Mukim Bukit Sawat

The mukim is located in the east of Belait District, bordering Mukim Telisai, Mukim Ukong and Mukim Rambai of Tutong District to the north, north-east and east respectively, Mukim Sukang to the south, Mukim Labi to the west and Mukim Liang to the north-west.^{[citation needed]}

The mukim is named after Kampong Bukit Sawat, one of the villages it encompasses.

As of the 2016 census,^[4] the population was 794 with 57.1% males and 42.9% females. The mukim had 220 households occupying 220 dwellings. The entire population lived in rural areas.

As of 2021, the mukim comprised the following villages:

The primary schools (sekolah rendah) in the mukim include:

• Merangking Primary School
• Orang Kaya Pemancha Berandai Primary School, Bukit Sawat — initially established as a Malay school and built in 1932.^[6] A newer building was inaugurated on 28 August 1971 to replace the older building.^[6]

Each school also houses a sekolah ugama (school for the country's Islamic religious primary education).

• Al-Mashor Mosque, Kampong Sungai Mau — inaugurated by the then Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah on 28 February 1992; it can accommodate 200 worshippers.^[7]
• Balai Ibadat Kampong Merangking
• Kampong Bukit Sawat Mosque — built in 1990 and can accommodate 120 worshippers.^[8]

• Sungai Mau Recreation Park — a recreation park in Kampong Sungai Mau^[9]