Mukim Labu

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]

Not to be confused with Mukim Labi.

Mukim Labu
Mukim
"Welcome to Temburong District" sign
"Welcome to Temburong District" sign
Labu is in green.
Labu is in green.
Coordinates: 4°47′23″N 115°09′55″E
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

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 2016 census,[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.

Administration

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

VillagePopulation
(2016)
Kampong Labu Estate152
Kampong Piasau-Piasau273
Kampong Senukoh165
Total590

Villages

Kampong Piasau-Piasau

On 28 March 2010, the Temburong District Officer held a meeting with the Women's Bureau and the Piasau-Piasau Majlis Perundingan Kampung (MPK) Youth Bureau to explain more about the Gerakan Pembangunan Kampung (GPK) Project. This GPK project is a continuation of the Excellent Village Award which aims to further mobilize the Women's and Youth Bureaus for each MPK. The Piasau Plantation Project is located in Kampong Piasau-Piasau. The Piasau Plantation Project was started by MPK Piasau-Piasau at the beginning of December 2008. Many obstacles have been faced in planting the piasau, including the drainage system that has not been made yet. In this regard, the District Department has already assisted in managing water drainage (drainage) at the site.[3]

Kampong Senukoh

At the beginning of 2008, some members of the MPK Senukoh made a study visit to several companies. Following the visit, MPK Senukoh agreed to work on the manufacture of wet yellow and dry noodles as a preferred product under the One Village One Product (1K1P) program which is worked entirely by the women in the village. In addition to making the 1K1P program a success, the company also aims to increase the economic resources of Kampung Senukoh and to produce food products that are the local people's favorite, in addition to being able to provide a new source of income for the villagers. This product also received favorable response and orders from Royal Brunei Catering (RBC). MPK Senukoh intends to further expand the market for their products both inside and outside the district. It is hoped that such small-scale enterprises will be able to help the residents involved in increasing their respective side incomes and further introduce the name of Kampong Senukoh to the national level.[4]

At a presentation ceremony conducted at Sultan Hassan Bangar Secondary School on 14 February 2008, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah granted land awards to temporary residents of land and resettlement sites in Kampong Senukoh. Of the total, 27 obtained land grants under the Kampong Senukoh resettlement project, while 35 received land grants under the temporarily occupied land scheme.[5]

Infrastructure

Education

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.[6] 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.[7]
  • 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.

A paddy field along Jalan Labu in Kampong Perdayan.

References
  1. "Jabatan Daerah Temburong, Kementerian Hal Ehwal Dalam Negeri - MUKIM LABU". temburong.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  2. "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Statistics Department. December 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. "Majlis Perundingan Kampung Piasau-Piasau". Majlis Perundingan Kampung Piasau-Piasau. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  4. KOMPILASI RENCANA KNK 2017 (PDF) (in Malay). 95-98: Kenali Negera Kitani. 2017. pp. 3–9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  5. "Sultanate - News | Negara Brunei Darussalam | Sultan awards land grants, donations". sultanate.com. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  6. "Kampus Kekal UNISSA Di Mukim Labu". Brudirect.com (in Malay). 18 September 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  7. "SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Kampong Labu Estate". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 27 September 2021.


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