Mondulkiri Province

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Mondulkiri
មណ្ឌលគីរី
Statistics
Country: Flag of Cambodia Cambodia
Division: Province
Area: 14,288 km²
Inhabitants: 32,407 (1998)
Pop. density: 2.3 inh./km²
Districts: 5
Communes: 21
Villages: 98
ISO 3166-2: KH-11
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Map of Cambodia highlighting Mondulkiri Province

Mondulkiri is an eastern province of Cambodia. It is the most sparsely populated province in the country although being the largest province in Cambodia. Its capital is Senmonorom. Mondulkiri is known for its forested hills and powerful waterfalls. Mondulkiri is a candidate for eco-tourism in Cambodia.

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[edit] Minorities/Hill Tribes of Mondulkiri

80 percent of the Mondulkiri's population is made up of ten tribal minorities, with the majority of them being Phnong. The remaining 20 percent are Khmer, Chinese and Muslim Cham. The population lives off the land, planting rice, fruit trees and a variety of vegetables. Others grow strawberries, coffee, rubber and cashew nuts. Although more and more houses are built in 'Khmer style', you still can find the traditional Phnong houses. In the houses you'll find big jars, which are said to be more than a thousand years old, and traditional gongs. There are various sorts of gongs used at different occasions. Jars and gongs are among the most valuable possessions of indigenous communities both in traditional and spiritual as well as material terms. During the times of Pol Pot those objects were buried in hidden places in the jungle and in many cases they still wait in the ground.

[edit] Waterfalls

Many majestic waterfalls are found in Mondulkiri.

Bou Sra Waterfall

Located at Pich Chinda District, 43 kilometers from Senmonorom by a very difficult road in the wet season but upgraded and passable in the dry season. Bou Sra is the largest waterfall, made famous by a popular Khmer song in Modulkiri and has two stages.

Senmonorom Waterfall

5 km from town and an easy walk, is not much to look at but makes for a nice picnic spot.

Romnea Waterfall

10 kilometers from Senmonorom, is actually 1 of 3 large waterfalls that has now been deforested and privatised.

[edit] Villages

  • Pou Lung, 10 km (15min) from Senmonorom
  • Pou Trou, 20 km (1hour) from Senmonorom
  • Pou Tang, 8 km (30min) from Senmonorom and the location for many elephant and walking treks

[edit] Land grabbing

Instances of dispossession of indigenous lands are occurring in some parts of the province and also in the adjacent province of Ratanakkiri.[citation needed]

[edit] Districts

The province is subdivided into 5 districts, which are further subdivided into 21 communes and 98 villages.

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