Dambae District

Dambae

តំបែរ
Dambae តំបែរ
District
	Dambae District; ស្រុកតំបែរ
	Dambae Location in Cambodia
	Coordinates: 11°54′40″N 105°51′15″E / 11.91111°N 105.85417°E
Country	Cambodia
Province	Tboung Khmum
Population (1998)
• Total	51,650
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Geocode	2504

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Dambae (Khmer: តំបែរ, Tâmbêr [ɗɑmɓae], lit. 'The Wine Source') is a district (srok) of Tboung Khmum Province, Cambodia. The district capital is Dambae 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 of Kampong Cham Province, Kampong Cham, and 47 kilometres south of the city of Kratié, the capital of Kratié Province.^[2]

Dambaer district is home to the Haung resort and waterfall, a 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 mountain scenery including 1,800 hectares of natural forest. The waterfalls have worn out a 1,425 square metre stone crater below the cascade.^[3]

Location

Dambae 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 Dambae is Ponhea Kraek District. Dambae shares its western border with Tboung Kmum and Krouch Chhmar districts.^[4]

Administration

Formerly part of the Kampong Cham Province, Dambae 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.

Communes	Khmer	Villages
Chong Cheach	ចុងជាច	Kouk 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
Dambae	តំបែរ	Dambae, Chrey Phluk, Kakaoh, Trapeang Ruessei, Khcheay, Svay Popeah, Thnal, Chey Sambatt
Kouk Srok	គោកស្រុក	Sieng Khveang, Kouk Char, Trapeang Srangae, Kouk Srok, Chheu Teal Chrum, Trapeang Ruessei, Veal Andaeuk, Trapeang Chhuk, SomBor Meas
Neang Teut	នាងទើត	Khnor, Pongro, Chambak, Neang Teut, Sangkom
Seda	សេដា	Kampong Reang, Veal Touch, Svay Kambet, Krasang, Sampoar, Andoung Lngieng, Ta Kaev, Tuol Pras, Chi Theang, Chhung Ta Sau, Srerksach, Keangthmey, BreakChorChomren, Bengthmey, Sethasaenchey, Donghar, Hompark
Tuek Chrov	ទឹកជ្រៅ	Trabaek, Tuek Chrov, Me Sar, Khley, Ph'av, Srama, Choam Trakuon, Krasang, Srae Veaeng
Trapeang Pring	ត្រពាំងព្រីង	Banghaeur Khlaeng, Srae Kak, Chambak, Pralaoh, Trapeang Pring, Kampraeus, Srae Prang, Bos Khnor, Chi Trun, Tuol Sambour, Cheysoksan, Samakom 16, Senmonorom

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

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

External links

11°54′40″N 105°51′15″E / 11.91111°N 105.85417°E / 11.91111; 105.85417

[1] General Population Census of Cambodia, 1998: Village Gazetteer. National Institute of Statistics. February 2000. pp. 38–39.

[Total_Atlas-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.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[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.

[1998_Census-6] General Population Census of Cambodia, 1998: Village Gazetteer. National Institute of Statistics. February 2000. pp. 32–73.

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