Mukim Labu

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Mukim Labu
Mukim
CountryBrunei
DistrictTemburong
Area
[1]
 • Total292 km2 (113 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total590
 • Density2.0/km2 (5.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (BNT)
Postcode
PBxx51

Mukim Labu is a mukim in Temburong District, Brunei. It has an area of 292 square kilometres (113 sq mi);[1] the population was 590 in 2016.[2]

Geography[]

The mukim is located in the north of Temburong District, bordering Brunei Bay to the north, Lawas District in the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the east, Mukim Batu Apoi to the south, Mukim Bangar to the south-west and the Malaysian Limbang District to the west. Mukim Labu contains several islands: Pulau Selirong, Pulau Selanjak, Pulau Siarau and Pulau Pituat.

Demographics[]

As of ,[2] the population was 590 with 52.4% males and 47.6% females. The mukim had 124 households occupying 121 dwellings. The entire population lived in rural areas.

Villages[]

For the postcode villages, see List of postcodes in Brunei § Mukim Labu.

As of 2016, the mukim comprised the following census villages:[2]

Village Population
(2016)
Kampong Labu Estate 152
Kampong Piasau-Piasau 273
Kampong Senukoh 165
Total 590

Facilities[]

Schools[]

The government primary schools in the mukim include:

  • Labu Estate Primary School
  • Piasau-Piasau Primary School

Meanwhile, the government schools for the country's Islamic religious primary education include:

  • Labu Estate Religious School
  • Piasau-Piasau Religious School

The mukim is the planned home for the permanent campus of Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University (UNISSA), the country's primary Islamic university, by the royal command of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.[3] At present, the university's temporary campus is located in the capital Bandar Seri Begawan.

Mosques[]

  • Kampong Labu Estate Mosque — inaugurated on 18 October 1982; it can accommodate 200 worshippers.[4]
  • Surau Kampong Piasau-Piasau

Border crossing[]

Labu checkpoint entry stamp.

A road border crossing into Sarawak, Malaysia is located in this mukim, along the road between Bangar and Lawas. Called the Labu checkpoint, the crossing is located at the Brunei–Malaysia border east of Bangar.

The Malaysian checkpoint is called Mengkalap. Before the new immigration, customs and quarantine checkpoint complex at the border was completed, the Mengkalap immigration checkpoint operated out of a shoplot in Trusan Bazaar, about 8 km from the border towards Lawas.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Jabatan Daerah Temburong, Kementerian Hal Ehwal Dalam Negeri - MUKIM LABU". temburong.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Statistics Department. December 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Kampus Kekal UNISSA Di Mukim Labu". Brudirect.com (in Malay). 18 September 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  4. ^ "SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Kampong Labu Estate". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 27 September 2021.

Coordinates: 4°47′23″N 115°09′55″E / 4.78972°N 115.16528°E / 4.78972; 115.16528


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