Ka Choun

{{short description|Commune in Veun Sai District, Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia}} {{Infobox settlement  | name = Ka Choun | native_name = កាចូន | native_name_lang = khm | settlement_type = Commune | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_alt = | image_seal = | seal_alt = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = | map_alt = | map_caption = Map highlighting Ka Choun | pushpin_map = Cambodia | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location within Cambodia | coordinates = {{coord|display=inline,title|region:KH_type:city}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{CAM}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Ratanakiri Province | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Veun Sai | parts_type = Villages | parts_style = para | p1 = 6 | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_footnotes = | leader_party = | leader_title = | leader_name = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 1397 | population_as_of = 1998 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note = | geocode = 160904 | timezone1 = UTC+07 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = | website = | footnotes = }} {{Contains special characters|Khmer}} '''Ka Choun''' ({{langx|km|កាចូន}}) is a commune in Veun Sai District in northeast Cambodia. It contains six villages and has a population of 1,397.<ref name=stats>{{cite web|url=http://www.stats.nis.gov.kh/CENSUSES/villagegaz/p16.pdf |title=Final Population Totals, Rotanak Kiri Province, 1998 |publisher=Cambodia National Institute of Statistics |accessdate=June 6, 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081029061900/http://www.stats.nis.gov.kh/CENSUSES/villagegaz/p16.pdf |archivedate=October 29, 2008 }}</ref> In the 2007 commune council elections, all five seats went to members of the Cambodian People's Party.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.necelect.org.kh/English/ElectionResult/2007/Official%20results/24provinces/16%20Ratanak%20Kiri.pdf |title=Official Results of the 2007 Commune Councils Election in Ratank Kiri |publisher=(sic) National Election Committee, No 4.58/07 NEC.SG.PIB |date=April 18, 2007 |accessdate=June 6, 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602210959/http://www.necelect.org.kh/English/ElectionResult/2007/Official%20results/24provinces/16%20Ratanak%20Kiri.pdf |archivedate=June 2, 2008 }}</ref> Land alienation is a problem of moderate severity in Ka Choun.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ngoforum.org.kh/Land/Docs/Indigenous/Land_Alienation_draft.pdf |title=Land Alienation in Indigenous Minority Communities - Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia |publisher=NGO Forum on Cambodia |date=August 2006 |accessdate=June 6, 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080614044247/http://www.ngoforum.org.kh/Land/Docs/Indigenous/Land_Alienation_draft.pdf |archivedate=June 14, 2008 }}</ref> (See Ratanakiri Province for background information on land alienation.)

==Villages== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Village<ref name=stats/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cambodia.gov.kh/unisql1/egov/english/province/ratanakiri.html |title=Commune name: Ratanak Kiri (រតនគីរី) |publisher=Cambodia National Institute of Statistics |accessdate=June 6, 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602230356/http://www.cambodia.gov.kh/unisql1/egov/english/province/ratanakiri.html |archivedate=June 2, 2008 }}</ref> || Population<ref name=stats/> (1998) || Sex ratio<ref name=stats/> (male/female) (1998) || Number of households<ref name=stats/> (1998) |- |Ka Choun Leu || 341 || 1.02 || 61 |- |Ka Choun Kraom || 319 || 1.04 || 54 |- |Vang || 143 || 0.93 || 29 |- |Vay || 103 || 0.84 || 20 |- |Tiem Leu || 239 || 1.03 || 44 |- |Ka Lim || 252 || 1.15 || 56 |}

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Category:Communes of Ratanakiri province