Kampong Semabat

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]

Kampong Semabat
Village
Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 4°34′24″N 115°04′21″E
Country	Brunei
District	Temburong
Mukim	Bokok
Population  (2021)
• Total	95
Time zone	UTC+8 (BNT)
Postcode	PE4151

Etymology

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]