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{{Short description|Type of administrative division used in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore}}
{{for|other similar administrative division|township}}
A '''mukim''' is a type of [[administrative division]] used in [[Brunei]], the Indonesian province of [[Aceh]], [[Malaysia]] and [[Singapore]]. The word ''mukim'' is a [[loanword]] in [[English language|English]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ms.oxforddictionaries.com/translate/malay-english/mukim|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217024040/https://ms.oxforddictionaries.com/translate/malay-english/mukim|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 17, 2018|title=mukim {{!}} Malay to English Translation - Oxford Dictionaries|website=Oxford Malay Living Dictionary|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-02-16}}</ref> However, it was also originally a loanword in [[Malay language|Malay]] from the [[Arabic]] word: {{lang|ar|مقيم}} (meaning ''resident''). The closest English translation for mukim is [[township]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://prpm.dbp.gov.my/Cari1?keyword=mukim&d=286464&#LIHATSINI|title=Carian Umum|website=prpm.dbp.gov.my|language=en|access-date=2018-02-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://prpm.dbp.gov.my/Cari1?keyword=mukim&d=205708&#LIHATSINI|title=Carian Umum|website=prpm.dbp.gov.my|language=en|access-date=2018-02-16}}</ref>

== Usage ==

===Brunei===
{{Main|Mukims of Brunei}}
In [[Brunei]], a mukim is the immediate [[Country subdivision|subdivision]] of a [[district]] ({{Langx|ms|daerah}}). The equivalent English word for 'mukim' is 'township'.
There are 38 [[Mukims of Brunei|mukims in Brunei]].  Each mukim is an administrative area made up of several {{Lang|ms|kampung}} ([[Malay language|Malay]] for "village").  A mukim is headed by a {{Lang|ms|penghulu}} (Malay for "headman"), which is an elected office. The number of mukims in each of the districts in Brunei is as follows:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+ Number of Mukims for each district in Brunei
|- 
!District!!Number of Mukims!!Map
|-
|[[Belait District|Belait]]||style="text-align:center"|8||[[File:Belait_mukims.png|200px]]
|-
|[[Brunei and Muara|Brunei-Muara]]||style="text-align:center"|17||[[File:Brunei_and_Muara_mukims.png|200px]]
|-
|[[Temburong District|Temburong]]||style="text-align:center"|5||[[File:Temburong_mukims.png|200px]]
|-
|[[Tutong District|Tutong]]||style="text-align:center"|8||[[File:Tutong_mukims.png|200px]]
|}

The smallest mukim by area is [[Mukim Saba]] in the [[Brunei and Muara|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.
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=== Indonesia ===
In [[Indonesia]], ''{{lang|id|mukim}}'' means 'a place to stay' or 'the one who stays', while {{lang|id|pemukiman}} means 'a settlement'.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kbbi.web.id/mukim|title=Arti kata mukim - Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Online|work=kbbi.web.id|access-date=2 November 2017}}</ref> The term ''mukim'' is used only in [[Aceh]] as a subdivision of a [[districts of Indonesia|district]]. A mukim contains several [[Villages of Indonesia|villages]]. Its equivalent in [[South Sumatra]] was known as [[:id:Marga (Sumatera Selatan)|''marga'']], but this type of subdivision has been abolished since 1983.

=== Malaysia ===
In [[Malaysia]], a ''{{Lang|ms|mukim}}'' can either be a subdivision of a ''{{Lang|ms|[[daerah]]}}'' ([[district]] or [[county]]) or a subdivision of an autonomous sub-district (''{{Lang|ms|daerah kecil}}''), as per Section 11(c) of the National Land Code 1965. However, in [[Putrajaya]] the designation ''{{Lang|ms|mukim}}'' is not used; the term ''{{Lang|ms|presint}}'' (Malay for "precinct") is used instead. The northern state of [[Perlis]], due to its small size, is not divided into {{Lang|ms|daerahs}}, but directly into {{Lang|ms|mukims}}. In [[Kelantan]], the term ''{{Lang|ms|daerah}}'' corresponds to the ''{{Lang|ms|mukim}}'' level in other states, whilst for [[Sarawak]] in [[East Malaysia]], owing to its large sizes, they are directly divided into [[Divisions of Malaysia|divisions]] and in turn, divisions are divided into districts and the subdivision of each district is termed as a ''land district'' ({{lang|ms|daerah tanah}}) or ''town district'' ({{lang|ms|daerah bandar}}) instead. The neighbouring state of [[Sabah]] does not have such subdivision, and districts serve instead as the lowest ones. Each mukim is divided into a village or villages (''kampung'' or ''kampong'').

