Yeak Laom

Yeak Laom
Commune
Country  Cambodia
Province Ratanakiri Province
District Banlung District
Villages 5
Population (1998)
 • Total 1,855
Time zone UTC+07

Yeak Laom is a khum (commune) in the Banlung District of the Ratanakiri Province in Cambodia. It has a population of 1,855.[1][2]

On May 2, 2008, the Ratanakiri provincial governor granted a 1,250-acre (5.1 km2), 90-year lease to BVB Investment to develop a tourist attraction site on Youl Mountain in Yeak Laom commune, Banlung District, including parts of the indigenous Phnom, Sill, and Lapo villages.[3] NGOs reported that much of the leased area may be eligible for registration as indigenous community land under the 2001 law. The affected indigenous communities were not involved in lease negotiations.[4]

Villages

Village[5] Population
Males Females Total
Lon199 225 424
Phnum101 96 197
Sil 139 149 288
La Pou 299 312 611
Chri 174 161 335

References

  1. ↑ "Ratanak Kiri Province". Cambodia National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved June 6, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Final Population Totals, Rotanak Kiri Province, 1998". Cambodia National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved June 6, 2008.
  3. ↑ "2008 Human Rights Report: Cambodia". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
  4. ↑ "2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - Cambodia". UNHCR. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
  5. ↑ http://www.ardinc.com/upload/photos/270Annex_to_Quantification.pdf