Lumphat District

Lumphat (Khmer: លំផាត់) is a district in Ratanakiri Province, north-east Cambodia. In 1998, it had a population of 10,301.^[1]

Lumphat លំផាត់
District
Lumphat Location in Cambodia
Coordinates: 13°25′N 107°0′E
Country	Cambodia
Province	Ratanakiri
Communes	Chey Otdam, Ka Laeng, La Bang Muoy, La Bang Pir, Pa Tang, Seda
Population  (1998)
• Total	10,301
Time zone	UTC+7 (Cambodia time)
District code	1605

Lomphat, the former capital of Ratanakiri, is located in the district on the Srepok River. The town is home to fewer than 800 people. The district gives its name to the Lomphat Wildlife Sanctuary, a preservation area for the many unique species indigenous to Northeast Cambodia.

Administration

The district is subdivided into six communes (khum),^[2] which are further subdivided into 26 villages (phum).

Commune	Villages[1][3]	Population (1998)[1]
Chey Otdam	Ou Kan, Srae Chhuk, Sam Kha, Dei Lou, Thmei, Lumphat	2,832
Ka Laeng	Says, Ka Laeng, Ka Nang Ket	1,026
La Bang Muoy	Kam Phlenh, Ka Tueng, Ka Tieng, Ka Lang	912
La Bang Pir	Ka Tieng, Ka Chanh	670
Pa Tang (Ba Tang)	Ul, Pruok, Pa Tang, Chang Rea	1,964
Seda	Thmei, Pa Tat, Kaeng San, Sakmotr Leu, Poum, Nang Hai, Sakmotr Kraom	2,897