Amukim is a type ofadministrative division used inBrunei, the Indonesian province ofAceh (seeMukim (Aceh)),Malaysia andSingapore. The wordmukim is aloanword inEnglish.[1] However, it was also originally a loanword inMalay from theArabic word:مقيم (meaningresident). The closest English translation for mukim istownship.[2][3]
InBrunei, a mukim is the immediatesubdivision of adistrict (Malay:daerah). The equivalent English word for 'mukim' is 'township'.There are 38mukims in Brunei. Each mukim is an administrative area made up of severalkampung (Malay for "village"). A mukim is headed by apenghulu (Malay for "headman"), which is an elected office. The number of mukims in each of the districts in Brunei is as follows:
| District | Number of Mukims | Map |
|---|---|---|
| Belait | 8 |  |
| Brunei-Muara | 17 |  |
| Temburong | 5 |  |
| Tutong | 8 |  |
The smallest mukim by area isMukim Saba in theBrunei-Muara District. The largest mukim by area isMukim Sukang in theBelait District. The last change in the mukim boundaries was in the late 1990s when Mukim Kumbang Pasang was merged intoMukim Kianggeh and Mukim Berakas was divided into Mukim Berakas A and Mukim Berakas B. The number of mukims remained at 38.
InIndonesia,mukim means 'a place to stay' or 'the one who stays', whilepemukiman means 'a settlement'.[4] The termmukim is used only inAceh as a subdivision of adistrict. A mukim contains severalvillages.
InMalaysia, amukim can either be a subdivision of adaerah (district orcounty) or a subdivision of an autonomous sub-district (daerah kecil), as per Section 11(c) of the National Land Code 1965. However, inPutrajaya the designationmukim is not used; the termpresint (Malay for "precinct") is used instead. The northern state ofPerlis, due to its small size, is not divided intodaerahs, but directly intomukims. InKelantan, the termdaerah corresponds to themukim level in other states, whilst forSarawak inEast Malaysia, owing to its large sizes, they are directly divided intodivisions and in turn, divisions are divided into districts and the subdivision of each district is termed as aland district (daerah tanah) ortown district (daerah bandar) instead. The neighbouring state ofSabah does not have such subdivision, and districts serve instead as the lowest ones. Each mukim is divided into a village or villages (kampung orkampong).
InSingapore, 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.[5]
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