Tutong District


Tutong District or simply Tutong is one of the four districts of Brunei. The main town is Tutong. The district borders the South China Sea to the north, the Bruneian district of Brunei-Muara and the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the east and the Bruneian district of Belait to the west. The Tutong River flows through the district. With the size of 1,166 square kilometres, Tutong District is the third largest district in the country. As of 2016, it has the population of 49,438 and comprises five main ethnic communities: Tutong, Dusun, Kedayan, Iban and Chinese.

Mukims

Tutong District is divided into 8 mukims or subdistricts, namely:
is the sole hospital in the district. There are also four community health centres located in Pekan Tutong, Kampong Sungai Kelugos, Kampong Telisai and Kampong Lamunin. The health centres mainly provide outpatient care to the residents of the village or mukim where they are located, as well as those that live in the surrounding areas.

Education

There are several government schools and a few private schools in the district, which offer primary, secondary and post-secondary education.

Government schools

The government schools are mainly administered under the Ministry of Education. There are 30 primary schools, 5 secondary schools and one sixth form college in the district, which are grouped under Cluster 6 of the Ministry's school administrative district.
The five secondary schools are:
These schools offer secondary education that leads to Brunei-Cambridge GCE O Level.
The sole sixth form college of the district is the Tutong Sixth Form Centre and offers sixth form education which leads to GCE A Level.

Private schools

There are six private schools in the district, namely:
All of the private schools above offer kindergarten and primary education.

Places of Interest in Tutong District

Tutong has the largest lake in Brunei, Tasek Merimbun, which is surrounding the Tasek Merimbun Heritage Park.
Other places of interest in Tutong: