Peam Bang

Peam Bang
Commune and village
Peam Bang
Coordinates: 12°44′N 104°16′E / 12.733°N 104.267°E / 12.733; 104.267
Country  Cambodia
Province Kampong Thom
District Stoung
Population (1998)
  Total 2,218

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

  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.


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