Mukim


A mukim is a type of administrative division used in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The word mukim is loanword in English. However, it was also originally a loanword in Malay from the Arabic word: مقيم. The closest English translation for mukim is township.

Usage

Brunei

In Brunei, a mukim is the immediate subdivision of a district. The equivalent English word for 'mukim' is 'township'.
There are 38 mukims in Brunei. Each mukim is an administrative area made up of several kampung. A mukim is headed by a penghulu, which is an elected office. The number of mukims in each of the districts in Brunei is as follows:
The smallest mukim by area is Mukim Saba in the Brunei-Muara District. The largest mukim by area is Mukim Sukang in the Belait District. The last change in the mukim boundaries was in the late 1990s when Mukim Kumbang Pasang was merged into Mukim Kianggeh and Mukim Berakas was divided into Mukim Berakas A and Mukim Berakas B. The number of mukims remained at 38.

Indonesia

In Indonesia, mukim means 'a place to stay' or 'the one who stay', Permukiman generally use to refer 'a settlement'. The term mukim used exclusively as a subdivision of a district in Aceh. A mukim contains some villages.

Malaysia

In Malaysia, a mukim can either be a subdivision of a daerah or a subdivision of an autonomous sub-district, as per Section 11 of the National Land Code 1965. The mukim designation was not used in Putrajaya however; the term "precinct" is used instead. The northern state of Perlis, due to its size, was not divided into daerahs, but straight to the mukim level. In Kelantan, the term daerah corresponds to the mukim level in other states.
StateNo. of Mukims
in the state		DistrictNo. of Mukims
in the district		Map
96Batu Pahat District14
96Johor Bahru District6
96Kluang District8
96Kota Tinggi District10
96Kulai District4
96Mersing District14
96Muar District12
96Pontian District11
96Segamat District11
96Tangkak District6
122Kota Setar District19
122Kubang Pasu District21
122Padang Terap District11
122Langkawi District5
122Kuala Muda District16
122Yan District5
122Baling District8
122Sik District3
122Kulim District13
122Bandar Baharu District7
122Pendang District8
122Pokok Sena District6
311Bachok District32
311Kota Bharu District89
311Machang District22
311Pasir Mas District48
311Pasir Puteh District33
311Tanah Merah District18
311Tumpat District29
311Gua Musang District9
311Kuala Krai District17
311Jeli District7
311Lojing Autonomous Sub-District7
80Central Malacca District29
80Jasin District20
80Alor Gajah District31
61Jelebu District8
61Kuala Pilah District11
61Port Dickson District5
61Rembau District17
61Seremban District8
61Tampin District7
61Jempol District5
72Bentong District3
72Cameron Highlands District3
72Jerantut District10
72Kuantan District6
72Lipis District10
72Pekan District11
72Raub District7
72Temerloh District10
72Rompin District6
72Maran District4
72Bera District2
81Central Seberang Perai District21
81North Seberang Perai District16
81South Seberang Perai District16
81Northeast Penang Island District6
81Southwest Penang Island District22
81Batang Padang District4
81Manjung District5
81Kinta District5
81Kerian District8
81Kuala Kangsar District9
81Larut, Matang and Selama District14
81Hilir Perak District5
81Hulu Perak District10
81Perak Tengah District12
81Kampar District2
81Muallim District3
81Bagan Datuk District4
2222
54Klang District2
54Kuala Langat District7
54Kuala Selangor District9
54Sabak Bernam District5
54Hulu Langat District7
54Hulu Selangor District13
54Petaling District4
54Gombak District4
54Sepang District3
84Besut District16
84Dungun District11
84Kemaman District12
84Kuala Terengganu District19
84Hulu Terengganu District9
84Marang District6
84Setiu District7
84Kuala Nerus District4
Kuala Lumpur77

Singapore

In Singapore, a Mukim is a survey district. There are 34 Mukim survey districts in Singapore, as well as 30 Town Subdivision survey districts. The Town Subdivision survey districts are located in the city area while the Mukim survey districts are located in the outer regions surrounding the former.