Bangar

Bangar is the administrative centre of the Temburong District of Brunei. The quiet small town is relatively isolated as Temburong is separated from the main part of the country by 's district.
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  • Type: Locality with 3,970 residents
  • Description: town in Brunei
  • Also known as: Bangar Town”, “Bangar, Brunei”, and “Temburong

Places of Interest

Highlights include Temburong River and Temburong District Library.

River
The is a river in . It is the second smallest of the four main rivers in the country and drains a catchment area of around 840 square kilometres. , through which it flows, is one of the four districts of Brunei.

Library
is a public library located in Bangar, . The library is operated by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Brunei, which also manages all other public libraries in the country. It is the only public library in .

School
is a government secondary school located in Kampong Batu Apoi of , . It is the only secondary school in the district, and the first school in the district to offer adult education in 1968.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mukim Bangar.

Town
is a mukim within exclave, in . It has a total area of 113 square kilometres; the population was 2,112 in 2021. The mukim encompasses Bangar, the district's sole town and administrative centre.

Bangar

Latitude
4.7086° or 4° 42′ 31″ north
Longitude
115.0717° or 115° 4′ 18″ east
Population
3,970
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
6PPQP35C+CM
Geo­Names ID
1820903
Wiki­data ID
Q1125479
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Waray—“Bangar” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Բանգար
  • Bengali: বাংগার
  • Cebuano: Bangar (kapital sa distrito)
  • Cebuano: Bangar
  • Chinese: 邦阿
  • Dutch: Bangar
  • French: Bangar
  • Hebrew: באנגאר
  • Indonesian: Bangar, Brunei
  • Indonesian: Bangar
  • Italian: Bangar
  • Japanese: バンガル
  • Korean: 방아르
  • Lithuanian: Bangaras
  • Malay: Pekan Bangar
  • Nauru: Bangar
  • Polish: Bangar
  • Portuguese: Bangar
  • Russian: Бангар
  • Swedish: Bangar (distriktshuvudort)
  • Swedish: Bangar, Brunei
  • Turkish: Bangar
  • Ukrainian: Банґар (Бруней)
  • Ukrainian: Банґар
  • Urdu: بانگار, برونائی
  • Waray (Philippines): Bangar, Brunei

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Bangar”. Photo: kulimpapat147, CC BY 2.0.