Ratanakiri

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ខេត្តរតនគិរី
Ratanakiri
Vietnam Laos Thailand Sihanoukville Kep Kampot Takeo Phnom Penh Kandal Prey Veng Svay Rieng Kampong Cham Tbong Khmum Kampong Chhnang Kampong Speu Koh Kong Pailin Oddar Meanchey Preah Vihear Banteay Meanchey Siem Reap Battambang Pursat Kampong Thom Kratie Stung Tren Ratanakiri Mondulkirilocation
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Basic data
Country Cambodia
Capital Banlung
surface 10,782 km²
Residents 184,000 (2013)
density 17 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 KH-16
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Coordinates: 13 ° 44 '  N , 107 ° 0'  E

Ratanakiri is a province of Cambodia . The provincial capital is called Banlung .

The province is divided into the following nine districts:

Geocode Khmer District names
Districts in Ratanakiri
1601 ស្រុក អ ណ្តូ ង មាស Andoung Meas
1602 ស្រុក បានលុង Ban Lung
1603 ស្រុក បរកែវ Bar Kaev
1604 ស្រុក កូនមុំ Koun mom
1605 ស្រុក លំផាត់ Lumphat
1606 ស្រុក អូរជុំ Ou Chum
1607 ស្រុក អូរយ៉ាដាវ Ou Ya Dav
1608 ស្រុក តាវែង Ta Veaeng
1609 ស្រុក វើ ន សៃ Veun Sai

Attractions

Like the Mondulkiri province to the south, Ratanakiri is 80% inhabited by 21 minorities with different languages ​​and cultures. The best known are the Charai, Kaco, Tampuan, Kreung and Brau. There are also numerous Laotians, Vietnamese and Chinese. The province is attractive for tourists. A few kilometers outside the provincial capital Banlung you can already find dense forests. Rubber plantations that were planted by the French in the 1960s are also cultivated here.

  • Yaklaom is a legendary lake of volcanic origin about three kilometers southeast of the capital, approaching Vietnam.
  • Waterfalls: They are one of the main attractions in the province. Cha Ong is an 18 meter high waterfall in the middle of the jungle, as is the 10 meter high Ka Tieng . Also Kan Chang is a popular waterfall.
  • Visitors can visit the minority villages themselves. However, special attractions, such as traditional cemeteries (such as in the village of Ka Choan ), can only be entered in the company of a local guide who will obtain the approval of the village elder.
  • Semi-precious stones are mined in several places . The zircon mines are the best-known mining area accessible to visitors, also known as the three-district mining area . Hundreds of 60 cm wide and 12 meter deep holes have been driven into the earth here.
  • Elephant Trekking: These animals occur in the wild in Ratanakiri, but are also used by the minorities for slash and burn. Trekking tours can be undertaken with some of these elephants.

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