Place

Banlung

Banlung is a town in northeastern Cambodia and the provincial capital of Ratanakiri Province.[1][2]

Multi-storey shophouses with balconies and shop signs along a dusty street in Banlung, with motorbikes parked in front
Shophouses along a street in Banlung, Ratanakiri Province

Administration and history

The 2008 urban-commune list names three sangkats (urban communes) under Krong Ban Lung: Kachanh, Labansiek and Yeak Laom.[3] Tour-Cambodia gives Labansiek as the town's former name and dates its becoming the provincial capital to 1979.[4]

Market and lake

Tour-Cambodia describes the town's market as a place where people from surrounding minority communities buy goods and sell agricultural and livestock products.[4] Yeak Laom is a lake in a volcanic crater.[1]

References 4
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Municipality and Province Investment Information, Ratanakiri Province (undated), hosted by Open Development Mekong
  2. ↑ Tonkin Travel, Banlung, Ratanakiri Capital (undated)
  3. ↑ Statistics Bureau of Japan, Table 3.5: Revised List of Urban Communes (Sangkats) according to Sub-Decree Annex 3 (2008 figures), page 5
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Voyage Seripheap (Tour-Cambodia), Banlung (March 27, 2026, updated May 12, 2026)
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