Kampong Semabat

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Kampong Semabat
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CountryBrunei
DistrictTemburong
MukimBokok
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
95
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 95 in 2021.[1] It is one of the villages within Mukim Bokok. The postcode is PE4151.[2]

Etymology

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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

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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

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