Kampong Semabat | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Brunei |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brunei |
Pushpin Label Position: | none |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brunei |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Temburong |
Subdivision Type2: | Mukim |
Subdivision Name2: | Bokok |
Established Title: | Established |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 95 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | BNT |
Utc Offset1: | +8 |
Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
Postal Code: | PE4151 |
Kampong Semabat is a village in Temburong District, Brunei, about 21km (13miles) 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]
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]
Semabat Primary School is the village's government primary school.
The village mosque is Malay: Balai Ibadat Kampong Semabat. It was built in 1994 and can accommodate 200 worshippers.[4]