Ban Pong (commune)

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Ban Pong (បានប៉ុង)
Commune
Country Cambodia
Region Ratanakiri Province
District Veun Sai
Population 1,795 (1998)
Timezone Cambodia time (UTC+7)

Ban Pong (Khmer: បានប៉ុង) is a commune in Veun Sai District in northeast Cambodia. It contains two villages and has a population of 1795.[1] In the 2007 commune council elections, all five seats went to members of the Cambodian People's Party.[2] Land alienation is a problem of moderate severity in Ban Pong.[3] (See Ratanakiri Province for background information on land alienation.)

Village[1][4] Population[1]
(1998)
Sex ratio[1]
(male/female)
(1998)
Number of
households[1]
(1998)
Notes
Ban Pong (also Pong) 805 0.93 133
Baan Fang (also Ban Hvang) 990 0.94 171

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Final Population Totals, Rotanak Kiri Province, 1998". Cambodia National Institute of Statistics. Accessed June 6, 2008.
  2. ^ "Official Results of the 2007 Commune Councils Election in Ratank Kiri".[sic] National Election Committe, No 4.58/07 NEC.SG.PIB (April 18, 2007). Accessed June 6, 2008.
  3. ^ "Land Alienation in Indigenous Minority Communities - Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia". NGO Forum on Cambodia (August 2006). Accessed June 6, 2008.
  4. ^ "Commune name: Ratanak Kiri (រតនគីរី)". Cambodia National Institute of Statistics. Accessed June 6, 2008.