Veun Sai District

Veun Sai District (Khmer: វើនសៃ) is a district located in Ratanakiri Province, in north-east Cambodia. The town of Veun Sai is located in the district. It is approximately 38 km north by road of Banlung and is located on the Tonlé San River. The headquarters of Virachey National Park are located in the village. The village is populated by Khmers and many ethnic minorities including Kreung, Lao,[1] and Chinese. Across the Tonle San river are a small Lao village and a small Chinese village.

Veun Sai

វើនសៃ
District
location in Ratanakiri Province
Country Cambodia
ProvinceRatanakiri Province
Population
 (1998)
 • Total12,389
Geocode=1409

Administration

The district is subdivided into nine communes (khum),[2] which are further subdivided into 34 villages (phum).

Khum (commune)Phum (villages)
Ban PongBan Pong, Ban Hvang
Hat PakHat Pak, Veun Hay, Lam Poar
Ka ChounKa Choun Leu, Ka Choun Kraom, Vang, Vay, Tiem Leu, Kok Lak
Kaoh PangPa Tang, Lam av, Pa Hay
Kaoh PeakKaoh Peak, Phak Nam, Khun
Kok LakLa Lai, Rak, La Meuy, Trak
Pa KalanPa Kalan, Kampong Cham
Phnum KokPhnum Kok Lav, Phnum Kok Prov, Kalai Ta Vang, Kalai Sapun, Tiem Kraom
Veun SaiVeun Sai, Pak Kae, I Tub, Thmei, Ka Lan, Kang Nak

See also

References
  1. Thomas Engelbert; Hans Dieter Kubitscheck (30 June 2004). Ethnic minorities and politics in Southeast Asia. Peter Lang. p. 227. ISBN 978-3-631-38990-4.
  2. "National Institute of Statistics". Archived from the original on 2004-12-23. Retrieved 2004-12-23.


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