'''Bandar Seri Begawan''' (Jawi: بندر سري بڬاوان ; ) (formerly known as '''Brunei Town'''; ) is the capital and largest city of Brunei. It is officially governed as a municipality (). Bandar Seri Begawan has an estimated population of 100,700, and including the whole Brunei-Muara District, the metro area has an estimated population of 279,924, over half the population of the country.