Ta Veaeng District Explained

Ta Veaeng
Native Name:Central Khmer: តាវែង
Native Name Lang:km
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Cambodia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Cambodia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Cambodia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ratanakiri
Population Total:2,399
Population As Of:1998
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Geocode:1408

Ta Veaeng (Central Khmer: តាវែង; also transliterated Ta Veng) is a district located in Ratanakiri Province, in north-east Cambodia. It is the northernmost district in Cambodia, protruding between Laos and Vietnam.

Communes

Ta Veaeng Leu

Ta Veaeng Leu (Central Khmer: តាវែងលើ) contains ten villages and has a population of 2,399.[1] In the 2007 commune council elections, all five seats for Ta Veaeng Leu went to members of the Cambodian People's Party.[2] Land alienation is a problem of moderate severity in Ta Veaeng Leu.[3] (See Ratanakiri Province for background information on land alienation.)

Village[4] Population
(1998)
Sex ratio
(male/female)
(1998)
Number of
households
(1998)
Notes
Chan 145 0.71 32
Chuoy 303 0.83 56
Ta Bouk 288 0.97 53
Bangket 232 0.98 47
Sanh 137 1.32 32
Ke Kuong 159 0.73 25
Rieng Vinh 177 0.97 43
Phlueu Thum 185 0.93 35
Phlueu Touch 131 0.96 29
Ta Veaeng 642 0.81 118 14.0333°N 114°W[5]

Ta Veaeng Kraom

Ta Veaeng Kraom (Central Khmer: តាវែងក្រោម) contains ten villages and has a population of 1,926.[1] In the 2007 commune council elections, all five seats for Ta Veaeng Kraom went to members of the Cambodian People's Party.[2] Land alienation is a problem of moderate severity in Ta Veaeng Kraom.[3] (See Ratanakiri Province for background information on land alienation.)

Population
(1998)
Sex ratio
(male/female)
(1998)
Number of
households
(1998)
Notes
Tumpuon Reung Thum 372 1.02 69
Kaoh Pong 34 1.27 8
Sieng Say 178 0.78 26
Pha Yang 207 1.07 44
Keh Kuong Touch 106 1.3 19
Ta Ngach 102 0.82 16
Phav 480 0.85 75
Tumpuon Reung Touch 156 1.14 28
Vieng Chan 104 0.73 20
Tun 187 0.99 54 13.9°N 111°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stats.nis.gov.kh/CENSUSES/villagegaz/p16.pdf "Final Population Totals, Rotanak Kiri Province, 1998"
  2. http://www.necelect.org.kh/English/ElectionResult/2007/Official%20results/24provinces/16%20Ratanak%20Kiri.pdf "Official Results of the 2007 Commune Councils Election in Ratank Kiri"
  3. http://www.ngoforum.org.kh/Land/Docs/Indigenous/Land_Alienation_draft.pdf "Land Alienation in Indigenous Minority Communities - Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia"
  4. http://www.cambodia.gov.kh/unisql1/egov/english/province/ratanakiri.html "Commune name: Ratanak Kiri (រតនគីរី)"
  5. http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/geonames4.asp National Geospacial-Intelligence Agency