Gadong is an urban-suburb area in Brunei

Brunei

Brunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia...

. Its population is around 45,000 (August 2010). Gadong is located in the central east of Brunei-Muara District

Brunei-Muara District

Brunei-Muara is the northern-most district in Brunei; it is the smallest of Brunei's four districts in term of area but by far the most populous, with over half the country's population...

 It is only 5 km to Bandar Seri Begawan

Bandar Seri Begawan

Bandar Seri Begawan, with an estimated population 140,000 , is the capital and largest city of the Sultanate of Brunei...

. Gadong is the largest metropolitan settlement area in Brunei

Brunei

Brunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia...

 and in Brunei-Muara District

Brunei-Muara District

Brunei-Muara is the northern-most district in Brunei; it is the smallest of Brunei's four districts in term of area but by far the most populous, with over half the country's population...

. It is an undisputed commercial centre for Bruneians young and old. Gadong bustles with activity day and night, especially on weekends. Brunei's only McDonald's

McDonald's

McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 64 million customers daily in 119 countries. Headquartered in the United States, the company began in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by the eponymous Richard and Maurice McDonald; in 1948...

 outlet is also located at Gadong. Shopping centres such as Jaya Hypermart, Seri Q-Lap Mall, Sin Kew Hin, Sin Kim Huat, Seri Kenangan Complex, Teguh Raya and Hua Ho are all located within the area as well. Kiulap commercial precint is also part of Gadong Town.

Climate

Gadong has a Tropical climate

Tropical climate

A tropical climate is a climate of the tropics. In the Köppen climate classification it is a non-arid climate in which all twelve months have mean temperatures above...

. Dry season is very hot and dry. Wet season is generally wet and warm with occasional thunderstorms.

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
High (°C)	28	29	30	31	34	33	34	34	31	29	29	28	-
Low (°C)	21	22	23	23	24	24	24	24	23	23	22	21	-
Average Rainfall (mm)	86	135	178	170	231	290	248	305	244	122	66	71	2129