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+ Number of Mukims for each state in Malaysia
|-
!State
!No. of Mukims<br>in the state
!District
!No. of Mukims<br>in the district
!Map
|-
| rowspan="10" |{{flag|Johor}}
| rowspan="10" |96
|[[Batu Pahat]]
|14
| rowspan="10" |[[File:Mukims of Johor labelled.svg|200px]]
|-
|[[Johor Bahru District|Johor Bahru]]
|6
|-
|[[Kluang District|Kluang]]
|8
|-
|[[Kota Tinggi District|Kota Tinggi]]
|10
|-
|[[Kulai District|Kulai]]
|4
|-
|[[Mersing District|Mersing]]
|14
|-
|[[Muar District|Muar]]
|12
|-
|[[Pontian District|Pontian]]
|11
|-
|[[Segamat District|Segamat]]
|11
|-
|[[Tangkak District|Tangkak]]
|6
|-
| rowspan="12" |{{flag|Kedah}}
| rowspan="12" |132
|[[Kota Setar]]
|28
| rowspan="12" |
|-
|[[Kubang Pasu District|Kubang Pasu]]
|20
|-
|[[Padang Terap]]
|11
|-
|[[Langkawi]]
|6
|-
|[[Kuala Muda]]
|16
|-
|[[Yan District|Yan]]
|5
|-
|[[Baling]]
|8
|-
|[[Sik District|Sik]]
|3
|-
|[[Kulim]]
|15
|-
|[[Bandar Baharu]]
|6
|-
|[[Pendang]]
|8
|-
|[[Pokok Sena]]
|6
|-
| rowspan="11" |{{flag|Kelantan}}
| rowspan="11" |311
|[[Bachok]]
|32
| rowspan="11" |
|-
|[[Kota Bharu District|Kota Bharu]]
|89
|-
|[[Machang District|Machang]]
|22
|-
|[[Pasir Mas District|Pasir Mas]]
|48
|-
|[[Pasir Puteh]]
|33
|-
|[[Tanah Merah District|Tanah Merah]]
|18
|-
|[[Tumpat District|Tumpat]]
|29
|-
|[[Gua Musang District|Gua Musang]]
|9
|-
|[[Kuala Krai District|Kuala Krai]]
|17
|-
|[[Jeli]]
|7
|-
|[[Lojing|Lojing Autonomous Sub-District]]
|7
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{flag|Malacca}}
| rowspan="3" |80
|[[Melaka Tengah District|Melaka Tengah]]
|29
| rowspan="3" |[[File:Mukims of Melaka labelled.svg|200px]]
|-
|[[Jasin District|Jasin]]
|20
|-
|[[Alor Gajah District|Alor Gajah]]
|31
|-
| rowspan="7" | {{flag|Negeri Sembilan}}
| rowspan="7" |61
|[[Jelebu]]
|8
| rowspan="7" |[[File:Mukims of Negeri Sembilan labelled.svg|200px]]
|-
|[[Kuala Pilah District|Kuala Pilah]]
|11
|-
|[[Port Dickson District|Port Dickson]]
|5
|-
|[[Rembau District|Rembau]]
|17
|-
|[[Seremban District|Seremban]]
|8
|-
|[[Tampin District|Tampin]]
|7
|-
|[[Jempol]]
|5
|-
| rowspan="11" |{{flag|Pahang}}
| rowspan="11" |72
|[[Bentong District|Bentong]]
|3
| rowspan="11" |[[File:Mukims of Pahang labelled.svg|200px]]
|-
|[[Cameron Highlands]]
|3
|-
|[[Jerantut District|Jerantut]]
|10
|-
|[[Kuantan District|Kuantan]]
|6
|-
|[[Lipis]]
|10
|-
|[[Pekan District|Pekan]]
|11
|-
|[[Raub District|Raub]]
|7
|-
|[[Temerloh District|Temerloh]]
|10
|-
|[[Rompin]]
|6
|-
|[[Maran District|Maran]]
|4
|-
|[[Bera District|Bera]]
|2
|-
| rowspan="5" |{{flag|Penang}}
| rowspan="5" |81
|[[Central Seberang Perai]]
|21
| rowspan="5" |[[File:Mukims of Penang labelled.svg|200px]]
