Ratanakiri Province Profile

General Situation

pulation: Based on data 2005 Provincial Survey, total of population are 125,456 (63,615);

Potentiality:
Tourism;
Agro-industry;

Main Issue;
Education, Health Service, Land Security, Access to Forest
Resources, Hydro Dam, and Tourism (Summary of issue in Ratanakiri)

Geography:

• Ratanakiri is located in NE of Cambodia, distance 588 Km from PNH;
• Boundary: North to Lao, East to Vietnam, South to Mondulkiri province, West to Stoeung Treng province.
• District: 9, Communes: 49 and 246 villages;
• Ethnics: 7 (Tampuen, Kreung, Jrai, Brou, Kawet, Kachok, Lun, Phnong and Rhade); = 70.2% but JSPS Research Doc Feb 2007, 75% of population are indigenous
• Minorities: 11.6% and 18.% of Khmer

(Source of Provincial Population Survey: PLG-Ratanakiri 2003-04)