Banlung
Coordinates: 13°44′48″N 107°00′16″E / 13.746804°N 107.004519°E
| Banlung បានលុង | |
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Market in Banlung | |
  Banlung Location of Banlung, Cambodia | |
| Coordinates: 13°44′48″N 107°0′16″E / 13.74667°N 107.00444°E | |
| Country |
 Cambodia |
| Province | Ratanakiri Province |
| District | Banlung District |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 17,000 |
| Time zone | Cambodia (UTC+7) |
Banlung (Khmer: បានលុង) is the capital of Ratanakiri Province in northeastern Cambodia. Banlung is 636 km from the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh. Ratanakiri province borders Vietnam and Laos.[1] Banlung is also the capital of the Banlung District. The city has a population of around 17,000 and the surrounding district has a population of 23 888. The town became the capital of Ratanakiri province in 1979, following the fall of the Khmer Rouge. The capital was moved from Voen Sai to Banlung in order to facilitate trade with Vietnam (previous to Voen Sai the capital was Lumphat).[2] Prior to 1979 the town was known as Labansiek.[1] It is a relatively lively commercial center; ethnic minorities from surrounding villages often come to the city market to sell their goods.[1]
Banlung district contains 16 villages located in three communes.
Communes
| Commune (khum) | Villages (phum)[3][4] | Population (1998)[3] |
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| Kachanh | Phum Muoy, Phum Pir, Phum Bei, Phum Buon | 3,888 |
| Labansiek | Phum Muoy, Phum Pir, Phum Bei, Phum Buon, Phum Pram, Phum Prammuoy, Phum Prampir (Village 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) | 11,256 |
| Yeak Laom | Lon, Phnum, Sil, La Pou, Chri | 1,855 |
[[ File:Banlung market2.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Banlung market]]
Infrastructure
There is electricity in Banlung produced by the nearby O Chum 2 Hydropower Dam, in the wider region only around 13% of homes have access to electricity.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Banlung. |
- 1 2 3 Ray, Nick. Cambodia. Lonely Planet (2002), p315. ISBN 1-74059-111-9.
- ↑ The Rough Guide to Cambodia By Beverley Palmer, p. 238 http://www.roughguides.com/travel/asia/cambodia/the-northeast/rattanakiri-province/banlung.aspx)
- 1 2 "Final Population Totals, Rotanak Kiri Province, 1998" Archived October 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Cambodia National Institute of Statistics. Accessed June 6, 2008.
- ↑ "Ratanak Kiri Province" Archived June 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Cambodia National Institute of Statistics. Accessed June 6, 2008.
External links
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Banlung. |
Big Stories, Small Towns http://bigstories.com.au/#/town/banlung an online documentary about the town of Banlung
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