Ka Choun

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Ka Choun (កាចូន)
Commune
Country Cambodia
Region Ratanakiri Province
District Veun Sai
Population 1,397 (1998)
Timezone Cambodia time (UTC+7)

Ka Choun (Khmer: កាចូន) is a commune in Veun Sai District in northeast Cambodia. It contains six villages and has a population of 1,397.[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 Ka Choun.[3] (See Ratanakiri Province for background information on land alienation.)

Village[1][4] Population[1]
(1998)
Sex ratio[1]
(male/female)
(1998)
Number of
households[1]
(1998)
Ka Choun Leu 341 1.02 61
Ka Choun Kraom 319 1.04 54
Vang 143 0.93 29
Vay 103 0.84 20
Tiem Leu 239 1.03 44
Ka Lim 252 1.15 56

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Final Population Totals, Rotanak Kiri Province, 1998". Cambodia National Institute of Statistics. Accessed June 6, 2008.
  2. ^ "Official Results of the 2007 Commune Councils Election in Ratank Kiri".[sic] National Election Committe, No 4.58/07 NEC.SG.PIB (April 18, 2007). Accessed June 6, 2008.
  3. ^ "Land Alienation in Indigenous Minority Communities - Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia". NGO Forum on Cambodia (August 2006). Accessed June 6, 2008.
  4. ^ "Commune name: Ratanak Kiri (រតនគីរី)". Cambodia National Institute of Statistics. Accessed June 6, 2008.