Ratanakiri province
Ratanakiri is a province in Cambodia. The capital city is Banlung. Ratanakiri Province was created in 1959 from land that had been the eastern area of Stung Treng Province.[3]
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រតនគិរី | |
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| Location of Ratanakiri in Cambodia Location of Ratanakiri in Cambodia | |
| Coordinates: 13°44′N 107°0′E / 13.733°N 107.000°ECoordinates: 13°44′N 107°0′E / 13.733°N 107.000°E | |
| Country | 22x20px Cambodia |
| Established | 17 February 1959[1] |
| Named for | Khmer: រតនៈ (gem) + គិរី (mountain) |
| Capital | Banlung Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10,782 km2 (4,163 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
| • Total | Increase 204,027 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Website | www |
The Annamite Range of mountains is in the north. There are the Tonle San and Tonle Srepok rivers. Lomphat Wildlife Sanctuary and Virachey National Park are both in the province.
There are 8 districts and 1 municipality:
Ratanakiri Province Media
President Nixon points out the NVA sanctuaries along the Cambodian border in his speech to the American people announcing the Cambodian incursion.
- Ratanakiri physical map.svg
Map of Ratanakiri, with major roads indicated in red
- Yak Loum.jpg
Aerial view of Yak Loum, a crater lake near Banlung
- Ratanakiri districts.jpg
Map of Ratanakiri Province
- Banlung market (1).jpg
Market in Banlung, Ratanakiri, Cambodia
Road in Ratanakiri, Cambodia
Ratanakiri tribal village school
- Kreung meeting house.jpg
Cambodia, Kreung village near Ban Lung, meeting house (Ratanakkiri province)
References
- ↑ "History of Ratanakiri Province". ratanakiri.gov.kh (in ភាសាខ្មែរ). Ratanakiri Administration. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ↑ "General Population Census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019". National Institute of Statistics. Ministry of Planning. June 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ↑ Indigenous Peoples: Ethnic Minorities and Poverty Reduction, pp. 6–7.