Chan (commune)

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Chan
ចាន់
Pouy
Commune
Country  Cambodia
Province Ratanakiri
District Ou Chum District
Villages 8
Population (1998)
  Total 1,696
Time zone UTC+07

Chan (Khmer: ចាន់) (also called Pouy[1]) is a commune in Ou Chum District in northeast Cambodia. It contains Chan, Kan Saeung, Kreh, Ta Ngach, Svay, Khmaeng, Krala, Kang Kuy villages and has a population of 1,696.[1] In the 2007 commune council elections, all five seats went to members of the Cambodian People's Party.[2] The land alienation rate in Chan was low as of January 2006.[3] (See Ratanakiri Province for background information on land alienation.)

Villages

Village[1][4] Population[1]
(1998)
Number of
households[1]
(1998)
Sex ratio[1]
(male/female)
(1998)
Notes
Chan 159 24 0.75
Kan Saeung 260 55 0.74
Kreh 163 24 0.99
Ta Ngach 146 29 0.8
Khlung 173 41 0.92
Khmaeng 315 56 0.94
Krala 317 55 0.91
Svaay 163 36 0.83

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "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. "Ratanak Kiri Province". Cambodia National Institute of Statistics. Accessed June 6, 2008.

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