Damnak Chang'aeur District

Damnak Chang'aeur ស្រុកដំណាក់ចង្អើរ
—  District  —
Country	Cambodia
Province	Kep
Communes	3
Villages	11
Population (1998)[1]
- Total	18,341
Time zone	+7

Damnak Chang'aeur District (Khmer: ស្រុកដំណាក់ចង្អើរ) is a district (Khan) in the city of Kep, Cambodia. It is the largest district of Kep city and a train track from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville runs through here. The district is subdivided into 3 Sangkats (sections) and 11 Kroms (groups).^[2]

In June 1994, Phnom Voar in Damnak Chang'aeur hit the intertational headlines as the site of the kidnapping of three westerners, Australian David Wilson, 29, Briton Mark Slater, 28, and Frenchman Jean-Michel Braquet, 27 from a train by Khmer Rouge forces led by Commander Chouk Rin.^[3]

Subdivisions

• 230101 អង្កោល Angkaol Section
  • 23010101 អំពេង Ampeng Group
  • 23010102 ទួលស្រង Tuol Srangam Group
  • 23010103 កោះសោម Kaoh Saom Group
  • 23010104 អង្កោល Angkaol Group
• 230102 អូរក្រសារ Ou Krasar Section
  • 23010201 អូរក្រសារ Ou Krasar Group
  • 23010202 ដំណាក់ចំបក់ Damnak Chambak Group
• 230103 ពងទឹក Pong Tuek Section
  • 23010301 អូរដូង Ou Doung Group
  • 23010302 ព្រៃតាកុយ Prey Ta Koy Group
  • 23010303 ភ្នំលាវ Phum Leav Group
  • 23010304 រនេស Rones Group
  • 23010305 ចំការបី Chamkar Bei Group

References

1. ^ General Population Census of Cambodia, 1998: Village Gazetteer. National Institute of Statistics. February, 2000. pp. 1–4. 
2. ^ National Institute of Statistics, Kep Province, Damnak Chang'aeur District
3. ^ "Deaths of Khmer Rouge victims cry out for justice". The Australian. February 3, 2007. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21160350-2703,00.html. Retrieved 2009-01-16.