Banlung

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For the municipality, see Banlung Municipality.

Coordinates: 13°44′48″N 107°00′16″E / 13.746804°N 107.004519°E / 13.746804; 107.004519

Banlung
ក្រុងបានលុង
Town
Banlung in January 2018
Banlung in January 2018
Banlung is located in Cambodia
Banlung
Banlung
Location of Banlung, Cambodia
Coordinates: 13°44′48″N 107°0′16″E / 13.74667°N 107.00444°E / 13.74667; 107.00444
Country Cambodia
ProvinceRatanakiri
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total30,399
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)

Banlung (Khmer: បានលុង) is the capital of Ratanakiri Province in northeastern Cambodia. Banlung is 636 kilometres from the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh. Ratanakiri Province borders Vietnam and Laos.[2] Banlung had been previously known as Banlung district before it was officially gained the town status. The town 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 Veun Sai to Banlung in order to facilitate trade with Vietnam (prior to Veun Sai, the capital was Lumphat).[3] Prior to 1979, the town was known as Labansiek.[2]

It is a relatively lively commercial centre; ethnic minorities from surrounding villages often come to the town market to sell their goods.[2]

Three kilometres west of Banlung are the , where Ratnakiri's last elephants are integrated with a conservation programme by the Airavata Elephant Foundation.

Transportation[]

The most convenient way to reach Banlung is by road. It is well connected with its neighboring cities such as Stung Treng, Kratie and Phnom Penh. One can fly into Phnom Penh International Airport and take the road.[4]

Administration[]

Banlung city is divided into 4 sangkats (communes) that contains 20 villages.

Sangkat Khmer Villages[5][6] Population (2019)[1]
Kachanh កាចាញ Phum Muoy, Phum Pir, Phum Bei, Phum Buon 6,453
Labansiek ឡាបានសៀក Phum Muoy, Phum Pir, Phum Bei, Phum Buon, Phum Pram, Phum Prammuoy, Phum Prampir (Village 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) 12,319
Yeak Laom យក្ខឡោម Lon, Phnum, Sil, La Pou, Chri 3,755
Boeng Kansaeng បឹងកន្សែង Tes Anlung, Ou Konsaeng, Phnom Svay, Ou Kontil 7,872
Banlung market

Infrastructure[]

Electricity in Banlung is produced by the nearby O Chum 2 Hydropower Dam. In the region only around 13% of homes have access to electricity.[citation needed]

Gallery[]

  • Banlung.jpg
  • Budizam u provinciji Ratanakiri.jpg
  • Budističko svetište u Banlungu 24.1.2018.jpg
  • Prikaz Bude u Banlungu.jpg
  • Crkva u Banlungu.jpg
  • Banlung u siječnju.jpg
  • Banka u Banlungu.jpg
  • Banlung siječnja 2018.jpg
  • Jezero u Banlungu.jpg
  • Kmerski grad Banlung, u sumrak.jpg

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "General Population Census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019 – Final Results" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics. Ministry of Planning. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Ray, Nick. Cambodia. Lonely Planet (2002), p315. ISBN 1-74059-111-9.
  3. ^ The Rough Guide to Cambodia Archived 2012-04-04 at the Wayback Machine, by Beverley Palmer, p. 238
  4. ^ "Transport in Banlung". Tripcrafters.
  5. ^ "Ratanak Kiri Province" Archived June 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Cambodia National Institute of Statistics. Accessed June 6, 2008.
  6. ^ "Final Population Totals, Rotanak Kiri Province, 1998" Archived October 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Cambodia National Institute of Statistics. Accessed June 6, 2008.

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