Ka Choun Explained
| Ka Choun |
| Native Name: | កាចូន |
| Native Name Lang: | khm |
| Settlement Type: | Commune |
| Pushpin Map: | Cambodia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Cambodia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ratanakiri Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Veun Sai |
| Parts Type: | Villages |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | 6 |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 1397 |
| Population As Of: | 1998 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Geocode: | 160904 |
| Timezone1: | UTC+07 |
Ka Choun (Central 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.)
Villages
| Village[4] | Population
(1998) | Sex ratio
(male/female)
(1998) | Number of
households
(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 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Final Population Totals, Rotanak Kiri Province, 1998 . Cambodia National Institute of Statistics . June 6, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081029061900/http://www.stats.nis.gov.kh/CENSUSES/villagegaz/p16.pdf . October 29, 2008 .
- Web site: Official Results of the 2007 Commune Councils Election in Ratank Kiri . (sic) National Election Committee, No 4.58/07 NEC.SG.PIB . April 18, 2007 . June 6, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080602210959/http://www.necelect.org.kh/English/ElectionResult/2007/Official%20results/24provinces/16%20Ratanak%20Kiri.pdf . June 2, 2008 .
- Web site: Land Alienation in Indigenous Minority Communities - Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia . NGO Forum on Cambodia . August 2006 . June 6, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080614044247/http://www.ngoforum.org.kh/Land/Docs/Indigenous/Land_Alienation_draft.pdf . June 14, 2008 .
- Web site: Commune name: Ratanak Kiri (រតនគីរី) . Cambodia National Institute of Statistics . June 6, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080602230356/http://www.cambodia.gov.kh/unisql1/egov/english/province/ratanakiri.html . June 2, 2008 .
