Mukim

For other similar administrative division, see township.

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

Brunei

Main article: Mukims of Brunei

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

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

Malaysia

In Malaysia, a mukimcode: msa promoted to code: ms can either be a subdivision of a daerahcode: msa promoted to code: ms (district or county) or a subdivision of an autonomous sub-district (daerah kecilcode: msa promoted to code: ms ), as per Section 11(c) of the National Land Code 1965. However, in Putrajaya the designation mukimcode: msa promoted to code: ms is not used; the term presintcode: msa promoted to code: ms (Malay for "precinct") is used instead. The northern state of Perlis, due to its small size, is not divided into daerahscode: msa promoted to code: ms , but directly into mukimscode: msa promoted to code: ms . In Kelantan, the term daerahcode: msa promoted to code: ms corresponds to the mukimcode: msa promoted to code: ms level in other states.

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	—	7

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
• Sanjak

References

1. . 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. . Singapore Land Authority. Archived from the original on 15 Sep 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.