Ban Pong (commune)

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.)

Ban Pong

បានប៉ុង
Ban Pong
Location within Cambodia
Coordinates: 13.9667°N 106.8333°E / 13.9667; 106.8333
Country Cambodia
ProvinceRatanakiri Province
DistrictVeun Sai
Villages2
Population
 (1998)
  Total1,795
Time zoneUTC+07
Geocode160901

Villages

Village[1][4]Population[1]
(1998)
Sex ratio[1]
(male/female)
(1998)
Number of
households[1]
(1998)
Notes
Ban Pong (also Pong)8050.93133
Baan Fang (also Ban Hvang)9900.94171

References

  1. "Final Population Totals, Rotanak Kiri Province, 1998" (PDF). Cambodia National Institute of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2008. Retrieved June 6, 2008.
  2. "Official Results of the 2007 Commune Councils Election in Ratank Kiri" (PDF). National Election Committee, No 4.58/07 NEC.SG.PIB. April 18, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2008. Retrieved June 6, 2008.
  3. "Land Alienation in Indigenous Minority Communities - Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia" (PDF). NGO Forum on Cambodia. August 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2008. Retrieved June 6, 2008.
  4. "Commune name: Ratanak Kiri (រតនគីរី)". Cambodia National Institute of Statistics. Archived from the original on 2 June 2008. Retrieved June 6, 2008.
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