Sukang

Sukang ( Malay Mukim Sukang ) is a Mukim or administrative district of the Daerah Belait of Brunei . The Mukim is named after the village of the same name, Kampong Sukang . There is also the Sukang Hilir settlement ( ⊙ ).

geography

Districts in Belait

Sukang is located in the south of the Belait district, it is one of the largest districts in terms of area. In the north it borders on Bukit Sawat , in the northeast and east on Rambai in the Tutong district and, for a short distance, on the state of Sarawak in Malaysia , which the Mukim touches again on the southwestern border; the Mukim Melilas joins in the south and the Mukim Labi in the west .

Northwest: Labi	North: Bukit Sawat	Northeast: Rambai Tutong
West: Labi		East: Rambai Tutong
Southwest: Sarawak Malaysia	South: Melilas	Southeast: Sarawak Malaysia

The administrative district is located in the hinterland of Brunei, where dense rainforest predominates. A large part of the Mukim belongs to the Labi Forest Reserve . South of the border in Sarawak rises the Gunung Mulu and Mount Benarat massifs . One of the few elevations in the area is the Bukit Tunjang Pipit ( 24  m ⊙ ). Major rivers in the district are Sungai Pagang , Sungai Enjalatu , and Sungai Taong .

Administrative division

The Mukim Bukit Sawat consists of the localities:

• Kampong Apak-Apak
• Kampong Saud
• Kampong Buau
• Kampong Kukup
• Kampong Sukang
• Kampong Dungun
• Kampong Ambawang
• Kampong Biadong Tengah
• Kampong Biadong Ulu

Each of these localities has its own local council (ketua kampung).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ geonames.org .

Coordinates: 4 ° 20 '  N , 114 ° 40'  E