Kampong Semabat is a

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, about from the district town Bangar. The population was 95 in 2021. It is one of the villages within Mukim Bokok. The

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is PE4151.

Etymology

Kampong Semabat got its name from the word "Sebabat", which meant ''satu ikat'' (one knot/tie) in Murut language. According to folktale, a Murut man washed away a bundle (''sebabat'') of wood that went down the Semabat river to construct a house during that time.

Facilities

Semabat Primary School is the village's government primary school. The village mosque is . It was built in 1994 and can accommodate 200 worshippers.

References

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