A mukim is a type of administrative division used in Brunei, Indonesia, 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: مقيم (meaning resident). The closest English translation for mukim is township.[2][3]

Usage

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Brunei

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

Number of Mukims for each district in Brunei
 
District Number of Mukims Map
Belait 8  
Brunei-Muara 17  
Temburong 5  
Tutong 8  

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

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In Indonesia, mukim means 'a place to stay' or 'the one who stays', while pemukiman means 'a settlement'.[4] The term mukim is used only in Aceh as a subdivision of a district. A mukim contains several villages.

Malaysia

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In Malaysia, a mukim can either be a subdivision of a daerah (district or county) or a subdivision of an autonomous sub-district (daerah kecil), as per Section 11(c) of the National Land Code 1965. However, in Putrajaya the designation mukim is not used; the term presint (Malay for "precinct") is used instead. The northern state of Perlis, due to its small size, is not divided into daerahs, but directly into mukims. In Kelantan, the term daerah corresponds to the mukim level in other states, whilst for Sabah and 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 mukim instead. Each mukim is divided into a village or villages (kampung or kampong).

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

Singapore

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "mukim | Malay to English Translation - Oxford Dictionaries". Oxford Malay Living Dictionary. Archived from the original on February 17, 2018. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  2. ^ "Carian Umum". prpm.dbp.gov.my. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  3. ^ "Carian Umum". prpm.dbp.gov.my. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  4. ^ "Arti kata mukim - Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Online". kbbi.web.id. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Allocation of Lot Numbers". Singapore Land Authority. Archived from the original on 15 Sep 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.