Ou Chum (commune)

Ou Chum
អូរជុំ
Ou Chum is located in Cambodia
Ou Chum
Ou Chum
Location within Cambodia
Coordinates: 13°48′N 107°00′E / 13.8°N 107°E / 13.8; 107
Country Cambodia
ProvinceRatanakiri Province
DistrictOu Chum District
Villages8
Population
 (1998)
 • Total3,090
Time zoneUTC+07
Geocode160605

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.)

Villages

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Village[1][4] Khmer name[5] Population[1]
(1998)
Number of
households[1]
(1998)
Sex ratio[1]
(male/female)
(1998)
Notes
Ou Chum អូរជុំ 733 112 1.12
Tharang Chong ថារ៉ងជង 542 95 0.95
Tharang Svay ថារ៉ងស្វាយ 417 67 0.96
L'eun Kraen ល្អឺនក្រែន 300 46 0.89
L'eun Chong ល្អឺនជង 254 35 0.94
Tang Pleng តងប្លេង 240 38 0.95
Tang Kamal តងកាម៉ាល់ 326 57 0.86
L'eun Kang Mis ល្អឺនកាំមីស 278 43 0.96

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "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.[permanent dead link]