Kampong Semabat
Kampong Semabat is located in Brunei
Kampong Semabat
Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 4°34′24″N 115°04′21″E / 4.5733°N 115.0726°E / 4.5733; 115.0726
CountryBrunei
DistrictTemburong
MukimBokok
Population
 (2016)[1]
  Total118
Time zoneUTC+8 (BNT)
Postcode
PE4151

Kampong Semabat is a village in Temburong District, Brunei, about 21 kilometres (13 mi) from the district town Bangar. The population was 118 in 2016.[1] It is one of the villages within Mukim Bokok. The postcode is PE4151.[2]

Name

Kampong Semabat got its name from the word "Sebabat", which meant satu ikat (one knot/tie) in Murut language. According to folktale, a Murut man washed away a bundle (sebabat) of wood that went down the Semabat river to construct a house during that time.[3]

Facilities

Semabat Primary School is the village's government primary school.

The village mosque is Balai Ibadat Kampong Semabat. It was built in 1994 and can accommodate 200 worshippers.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Department of Statistics. December 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. "Buku Poskod Edisi Kedua (Kemaskini 26 Disember 2018)" (PDF). post.gov.bn (in Malay). Brunei Postal Services Department. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  3. "Sejarah Kampung". Majlis Perundingan Kampung Lepong Baru. 16 June 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  4. "SenaraiMasjid - Balai Ibadat Kampong Semabat". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 11 August 2021.


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