Pusat Bandar, Brunei
Pusat Bandar (Malay for 'City Centre') is the city centre of Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. It is home to a number of national landmarks, important government offices, and commercial and financial establishments.
Pusat Bandar | |
|---|---|
City centre and village | |
 View of Pusat Bandar from the Brunei River | |
  Location in Brunei | |
| Coordinates: 4°53′23″N 114°56′28″E | |
| Country | Brunei |
| District | Brunei-Muara |
| Mukim | Kianggeh |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
| • Total | 204 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (BNT) |
| Postcode | BA8611 |
Administration
The city centre is part of the municipal area of the capital. It is also one of the administrative villages within Mukim Kianggeh, a mukim of Brunei-Muara District,[2] with a population of 204 in 2016.[1] It has the postcode BA8611.[3]
Places
Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Complex with Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque in the background
The city centre is home to several sites with historical and cultural significance, including:
- Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque, one of the two state mosques of Brunei
- Taman Haji Sir Muda Omar Ali Saifuddien, a square where Brunei's independence from the British was proclaimed in 1984
- Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Complex, a landmark commercial centre which overlooks Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque
- Main Post Office (Pejabat Besar Pos)
- Lapau, a royal ceremonial hall. It was where the Constitution of Brunei was promulgated in 1959, as well as Hassanal Bolkiah was crowned as the 29th and current Sultan of Brunei.
- Dewan Majlis, a former building for the Legislative Council of Brunei
- Royal Regalia Museum (Muzium Alat Kebesaran Diraja), which houses the regalia of the Bruneian royalty.
- Memorial Clock, a clock monument in the middle of a road intersection. The foundation was officially laid by the Tuanku Abdul Rahman, the first Yang Di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia.
- Istana Darussalam, a former royal residence of Omar Ali Saifuddien III, the 28th Sultan of Brunei
There are several government institutions which have their headquarters in the city centre, including:
- Ministry of Home Affairs
- Syariah Court of Brunei
- Brunei History Centre, which oversees the official history of Brunei
- Jabatan Adat Istiadat Negara, which oversees the royal protocol of Brunei
References
- "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Statistics Department. December 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- "Geoportal - Survey Department". survey.gov.bn. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- "Buku Poskod Edisi Kedua (Kemaskini 26 Disember 2018)" (PDF). post.gov.bn (in Malay). Jabatan Perkhidmatan Pos. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
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