Labi, Belait

Labi is a mukim in the Belait District of Brunei, an administrative area made up of several Kampongs (Malay for "village"). It is located at the centre of the Belait District 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.[1] The current Penghulu is Haji Kamarhan bin Atma who was appointed on July 7, 2003.[2]

Areas and divisions

Mukim Labi includes the following areas:

Education

Due to its interior location, there are only primary schools in Labi. Local residents have to commute to Seria, Kuala Belait to continue their studies further. The primary schools available in Labi are:

Healthcare

The only healthcare facility 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, blood sample drawing services and dental services.[3]

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 through monitoring 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 170 metric tonnes of paddy.[4]

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Coordinates: 4°25′18″N 114°27′48″E / 4.42167°N 114.46333°E / 4.42167; 114.46333

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