Mukim
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "For". 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.[1] However, it was also originally a loanword in Malay from the Arabic word: Script error: No such module "Lang". (meaning resident). The closest English translation for mukim is township.[2][3]
Usage
Brunei
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". In Brunei, a mukim is the immediate subdivision of a district (Template:Langx). The equivalent English word for 'mukim' is 'township'. There are 38 mukims in Brunei. Each mukim is an administrative area made up of several Script error: No such module "Lang". (Malay for "village"). A mukim is headed by a Script error: No such module "Lang". (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 | File:Belait mukims.png |
| Brunei-Muara | 17 | File:Brunei and Muara mukims.png |
| Temburong | 5 | File:Temburong mukims.png |
| Tutong | 8 | File:Tutong mukims.png |
The smallest mukim by area is Mukim Saba in the 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.
Indonesia
In Indonesia, Script error: No such module "Lang". means 'a place to stay' or 'the one who stays', while Script error: No such module "Lang". means 'a settlement'.[4] The term mukim is used only in Aceh as a subdivision of a district. A mukim contains several villages. Its equivalent in South Sumatra was known as marga, but this type of subdivision has been abolished since 1983.
Malaysia
In Malaysia, a Script error: No such module "Lang". can either be a subdivision of a Script error: No such module "Lang". (district or county) or a subdivision of an autonomous sub-district (Script error: No such module "Lang".), as per Section 11(c) of the National Land Code 1965. However, in Putrajaya the designation Script error: No such module "Lang". is not used; the term Script error: No such module "Lang". (Malay for "precinct") is used instead. The northern state of Perlis, due to its small size, is not divided into Script error: No such module "Lang"., but directly into Script error: No such module "Lang".. In Kelantan, the term Script error: No such module "Lang". corresponds to the Script error: No such module "Lang". level in other states, whilst for Sarawak in East Malaysia, owing to its large sizes, they are directly divided into divisions and in turn, divisions are divided into districts and the subdivision of each district is termed as a land district (Script error: No such module "Lang".) or town district (Script error: No such module "Lang".) 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).
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.[5]
See also
- Divisions of Malaysia
- Administrative divisions of Brunei
- Barangay/Barrio
- Raion/Uyezd/Powiat
- Unincorporated community
- Civil parish
- Kecamatan
- Freguesia
- Sanjak