Ou Chum (commune)

Ou Chum
អូរជុំ
Commune
Ou Chum is located in Cambodia
Ou Chum
Ou Chum
Location within Cambodia
Coordinates: 13°48′N 107°00′E / 13.8°N 107°E / 13.8; 107
Country Cambodia
ProvinceRatanakiri Province
DistrictOu Chum District
Villages8
Population
 (1998)
 • Total3,090
Time zoneUTC+07
Geocode160605
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Ou Chum (Khmer: អូរជុំ) is a commune in Ou Chum District in north-east Cambodia. It contains eight villages and had a population of 3,090 in 1998.[1] In the 2007 commune council elections, all five seats went to members of the Cambodian People's Party.[2] The NGO Forum on Cambodia reported in 2006 that the land alienation rate in Ou Chum was high.[3] (See Ratanakiri Province for background information on land alienation.)

  1. ^ "Final Population Totals, Rotanak Kiri Province, 1998" (PDF). Cambodia National Institute of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2008. Retrieved November 11, 2008.
  2. ^ "Official Results of the 2007 Commune Councils Election in Ratank Kiri" (PDF). National Election Committee, No 4.58/07 NEC.SG.PIB. April 18, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 2, 2008. Retrieved November 11, 2008.
  3. ^ "Land Alienation in Indigenous Minority Communities - Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia" (PDF). NGO Forum on Cambodia. August 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 14, 2008. Retrieved November 11, 2008.