.gov.bn

Tutong Town (Malay: Pekan Tutong) or simply Tutong is the town of Tutong District, Brunei. It is located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) from the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. It is officially a Municipal Board area (kawasan Lembaga Bandaran) and covers 240.2 hectares (594 acres).[1]

Governance[]

The town was first incorporated in 1929 as a Sanitary Board area (kawasan Lembaga Kebersihan) and had the responsibility of monitoring cleanliness and development in the town.[2]

Since 1970, the Board has become known as Tutong Municipal Board (Lembaga Bandaran Tutong). The members consist of government officers, the penghulu of Mukim Pekan Tutong, and appointed representatives from the local residents, organisations and business community.[3] The main responsibility, through the Tutong Municipal Department, is collecting revenue from taxation of building, commercial licence fees and rental of commercial lots in commercial centres owned by the Department.[4]

The area under the municipality is about 0.024 square kilometres (0.0093 sq mi) and comprises parts of Kampong Petani and Bukit Bendera.[2] Kampong Petani and Bukit Bendera are village-level subdivisions, the third and lowest administrative divisions in the country, and administered under , another department in the Ministry of Home Affairs. Petani and Bukit Bendera constitute parts of Pekan Tutong subdistrict.

Education[]

Education in Tutong is provided or regulated by the Ministry of Education. Thus, the students that study in any of the schools here undergoes the same education system as elsewhere in the country.

Muda Hashim Primary School is the sole government primary school. However, there are also three other non-government primary schools, namely Bakti Dewa School, Chung Hwa School and PERTAMA School. Chung Hwa School is one of the two Chinese schools in the district, the other one being at Kiudang.

There are three secondary schools in Tutong. Two of them, Muda Hashim Secondary School and Sufri Bolkiah Secondary School, are boys' and girls' schools respectively and they provide general secondary education which leads to O Level and IGSCE qualification. Another school, , provides secondary religious education which predominantly uses Arabic as the language of instruction. All of the schools are located at Bukit Bendera.

There is no sixth form centre in Tutong town. However, sixth form education is at Tutong Sixth Form Centre, which serves the whole of Tutong District. Tutong Sixth Form Centre is located at Bukit Beruang, some 12 kilometres from the town.

For vocational and higher education, students go to related institution outside the district.

Infrastructure[]

There are various facilities in the Tutong town as well as its vicinity for public use.

Kompleks Dewan Kemasyarakatan is the main venue for communal events. The Kompleks, together with the adjacent Padang, is also the venue for the annual Ramah Mesra, a meet-and-greet between His Majesty Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and the residents of Tutong District. The event is usually held in July in conjunction with His Majesty's birthday celebration.

Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque is the sole mosque serving the Muslim residents of Tutong, as well as a few surrounding kampong, namely Kampong Panchor Dulit, Kampong Panchor Papan and Kampong Serambangun. It is also the main mosque of Tutong District.[5]

Tutong Sports Complex offers facilities for conducting various types of sports, including football, athletics, swimming, tennis, badminton and basketball.[6]

Kompleks Pasarneka dan Tamu Tutong is a wet market.[7] It is located outside of the municipal area, that is in Kampong Serambangun, but it is managed by the Municipal Department.[8]

Gallery[]

  • Tutong Town (1).jpg
  • Tutong River.jpg

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Siti Muslihat Haji Salleh (11 March 2015). "Pembesaran kawasan Lembaga Bandaran Tutong dipertimbangkan" (PDF). (in Malay). Information Department (published 14 March 2015). p. 23. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Bandaran Tutong, Kementerian Hal Ehwal Dalam Negeri - Sejarah Ringkas". bandaran-tutong.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Bandaran Tutong, Kementerian Hal Ehwal Dalam Negeri - Ahli-Ahli Lembaga Bandaran". bandaran-tutong.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Bandaran Tutong, Kementerian Hal Ehwal Dalam Negeri - Matlamat Jabatan Bandaran Tutong". bandaran-tutong.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  5. ^ "SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Hassanal Bolkiah, Pekan Tutong". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Kompleks Sukan Tutong". www.belia-sukan.gov.bn (in Malay).
  7. ^ "Tutong District" (PDF). Information Department, Prime Minister's Office | Brunei Darussalam.
  8. ^ "Bandaran Tutong, Kementerian Hal Ehwal Dalam Negeri - Aset-Aset Jabatan". bandaran-tutong.gov.bn. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
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