Ou Chum (commune)

Ou Chum (Khmer: អូរជុំ) is a commune in Ou Chum District in north-east Cambodia. It contains eight villages and had a population of 3,090 in 1998.[1] In the 2007 commune council elections, all five seats went to members of the Cambodian People's Party.[2] The NGO Forum on Cambodia reported in 2006 that the land alienation rate in Ou Chum was high.[3] (See Ratanakiri Province for background information on land alienation.)

Ou Chum

អូរជុំ
Commune
Ou Chum
Location within Cambodia
Coordinates: 13°48′N 107°00′E
Country Cambodia
ProvinceRatanakiri Province
DistrictOu Chum District
Villages8
Population
 (1998)
 • Total3,090
Time zoneUTC+07
Geocode160605

Villages
Village[1][4]Khmer name[5]Population[1]
(1998)		Number of
households[1]
(1998)		Sex ratio[1]
(male/female)
(1998)		Notes
Ou Chumអូរជុំ7331121.12
Tharang Chongថារ៉ងជង542950.95
Tharang Svayថារ៉ងស្វាយ417670.96
L'eun Kraenល្អឺនក្រែន300460.89
L'eun Chongល្អឺនជង254350.94
Tang Plengតងប្លេង240380.95
Tang Kamalតងកាម៉ាល់326570.86
L'eun Kang Misល្អឺនកាំមីស278430.96

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 November 11, 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 June 2, 2008. Retrieved November 11, 2008.
  3. "Land Alienation in Indigenous Minority Communities - Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia" (PDF). NGO Forum on Cambodia. August 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 14, 2008. Retrieved November 11, 2008.
  4. "Ratanak Kiri Province". Cambodia National Institute of Statistics. Archived from the original on June 2, 2008. Retrieved November 11, 2008.
  5. "Village name". (XLS). Cambodia National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved November 11, 2008.
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