Bandar Seri Begawan

Bandar Seri Begawan
Climate diagram
	Temperature in ° C , precipitation in mm
	Source: WMO ; wetterkontor.de

Bandar Seri Begawan
	Bandar Seri Begawan
	Bandar Seri Begawan
Coordinates	4 ° 54 ' N , 114 ° 56' E Coordinates: 4 ° 54 ' N , 114 ° 56' E
Symbols
	coat of arms
	coat of arms
Basic data
Country	Brunei
District	Brunei-Muara
ISO 3166-2	BN-BM
height	9 m
surface	100.4 km²
Residents	100,700 (2007)
density	1,003.4 Ew. / km²
Telephone code	(+673) (0) 2
Website	www.municipal-bsb.gov.bn (Malay)
politics
mayor	none

Bandar Seri Begawan ([ ˈbandar səˈri baˈɡawan ], Jawi :بندر سري بڬاوان, Malay for port of the revered ruler , from Persian Bandar = port and Sanskrit Shri Bhagwan = revered ruler, mostly just called BSB ; until 1970 Brunei City ) is the capital of Brunei . It is located on the Brunei River , which flows not far into Brunei Bay and thus into the South China Sea .

The last official figures from the 2001 census speak of 27,300 inhabitants. In 2007 the area of the city was enlarged from the original 12.87 km² to its current 100.36 km². The city has (as of 2007) around 100,000 inhabitants.

In a ranking of cities according to their quality of life, Bandar Seri Begawan was ranked 106th out of 231 cities worldwide in 2018.

In 2011, a master plan was drawn up for the development of the city by 2035.

Economy and Transport

Manufacturers of furniture , textiles , handicrafts and wood are based in the city. Furthermore, oil and natural gas are processed in Bandar Seri Begawan . Water taxis connect the city center with Kampong Ayer . The Temburong Bridge was completed in March 2020 and since then connects BSB for the first time by road with the Temburong exclave .

Brunei's only airport is Brunei International Airport , which is about eight kilometers north of the city.

Attractions

The city's attractions include the Palace of the Sultan of Brunei, the Istana Nurul Iman , which is the largest palace in the world with more than 1,800 rooms and 200,000 square meters of built-up area, and the Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque , which was built in 1958 . The Royal Regalia Building with the Royal Regalia Museum is also a popular tourist destination.

Near the mosque is Kampong Ayer (German about water village ), a village built on stilts over the water with its own schools and smaller mosques for over half of the residents of Bandar Seri Begawan. Another attraction is the Jame '-' Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque , which is the largest in the country.

Climate table

Monthly average temperatures and rainfall for Bandar Seri Begawan

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C )	30.4	30.7	31.9	32.5	32.6	32.5	32.3	32.4	32.0	31.6	31.4	31.0	O	31.8
Min. Temperature (° C)	23.3	23.3	23.5	23.7	23.7	23.4	23.0	23.1	23.1	23.2	23.2	23.2	O	23.3

Precipitation ( mm )	292.6	158.9	118.7	189.4	234.9	210.1	225.9	226.6	264.4	312.3	339.9	339.6	Σ	2,913.3

Hours of sunshine ( h / d )	6.3	6.8	7.3	8.0	7.6	7.0	7.2	7.0	6.6	6.6	6.8	6.8	O	7th

Rainy days ( d )	16	12	11	16	18th	16	16	16	19th	21st	23	21st	Σ	205

Humidity ( % )	86	85	84	84	85	84	84	83	84	85	86	86	O	84.7