Bandar Seri Begawan - City of Brunei

Bandar Seri Begawan is the capital and largest city of the Sultanate of Brunei.

Seri Begawan was named after the Sultan's late father Sir Omar Ali Saifuddien on October 5, 1970, its original name being Bandar Brunei. Begawan is a name given to Bruneian monarchs who have abdicated, originally coming from the Sanskrit word for "god"). Bandar, comes from Persian and means "port" or "haven" bandar means "town" in Malay.

Climate of Bandar Seri Begawan ranges from equatorial to sub-tropical . The hot and humid dry season runs from April to mid September. There is cool, humid and changeable weather from September to March . Hail occurs from December to February when the weather is pleasantly cool and dry. Rainfall is mostly high, especially in October. Dry season is known as 'Summer Monsoon' and Wet season is also known as 'Spring Monsoon'. The temperature in the Dry season is 24-32 degrees.

Schools in the Bandar Seri Begawan include St. George's School, St. Andrew's School, International School, Brunei , Chung Hwa Middle School, Jerudong International School, Kolej Universiti Perguruan Ugama Seri Begawan and Institut Tahfiz Al Quran Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah.