Mondulkiri Province

Mondulkiri (Khmer: មណ្ឌលគីរី, literally: "Mountain of the Mandala.") is an eastern province ofCambodia. It is the most sparsely populated province in the country despite being the largest in land area. The capital is Senmonorom town. Mondulkiri is known for its forested hills and powerful waterfalls. Mondulkiri is a candidate for eco-tourism in Cambodia.
80 percent of the Mondulkiri's population is made up of ten tribal minorities, with the majority of them being Pnong. The remaining 20 percent are Khmer, Chinese and Muslim Cham. The population lives off the land, planting rice, fruit trees and a variety of vegetables. Others grow strawberries, coffee, rubber and cashew nuts. Although more and more houses are built in 'Khmer style', you still can find the traditional Phnong houses. In the houses you'll find big jars, which are said to be more than a thousand years old, and traditional gongs. There are various sorts of gongs used at different occasions. Jars and gongs are among the most valuable possessions of indigenous communities both in traditional and spiritual as well as material terms. During the times of Pol Pot those objects were buried in hidden places in the jungle and in many cases they still wait in the ground.
Waterfalls

Many majestic waterfalls are found in Mondulkiri.

Bou Sra Waterfall

Located at Pich Chinda District, 43 kilometers from Senmonorom town, Bou Sra is the largest waterfall, made famous by a popular Khmer song in Mondulkiri and has two stages.

Senmonorom Waterfall

5 km from town and an easy walk, is not much to look at and used to be a nice picnic spot until the Japanese built a hydro electric power station there and stole all the water.

Romnea Waterfall

10 kilometers from Senmonorom, is actually 1 of 3 large waterfalls that has now been deforested and privatised by a Guesthouse.

Villages

  • Pou Lung, 10 km (15 min) from Senmonorom
  • Pou Trou, 20 km (1 hour) from Senmonorom
  • Pou Tang, 8 km (30 min) from Senmonorom
  • Landgrabbing ,Instances of dispossession of indigenous lands are occurring in some parts of the province and also in the adjacent province ofRatanakkiri.[citation needed] Over one hundred and twenty thousand hectares of forest covering communal lands have been lost in the 2007/2008 economic cycle due to landgrabbing.

    Districts

  • The province is subdivided into 5 districts, which are further subdivided into 21 communes and 98 villages.
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