Chamkar Leu District


Chamkar Leu District is a district of Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia. The district capital is Chamkar Leu town. The town is located at the junction of National Roads 71 and 222 around north east of the provincial capital at Kampong Cham city. The district is significant producer of rubber, both for domestic consumption and for export. Two large rubber co-operatives, Chamkar Andong Plantation and Chamkar Leu Plantation are located in the district. At, the state-owned Chamkar Andong plantation is one of the largest in the country.

Location

Reading from the north clockwise, Chamkar Leu shares a border with Kampong Thom Province to the north and the district of Stueng Trang to the east. To the south of Chamkar Leu are Kampong Siem and Prey Chhor districts. Chamkar Leu shares its western border with Baray District of Kampong Thom province.

Administration

His Excellency Klouth Chenda is the district governor and reports to H.E. Kouch Chamroeun the Governor of Kampong Cham. The following table shows the villages of Chamkar Leu district by commune.
Khum Phum
Bos KhnaorSaray, Doun Thi, Thlok Kravan, Veal Thnong, Bos Khnor, Chranaom, Prasaeur, Dab Meakkakra, Sameakki, ចំការកប្បាស, Samsebbram
Chamkar AndoungChamkar Andoung, Souchey, Svay Chuor, Ou Kravan, Doun Bos, Choam Chrey, ភូមិលេខ ២, ភូមិ១១, ភូមិ៣៣, ភូមិ២២, តាប្រ៉ុក, ភូមិលេខ ១, សហគ្រាស, សហគ្រាន់, ស្រោងចាន់, រោងចក្រ, ក្រុមហ៊ុន
CheyyouSpueu Ka, Cheyyou, Ou Pes, Trapeang Ruessei, Trapeang Lpov
Lvea LeuKbal Hong Thmei, Kbal Hong Chas, Kralaeng Kaeut, Kralaeng Lech, Lvea Cheung, Lvea Tboung, Phum Bei
SpueuBanteay Chey, Popreng, Ou Veay, Peaeng Meas Cheung, Peaeng Meas Tboung, Spueu Lech, Spueu Kaeut, Veal
Svay TeabTrapeang Beng, Pramat Dei, Veal Ri Lech, Svay Teab, Proeks, Thnal Baek Lech, Tang Krang, Mouha, Bos Thlan, Srae Preal, Ou Dar, Thnal Baek Kaeut, Veal Ri Kaeut, ភូមិ៧៧
Ta OngTa Ong, Sampoar, Tuol Prak, Tuol Meas, Tuol Paen, Chamraeun Phal, Trapeang Chhuk, Tuol Srov, Phum Samseb, Phum Sammuoy, Phum Sampir, Phum Sambei, Phum Sambuon
Ta ProkSrae Prang, Rumchek, Neang Laeung, Svay Teab, Ou Ta Saeng, Chhuk, Phlak

Demographics

The district is subdivided into 8 communes and 85 villages. According to the 1998 Census, the population of the district was 125,862 persons in 24,338 households in 1998. With a population of well over 100,000 people, Chamkar Leu is the third most populous district in Kampong Cham province, after Tbong Khmum and Prey Chhor. The average household size in Chamkar Leu is 5.2 persons per household, slightly larger than the rural average for Cambodia. The sex ratio in the district is 95.5%, with more females than males.

Recent history

Located in eastern Cambodia, not far from the border with Vietnam, Chamkar Leu was the site of significant fighting during the Cambodian Civil War. During the Second Indochina War the district was heavily bombed by both B-52 and smaller aircraft. One of the senior leaders of the Khmer Rouge, Ke Pauk was born in nearby Baray District. According to his auto-biography, Pauk joined the nascent Cambodian Communist movement in Svay Teab, Chamkar Leu District, Kampong Cham.