Bandar Seri Begawan (brn)

Bandar Seri Begawan

Bandar Seri Begawan ranks 3,641st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Novi Pazar, Petropavl, and Obrenovac. Memorable people born in Bandar Seri Begawan include Hassanal Bolkiah, Omar Ali Saifuddien III, and Queen Saleha of Brunei. Memorable people who died in Bandar Seri Begawan include Sharif Ali. Bandar Seri Begawan has been the birth place of many politicians, and companions and the death place of many religious figures. Bandar Seri Begawan is located in Brunei.

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 an estimated population of 100,700 as of 2007. It is part of Brunei–Muara District, the smallest yet most populous district which is home to over 70 per cent 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. Read more on Wikipedia