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· Koh Rong is located in the Koh
                   Rong Quarter of Mittaphea                    GEOGRAPHY                               NATURAL RESSOURCES
                   District, Sihanouk Ville
                  · Koh Rong Sanloem is also located      · Area of the whole island (7,826.83 Ha)     ∙ Rice planting and other agricultural
                                                                                                        operations (some abandoned 388ha)
                   in the Koh Rong Quarter of             · Length (overall) (15.5 km)                 ∙ There are at least 3 places currently
                   Mittapheap District, Sihanouk          · Width (overall) (5.2 km)                    supplying  fresh  water   (2   are
                   Ville                                  · Height of the highest point (317m)          presently sufficient year round)
                  · The Chief of the Quarter is Duch      · Natural jungle                             · Natural forest
                   Sokhom(H/P012578324/016346230)         · Minor peripheral mangrove                  · Wildlife, monkey, reptiles, squirrel
                 · The Quarter consists of 393            · White coral sand beaches                   · Bird life (incl Hornbill)
                   families divided into 5 villages       ·2waterfalls (1inPrekSvayand1inSokSan)       · Marine life





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                      VillageName           Families           Population            Notes
                                                                                                               CLIMATE


                      Prek Svay               140                                 317 families         · Tropical with relatively mild monsoonal
                                                                                                        weather in May/June and November
                                                                                      =                 28-36c in March -October and 24-32c in

                      Dem Thkov               79                                  1,382 people          November - February.
                                                                                                       · Free from typhoon weather and
                                                                                                        generally protected by the sheltered
                                                                                 Not included in        nature of the Gulf of Thailand and by
                      Sok San                 46
                                                                                development area        the Indochinese land mass from
                                                                                                        easterly patterns.
                                                                                                       · Typically prevailing wind from South
                      Rong                    52                                      52                east for 9 months (March - October)  and
                      Sanloem                                                                           Northeast for 3 months (November-
                                                                                                        February)
                                              393                1382
                  Based on 2008 study



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