Bandar Seri Begawan
Bandar Seri Begawan (BSB) is the capital and largest city of Brunei. It is officially a municipal area with an area of 100.36 square kilometres (38.75 sq mi) and has a population of 72,133 as of 2025 estimate. It is part of Brunei–Muara District, the smallest yet most populous district which is home to over 70 percent of the country's population. It is the country's largest urban centre and nominally the country's only city. The capital is home to Brunei's seat of government, as well as a commercial and cultural centre. It was formerly known as Brunei Town until it was renamed in 1970 in honour of Omar Ali Saifuddien III, the 28th Sultan of Brunei and the father of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.
- Country
- 🇧🇳 Brunei
- Elevation
- 7 m
- Population
- 64,409
- Time zone
- Asia/Brunei
- Coordinates
- 4.89, 114.94
Weather in Bandar Seri Begawan month by month
The best months to go: Feb · Mar · Apr
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| high | 29° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 31° | 30° | 30° | 31° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 29° |
| low | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 25° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° |
| rain | 336 mm | 173 mm | 250 mm | 238 mm | 267 mm | 274 mm | 309 mm | 293 mm | 330 mm | 429 mm | 359 mm | 378 mm |
2019–2023 average (ERA5, Open-Meteo). Monthly rainfall total.
How far Bandar Seri Begawan is from other cities in Brunei
- Sengkurong12 km✈ 46 min · 🚗 12 min
- Mentiri13 km✈ 46 min · 🚗 13 min
- Serasa19 km✈ 46 min · 🚗 19 min
- Tutong34 km✈ 47 min · 🚗 34 min
- Liang55 km✈ 49 min · 🚗 55 min
- Kuala Belait86 km✈ 51 min · 🚗 1 h 26 min
Photo from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · Data from GeoNames, Open-Meteo.