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Peam Bang

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Peam Bang
Commune and village
Peam Bang is located in Cambodia
Peam Bang
Peam Bang
Coordinates: 12°44′N 104°16′E / 12.733°N 104.267°E / 12.733; 104.267
Country Cambodia
ProvinceKampong Thom
DistrictStoung
Population
 (1998)
 • Total2,218
Time zoneUTC+7

Peam Bang is a village and commune in Stoung District, Kampong Thom Province, Cambodia. According to the 1998 census of Cambodia it had a total population of 2,218 people, living in 391 households.[1] The Tonle Sap is the most prominent geographical feature; the village lies on its banks. It contains the Boeng Tonle Chhmar reserve. Studies conducted in 2008 revealed that only about 39% of the communal population were educated.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "General Population Census of Cambodia 1998, Final Census Results" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning, Cambodia. August 2002. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  2. ^ Neth, Baromey (2008). Ecotourism as a Tool for Sustainable Rural Community Development and Natural Resources Management in the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve. kassel university press GmbH. p. 79. ISBN 978-3-89958-465-3. Retrieved 21 July 2012.