Tutong District
| Tutong | |
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| Capital | Pekan Tutong |
| Area | |
| • Tutong District | 1,166 km2 (450 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Tutong District | 43,852 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (97/sq mi) |
| Human Development Index | |
Tutong is a district (daerah in the Malay language) in Brunei and its capital is Pekan Tutong or Tutong Town (in English). The district borders the South China Sea to the north, the Bruneian district of Brunei and Muara and the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the east and the Bruneian district of Belait to the west. It has a population of 35,200, and covers 1,303 km² (503 mi²). The Sungai Tutong river flows through Tutong. Although bigger size than Brunei-Muara District with 1,166 km2 of territory, Tutong has a population of only around 34,100 including members of Borneo's ethnic tribes such as Tutong, Kedayan, Murut, Malay, Chinese and Dusun.
Tutong district is divided into 8 sub-districts (mukim), namely:
There are several government schools and a few private schools in the district, which offer primary, secondary and post-secondary (sixth form) education.
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.
There are six private schools in the district, namely:
All of the private schools above offer kindergarten and primary education.
Tutong has the largest lake in Brunei, Tasek Merimbun, which is surrounding the Tasek Merimbun Heritage Park.
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