|-
|[[North Seberang Perai]]
|16
|-
|[[South Seberang Perai]]
|16
|-
|[[Northeast Penang Island]]
|6
|-
|[[Southwest Penang Island]]
|22
|-
| rowspan="12" |{{flag|Perak}}
| rowspan="12" |81
|[[Batang Padang]]
|4
| rowspan="12" |[[File:Mukims of Perak labelled.svg|200px]]
|-
|[[Manjung]]
|5
|-
|[[Kinta District|Kinta]]
|5
|-
|[[Kerian]]
|8
|-
|[[Kuala Kangsar District|Kuala Kangsar]]
|9
|-
|[[Larut, Matang and Selama]]
|14
|-
|[[Hilir Perak]]
|5
|-
|[[Hulu Perak]]
|10
|-
|[[Perak Tengah]]
|12
|-
|[[Kampar District|Kampar]]
|2
|-
|[[Muallim]]
|3
|-
|[[Bagan Datuk District|Bagan Datuk]]
|4
|-
|{{flag|Perlis}}
|22
|{{N/A}}
|22
|[[File:Mukims of Perlis labelled.svg|200px]]
|-
| rowspan="9" |{{flag|Selangor}}
| rowspan="9" |54
|[[Klang District|Klang]]
|2
| rowspan="9" |[[File:Mukims of Selangor labelled.svg|200px]]
|-
|[[Kuala Langat]]
|7
|-
|[[Kuala Selangor District|Kuala Selangor]]
|9
|-
|[[Sabak Bernam]]
|5
|-
|[[Hulu Langat]]
|7
|-
|[[Hulu Selangor]]
|13
|-
|[[Petaling]]
|4
|-
|[[Gombak]]
|4
|-
|[[Sepang District|Sepang]]
|3
|-
| rowspan="8" |{{flag|Terengganu}}
| rowspan="8" |84
|[[Besut]]
|16
| rowspan="8" |
|-
|[[Dungun]]
|11
|-
|[[Kemaman]]
|12
|-
|[[Kuala Terengganu District|Kuala Terengganu]]
|19
|-
|[[Hulu Terengganu]]
|10
|-
|[[Marang District|Marang]]
|9
|-
|[[Setiu]]
|7
|-
|[[Kuala Nerus]]
|4
|-
|rowspan="7"|{{flagicon image|Flag of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.svg}} [[Kuala Lumpur]]
|rowspan="7"|7
|rowspan="7"|-
|01 MUKIM AMPANG
|rowspan="7"|[[File:Mukims of Kuala Lumpur.svg|200px]]
|-
|02 MUKIM BATU
|-
|03 MUKIM CHERAS
|-
|04 MUKIM ULU KELANG
|-
|05 MUKIM KUALA LUMPUR
|-
|06 MUKIM PETALING
|-
|07 MUKIM SETAPAK
|-
|}

=== 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Allocation of Lot Numbers |publisher=Singapore Land Authority |url=https://www1.sla.gov.sg/property-boundary-n-ownership/property-boundaries/allocation-of-lot-numbers |access-date=15 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915175007/https://www1.sla.gov.sg/property-boundary-n-ownership/property-boundaries/allocation-of-lot-numbers |archive-date=15 Sep 2019}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Divisions of Malaysia]]
*[[Administrative divisions of Brunei]]
*[[Barangay]]/[[Barrio]]
*[[Raion]]/[[Uyezd]]/[[Powiat]]
*[[Unincorporated area|Unincorporated community]]
*[[Civil parish]]
*[[Kecamatan]]
*[[Freguesia]]
*[[Sanjak]]

== References ==
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{{Terms for types of country subdivisions}}

[[Category:Types of administrative division]]
[[Category:Subdivisions of Brunei]]
[[Category:Malay words and phrases]]

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