Bandar Seri Begawan
Capital of Brunei: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Bandar Seri Begawan is the capital of Brunei, in Brunei-Muara District. About 64,409 people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Brunei in our atlas.
It lies at 4.89° N, 114.94° E, about 10 m (33 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Brunei time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Bandar Seri Begawan. Green dots: other major cities of Brunei. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Bandar Seri Begawan has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). The warmest month is usually May, with average highs near 29°C (85°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 25°C (77°F). Around 2,991 mm (118 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in BruneiNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1820906 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q9279 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Istana-nurul-iman: de:Benutzer:Chtrede, CC BY-SA 3.0 de (Wikimedia Commons)
- Royal Regalie (1): Hajotthu, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Malay technology museum BSB: Kurun (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Istana Darussalam 02: Yu Chu Chin, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Track & Field Sports Complex 03: Pangalau, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Taman Jubli Perak Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah 1: Mx. Granger, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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