Labu, Brunei

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Labu
Mukim
Mukim location
Temburong District in Brunei
Country  Brunei
District Temburong District
Time zone Brunei Standard Time (UTC+8)

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

Areas and divisions

Mukim Labu includes these following areas:

  • Kampong Labu Estate
  • Kampong Senukoh
  • Kampong Piasau-Piasau
  • Kampong Payau
  • Kampong Ayam-Ayam

Other locations

Other locations within the mukim include:

  • Pulau Selirong
  • Pulau Selanjak
  • Pulau Siarau
  • Pulau Pituat

Border crossing

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 checkpoint at the border was completed, it operated out of a shoplot in Trusan Bazaar, about 8km from the border towards Lawas.

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

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