Veun Sai District Explained

Veun Sai
Native Name Lang:km
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Cambodia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Cambodia
Coordinates:14.1472°N 106.8173°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1: Cambodia
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Ratanakiri Province
Population Total:12,389
Population As Of:1998
Footnotes:Geocode=1409

Veun Sai District (Central Khmer: វើនសៃ) is a district located in Ratanakiri Province, in north-east Cambodia. The town of Veun Sai is located in the district. It is approximately 38 km north by road of Banlung and is located on the Tonlé San River. The headquarters of Virachey National Park are located in the village. The village is populated by Khmers and many ethnic minorities including Kreung, Lao,[1] and Chinese. Across the Tonle San river are a small Lao village and a small Chinese village.

Administration

The district is subdivided into nine communes (khum),[2] which are further subdivided into 34 villages (phum).

Khum (commune) Phum (villages)
Ban Pong, Ban Hvang
Hat Pak, Veun Hay, Lam Poar
Ka Choun Leu, Ka Choun Kraom, Vang, Vay, Tiem Leu, Kok Lak
Pa Tang, Lam av, Pa Hay
Kaoh Peak, Phak Nam, Khun
La Lai, Rak, La Meuy, Trak
Pa Kalan, Kampong Cham
Phnum Kok Lav, Phnum Kok Prov, Kalai Ta Vang, Kalai Sapun, Tiem Kraom
Veun Sai, Pak Kae, I Tub, Thmei, Ka Lan, Kang Nak

See also

External links

14.1472°N 106.8173°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Thomas Engelbert. Hans Dieter Kubitscheck. Ethnic minorities and politics in Southeast Asia. 30 June 2004. Peter Lang. 978-3-631-38990-4. 227.
  2. Web site: National Institute of Statistics . 2004-12-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20041223084355/http://www.nis.gov.kh/areaname/com_pro01.htm . 2004-12-23 . dead .