Lumphat District Explained

Lumphat
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Cambodia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Cambodia
Coordinates:13.4167°N 107°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Cambodia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ratanakiri
Parts Type:Communes
Parts:Chey Otdam, Ka Laeng, La Bang Muoy, La Bang Pir, Pa Tang, Seda
Population As Of:1998
Population Total:10,301
Timezone:Cambodia time
Utc Offset:+7
Blank Name:District code
Blank Info:1605

Lumphat (Central Khmer: លំផាត់) is a district in Ratanakiri Province, north-east Cambodia. In 1998, it had a population of 10,301.

Lomphat, the former capital of Ratanakiri, is located in the district on the Srepok River. The town is home to fewer than 800 people. The district gives its name to the Lomphat Wildlife Sanctuary, a preservation area for the many unique species indigenous to Northeast Cambodia.

Administration

The district is subdivided into six communes (khum),[1] which are further subdivided into 26 villages (phum).

Commune Villages[2] Population (1998)[3]
Ou Kan, Srae Chhuk, Sam Kha, Dei Lou, Thmei, Lumphat 2,832
Says, Ka Laeng, Ka Nang Ket 1,026
Kam Phlenh, Ka Tueng, Ka Tieng, Ka Lang 912
Ka Tieng, Ka Chanh 670
Pa Tang (Ba Tang) Ul, Pruok, Pa Tang, Chang Rea 1,964
Thmei, Pa Tat, Kaeng San, Sakmotr Leu, Poum, Nang Hai, Sakmotr Kraom 2,897

References

13.4167°N 107°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Institute of Statistics . 2008-07-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070628133720/http://www.nis.gov.kh/areaname/com_pro01.htm . 2007-06-28 . dead .
  2. http://www.cambodia.gov.kh/unisql1/egov/english/province/ratanakiri.html "Ratanak Kiri Province"
  3. http://www.stats.nis.gov.kh/CENSUSES/villagegaz/p16.pdf "Final Population Totals, Rotanak Kiri Province, 1998"