Ban Pong (commune)
Ban Pong (Khmer: បានប៉ុង) is a commune in Veun Sai District in northeast Cambodia. It contains two villages and has a population of 1795. In the 2007 commune council elections, all five seats went to members of the Cambodian People's Party. Land alienation is a problem of moderate severity in Ban Pong. (See Ratanakiri Province for background information on land alienation.)
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