Yeak Laom

Yeak Laom
យក្សឡោម
Country Cambodia
ProvinceRatanakiri
MunicipalityBanlung
Population
 (1998)
 • Total1,855
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)

Yeak Laom (Khmer: យក្សឡោម) is a commune (khum) in the Banlung Municipality of the Ratanakiri Province in northeastern Cambodia. It has a population of 1,855.[1][2]

On May 2, 2008, the Ratanakiri provincial governor granted a 1,250-acre (5.1 km2), 90-year lease to BVB Investment to develop a tourist attraction site on Youl Mountain in the commune including parts of the indigenous Phnom, Sil, and Lapo villages.[3] NGOs reported that much of the leased area may be eligible for registration as indigenous community land under the 2001 law. The affected indigenous communities were not involved in lease negotiations.[4]

Villages[edit]

Village[5] Population
Males Females Total
Lon 199 225 424
Phnum 101 96 197
Sil 139 149 288
La Pou 299 312 611
Chri 174 161 335

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ratanak Kiri Province". Cambodia National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved June 6, 2008.
  2. ^ "Final Population Totals, Rotanak Kiri Province, 1998" (PDF). Cambodia National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved June 6, 2008.
  3. ^ "2008 Human Rights Report: Cambodia". U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on 2009-02-26. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
  4. ^ "2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - Cambodia". UNHCR. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
  5. ^ "CAMBODIAN VILLAGES DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY LAND CONFLICT AND LOCATED IN CONFLICT AFFECTED AREAS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-07. Retrieved 2023-09-02.

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