Bandar Seri Begawan ( Jawi :< big > بندر سري بڬاوان </ big >; ) with an estimated population of 140, 000 ( as of 2010 ), is the capital and largest city of the Sultanate of Brunei.

Bandar Seri Begawan is located at 4 ° 53 ' 25 " N, 114 ° 56 ' 32 " E, on the northern bank of the Brunei River.

The population of Bandar Seri Begawan is around 140, 000 and the metropolitan area is 278, 000 as for August 2010.

* Brunei Museum ( Muzium Brunei )-Located on an archeological site at Kota Batu about from Bandar Seri Begawan, this museum is the largest in the country.

It is one of the oldest surviving building in Bandar Seri Begawan.

The palace is located on a leafy, riverside sprawl of hills on the banks of the Brunei River directly south of Bandar Seri Begawan, a few miles outside the city center.

:: This latest addition to the beautiful Bandar Seri Begawan is strategically overlooking the historical Kg.

:: Located just a few minutes walk from the city center, this is a popular trekking trail for the local residents of Bandar Seri Begawan.

The capital is connected to Bus of Bandar Seri Begawan the western part of the country by road.

To get to Bandar Seri Begawan from the west, access is via Miri town in Sarawak via the Sungai Tujuh Bus terminal and then along the coastal highway.

A water taxi service known as ' penambang ' is used for transportation between downtown Bandar Seri Begawan and Kampong Ayer.

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Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd ( Malay: Penerbangan DiRaja Brunei, Jawi: ﻓﻧﺭﺑﺎڠن ﺩﻴﺮﺍﺝ ﺑﺮﻮﻧﻲ ), or RBA, is the flag carrier airline of the Sultanate of Brunei, headquartered in the RBA Plaza in Bandar Seri Begawan.

Its hub is Brunei International Airport in Berakas, just to the north of Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei.

From then on, Royal Brunei Airlines is permitted to serve daily flights on routes between Bandar Seri Begawan and London without any restrictions regarding aircraft type and seat capacity with the end of the previous arrangement.

At 122 metres, it is the second tallest building in the island of Borneo after Wisma Sanyan in Sibu and followed by the Ministry of Finance Building, Brunei in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam.

FNPF and Begawan Foundation continue to monitor and observe the birds in the wild, tracking where the birds nest and breed, ensuring that each bird released or born is followed throughout its life.

His Royal Highness Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan placed the crown on the head of his son and handed him the Keris Si Naga, which is the symbol of supreme power in Brunei.

It is the most important and bustling district because the capital, Bandar Seri Begawan which is also the state capital is the seat of the government ministries and departmental headquarters as well as the centre of business activities.

The country's leading science college, Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan Science College is also located in this district.

It is a 30 minute speedboat ride or at least a two hour drive ( depending on how busy the Customs / Immigration Checkpoint is ) to Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei.

Seri Begawan was named after the Sultan's late father Omar Ali Saifuddien on 5 October 1970, its original name being Bandar Brunei or Brunei Town.

Omar Ali Saifuddien III, ( born Al-Marhum Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Maulana Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan Haji Sir Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa ' adul Khairi Waddien III, GCVO, KCMG ; 23 September 1914 – 7 September 1986 ) was the 28th Paramount Ruler and Sultan of Brunei who ruled from 4 June 1950 until his abdication from the throne on 4 October 1967.

Bandar Seri Begawan was named after Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien on 5 October 1970 in recognition of his contributions, on October 1970 by his eldest son, His Majesty Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah who had consented to rename Brunei Town, Brunei's capital to Bandar Seri Begawan, after his father's title.

Had the federation been formed, the capital city would probably have been chosen from Kuching ( capital of Sarawak ), Jesselton ( present-day Kota Kinabalu, capital of Sabah ) or Bandar Brunei ( present-day Bandar Seri Begawan, capital of Brunei and the historical capital of the region ).

The U. S. welcomed Brunei Darussalam's full independence from the United Kingdom on January 1, 1984, and opened an embassy in Bandar Seri Begawan on that date.

On 1 August 2007, the sultan of Brunei gave consent for the extension of Bandar Seri Begawan from to.

All levels of education are available in Bandar Seri Begawan from kindergarten to the tertiary level.

Sharjah was also dropped from the network early 2008 as Jeddah flights are served non-stop from Bandar Seri Begawan.

On 2 June 2008, Royal Brunei Airlines increased services to Auckland from Bandar Seri Begawan by offering a new three-weekly direct service.

Scheduled services were introduced as Tradewinds Airlines on 21 February 1989, when it leased McDonnell Douglas MD-87 airplanes for services to six destinations, namely Bandar Seri Begawan, Pattaya, Phuket, Hat Yai and Kuantan from Singapore's Changi Airport and Tioman from Singapore's Seletar Airport.

Two pairs of birds were purchased from the aviaries of Mr Nick Wileman, a successful and knowledgeable breeder living near London, and brought to Begawan Foundation ’ s breeding facility in Bali on 24 June 1999.

After his abdication from the throne at the age of 53, he took the title of His Royal Highness Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan, a title he held until his death in 1986.

Pengiran Anak Sarah attended St. Andrew's School from 1993 to 1998, and then Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan Science College, where she passed her O-levels in 2003.

The smaller Brunei River receives the drainage from the city of Bandar Seri Begawan and its environment, and is therefore subject to considerable urban pollution.

The Sungai Brunei receives the untreated domestic sewage from a ' water village ' of 36, 000 inhabitants near Bandar Seri Begawan, as well as the sewage effluent and urban runoff from the city itself.

His Highness's body was laid in state at the " Lapau " ( the former Legislative Building at Bandar Seri Begawan ) before being moved to nearby Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque for a funeral prayer.

Therefore, his grandfather, Paduka Seri Begawan Muhammad Tajuddin ascended the throne for the second time.

It is the second largest town in the country, after Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei and functions as the administrative city for the Belait District.

The road is the major route to the local quarry where boulders are collected, processed and shipped to stockyards in the capital, Bandar Seri Begawan, for construction companies.

* Brunei-Muara District and Bandar Seri Begawan are humid tropical on the coastal and lower altitude north and Humid subtropical in central Brunei-Muara District.

Brunei has a high commission in Kuala Lumpur, and Malaysia has a high commission in Bandar Seri Begawan.

Pakistan has a High Commission in Bandar Seri Begawan and Brunei has a High Commission in Islamabad.

Bandar Seri Begawan features a tropical rainforest climate with no real dry season.

:: The park offers a great view of the Kampong Ayer and downtown Bandar Seri Begawan.

The expanded Bandar Seri Begawan will encompass more villages and mukims.

Also, areas in Kampong Ayer will also come inside the Bandar Seri Begawan expansion.

There are six bus routes servicing Bandar Seri Begawan area ; the Central Line, Circle Line, Eastern Line, Southern Line, Western Line and Northern Line.