Bandar Seri Begawan ( or BA(H)ND-ər si-REE bi-GOW-ən) (Jawi: بندر سري بڬاوان ; Malay: [ˌbanda səˌri bəˈɡawan]) (formerly known as Brunei Town) is the capital city of the Sultanate of Brunei. It is officially governed as a municipality (Malay: bandaran). 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.