Labi is a mukim

Mukim

In Brunei, a mukim is a subdivision of a daerah . The equivalent of the word 'mukim' in English would be 'sub-district'.In Malaysia, a mukim can either be a subdivision of a daerah or a subdivision of sub-district, In Singapore, a mukim is one of two varieties of survey...

 in the Belait District

Belait District

Belait is the largest district in Brunei, as well as the western-most. The word 'Belait' is taken from the name of the native inhabitants of Belait, the Belait People. The district is administered from the town of Kuala Belait, its capital. Belait is governed by an appointed District Officer. The...

 of Brunei

Brunei

Brunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia...

, an administrative area made up of several Kampongs (Malay

Malay language

Malay is a major language of the Austronesian family. It is the official language of Malaysia , Indonesia , Brunei and Singapore...

 for "village"). It is located at the centre of the Belait District

Belait District

Belait is the largest district in Brunei, as well as the western-most. The word 'Belait' is taken from the name of the native inhabitants of Belait, the Belait People. The district is administered from the town of Kuala Belait, its capital. Belait is governed by an appointed District Officer. The...

 to the south-west, bordering Mukim Liang to the north, Mukim Bukit Sawat to the north-east, Mukim Sukang to the east, Sarawak (Malaysia) to the south and west and Mukim Kuala Balai and Mukim Seria to the north-west. Labi is renowned for the Labi Lime (or Limau Labi in Malay). As of 2006, Labi has a population of 2300 . The current Penghulu is Haji Kamarhan bin Atma who was appointed on July 7, 2003 .

Areas and divisions

Mukim Labi includes these following areas:

• Kampong Bukit Puan
• Kampong Tapang Lupak
• Kampong Tenajor
• Kampong Ratan
• Kampong Gatas
• Kampong Kenapol
• Kampong Terunan
• Kampong Kesilin
• Kampong Labi Lama
• Kampong Mendaram Besar
• Kampong Mendaram Kecil
• Kampong Teraja
• Kampong Sungai Petani
• Kampong Malayan

Education

Due to its interior location, only several primary schools are found in Labi. Local residents have to commute to Seria

Seria, Belait

Seria is a mukim in the Belait District of Brunei. It is about 169 square kilometres in size. It is located in the north-west of the Belait District, bordering the South China Sea to the north, Mukim Liang to the east, Mukim Labi to the south-east, Mukim Kuala Balai to the south and Mukim Kuala...

, Kuala Belait

Kuala Belait

This article refers to the town of Kuala Belait. For the mukim of the same name, please refer to Kuala Belait, Belait. For district, please see Belait district.Kuala Belait |Jawi]]: )is a town located in South-West of Brunei...

to further continue their studies. The Primary school available in Labi are:

• Labi Primary School
• Rampayoh Primary School
• Chung Hwa School, Labi

Healthcare

The only healthcare facilities available in Labi is the Labi Health Clinic which was opened in October 2002. This clinic provides residents of Labi with outpatient and emergency treatment, mother and children health services, drawing blood sample services and dental services .

Agriculture

Labi ward, located on the Belait plains is well known locally for its agricultural products especially the limau labi, which has become a trademark of local orange. In addition to that, the Brunei Agricultural Department had set up an office in Labi to help and monitor local farmers with monitors the activities on farming, vegetables and fruit production as well as paddy production.

In 2003, it was estimated that Labi produced 607 metric tonnes of vegetables, nearly 1,700 metric tonnes of fruits and the production of paddy was recorded at 170 metric tonnes.