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Kompong Luong (or Phumĭ Kâmpóng Luŏng) is a large floating village north of Krakor, on Tonlé Sap Lake. Its distance from Krakor and NH5 may vary from 2 to 7 km, following the seasonal expansion and shrinking of the lake. [1] Most inhabitants are Vietnamese-speaking people. [1]
The national highway and the only north-south rail link in the country bisect the district and thus most villages in the district have comparatively good access to goods and services. There is a former district Hospital at Krakor town [4] and the provincial capital and higher level services are only a short distance away. There is an active ...
Tonlé Sap, Khmer for 'vast body of fresh water' and more commonly translated as 'great lake', is a combined lake and river system of major importance to Cambodia. It is in the heart of Cambodia and is home to many floating villages. Tonle Sap is 30 minutes south of downtown Siem Reap at the port of Chong Kneas.
Kampong Phluk (Khmer: កំពង់ភ្លុក) is a commune in Prasat Bakong District in Siem Reap Province Cambodia.The name means "Harbor of the Tusks". The community largely depends on fishing for survival, primarily shrimp, [1] spending Cambodia's wet season (May–October) fishing.
Stateless Vietnamese built floating settlements in-lieu of buying land-based dwellings which require citizenship papers. [61] According to field research carried out by Cambodia's Minority Rights Organisation, interior ministry officials would confront Vietnamese fishermen in the Tonle Sap and demand bribes in order to allow them to carry out ...
Pursat (Khmer: ពោធិ៍សាត់, UNGEGN: Poŭthĭsăt, ALA-LC: Bodhi ̊sât, IPA:; meaning "Floating Banyan") is a province of Cambodia.It is in the western part of the country and borders clockwise from the north: Battambang province, the Tonlé Sap, Kampong Chhnang province, Kampong Speu province, Koh Kong province, and East Thailand.
Ponhea Lueu District (Khmer: ស្រុកពញាឮ) is a district of Kandal Province, Cambodia.The district is subdivided into 14 communes such as Chhveang, Chrey Loas, Kampong Luong, Kampong Os, Kaoh Chen, Phnum Bat, Ponhea Lueu, Ponhea Pon, Preaek Pnov, Preaek Ta Teaen, Phsar Daek, Samraong, Tumnob Thum, Vihear Luong and 141 villages (). [2]
The area is home to many Cambodians of Vietnamese origin who live in floating villages on boats by the lake. [34] Most of the fishermen of Tonlé Sap Lake are of Vietnamese origin. They have lived in Cambodia for a long time and are the main suppliers of the country's fishery market.