Dambaer District

Dambaer District (Khmer: ស្រុកតំបែរ) is a district (srok) of Tboung Khmum Province, Cambodia. The district capital is Dambaer town. This small town is located just off National Road 73 about 11 kilometres from National Highway 7. Dambae is around 45 kilometres west of the provincial capital at Kampong Cham city and 47 kilometres south of Kratie, the capital of Kratie Province.[2]

Dambaer

ស្រុកតំបែរ

Dambae
District (srok)
Dambaer
Location in Cambodia
Coordinates: 11°54′40″N 105°51′15″E
Country Cambodia
ProvinceTboung Khmum
Communes7
Villages63
Population
 (1998)[1]
 • Total51,650
Time zone+7
Geocode2504

Dambaer district is home to the Haung resort and waterfall, a popular picnic and holiday spot. The falls are located in Srae Veng Village, Teuk Chrov Commune near the border with Memot district and about 90 kilometres from the provincial capital. Haung is set in beautiful mountain scenery including 1,800 hectares of natural forest. The waterfall is the most popular spot and over time, the falls have worn out a 1,425 square metre stone crater below the cascade.[3]

Location

Dambaer district is in north-central Tboung Khmum Province and borders on one other province. Reading from the north clockwise, Dambae shares a border with Preaek Prasab District of Kratie Province to the north and Memot District forms the eastern boundary. To the south of Dambaer is Ponhea Kraek District. Dambae shares its western border with Tboung Kmum and Krouch Chhmar districts.[4]

Administration

Formerly part of Kampong Cham Province, Dambaer is one of six districts that were split off to form the new province of Tboung Khmum on 31 December 2013. The Dambae district governor reports to the Governor of Tboung Khmum. The following table shows the villages of Dambae district by commune.

Khum (Communes)Phum (Villages)
Chong CheachKouk Sralau, Ta Ream, Ta Meakh Chas, Ta Meakh Thmei, Cheach Kaeut, Cheach Cheung, Cheach Thum, Trapeang Chrey, Koun Trom, Stueng Ta Thok, Char Thum, Svay Pak, Ponleak
DambaeDambae, Chrey Phluk, Kakaoh, Trapeang Ruessei, Khcheay, Svay Popeah, Thnal, Chey Sambatt
Kouk SrokSieng Khveang, Kouk Char, Trapeang Srangae, Kouk Srok, Chheu Teal Chrum, Trapeang Ruessei, Veal Andaeuk, Trapeang Chhuk, SomBor Meas
Neang TeutKhnor, Pongro, Chambak, Neang Teut, Sangkom
SedaKampong Reang, Veal Touch, Svay Kambet, Krasang, Sampoar, Andoung Lngieng, Ta Kaev, Tuol Pras, Chi Theang, Chhung Ta Sau, Srerksach, Keangthmey, BreakChorChomren, Bengthmey, Sethaseanchey, Donghar, Hompark
Tuek ChrovTrabaek, Tuek Chrov, Me Sar, Khley, Ph'av, Srama, Choam Trakuon, Krasang, Srae Veaeng
Trapeang PringBanghaeur Khlaeng, Srae Kak, Chambak, Pralaoh, Trapeang Pring, Kampraeus, Srae Prang, Bos Khnor, Chi Trun, Tuol Sambour, Cheysoksan, Sarmarkom 16, Senmornorrom

Demographics

Dambae district is subdivided into 7 communes (khum) and 63 villages (phum).[5] According to the 1998 Census, the population of the district was 51,650 persons in 9,738 households in 1998. With a population of over 50,000 people, Dambae is one of the least populated districts in Tboung Khmum province and has the lowest population density. The average household size in Dambae is 5.2 persons per household, slightly higher than the rural average for Cambodia (5.1). The sex ratio in the district is 95.5%, with more females than males.[6]

References
  1. General Population Census of Cambodia, 1998: Village Gazetteer. National Institute of Statistics. February 2000. pp. 38–39.
  2. Total Road Atlas of Cambodia 2006 (3rd ed.). Total Cambodge. 2006. p. 44.
  3. "Horng Resort". Kampong Cham Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
  4. "Kampong Cham Provincial Resources". Ministry of Commerce. Archived from the original on January 5, 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  5. "Kampong Cham Administration". Royal Government of Cambodia. Archived from the original on February 10, 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
  6. General Population Census of Cambodia, 1998: Village Gazetteer. National Institute of Statistics. February 2000. pp. 32–73.

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