| Name | Ratanakiri |
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| Native name | រតនគិរី |
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| Native name lang | khm |
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| Settlement type | Province |
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| Image alt | Primitive thatched houses on stilts lining a dusty red dirt road. Surrounding vegetation includes a variety of trees and some banana plants. |
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| Map caption | Location of Ratanakiri in Cambodia |
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| Map alt | Map showing location of Ratanakiri in northeast Cambodia |
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| Coordinates type | type:adm1st_region:KH |
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| Coordinates display | title |
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| Subdivision type | Country |
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| Subdivision name | Cambodia |
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| Established title | Established |
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| Established date | 1959 |
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| Named for | Khmer: រតនៈ (gem) + គិរី (mountain) |
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| Seat type | Capital |
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| Seat | Banlung |
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| Leader title | Governor |
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| Leader name | Pao Ham Phan |
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| Area total km2 | 10782 |
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| Title | Languages in Ratanakiri (2008) |
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| Titlebar | #ddd |
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| Float | right |
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| Caption | Note: Khmer Loeu ethnic groups are indicated in blue. |
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While highland peoples have inhabited Ratanakiri for well over a millennium, lowland peoples have migrated to the province in the last 200 years. As of 1998, various highland groups collectively called
Khmer Loeu made up just more than half of Ratanakiri's population. These groups included the
Tampuan (24.3%),
Jarai (17.1%),
Kreung (16.3%),
Brou (7.0%),
Kachok (2.7%),
Kavet (1.9%),
Kuy (0.5%), and
Lun (0.1%). The remainder consisted of
Vietnamese (0.7%),
Cham (0.6%), and
Chinese (0.3%). Since the 1998 census, migration to Ratanakiri from elsewhere in Cambodia has accelerated, which has likely increased the proportion of Khmers in the province. Though the official language of Ratanakiri (like all of Cambodia) is
Khmer, each indigenous group speaks its own language.
Health, education, and development
Health indicators in Ratanakiri are the worst in Cambodia. Ratanakiri has Cambodia's highest rates of
maternal and
child mortality, with 22.9% of children dying before the age of five. Most Ratanakiri residents (61.1%) obtain water from springs, streams, ponds, or rain; much of the remainder (32.2%) obtains water from dug
wells. Most households use
kerosene lamps and other sources such as
oil lamps for lighting, and few (39.5% in Banlung District and 2.1% elsewhere) have toilet facilities. A
variety of NGOs, including
Oxfam and
Health Unlimited, work to improve health and living conditions in the province.
Khmer Loeu diets in Ratanakiri are largely dictated by the food that is available for harvesting or gathering. Most Khmer Loeu diets are low in protein, which is limited in availability. Domestic animals such as pigs, cows, and buffaloes are only eaten when sacrifices are made. In the rainy season, many varieties of vegetables and leaves are gathered from the forest. (Vegetables are generally not cultivated.) Commonly eaten fruits include bananas, jackfruit, papayas, and mangoes. Village spatial organization varies by ethnic group. In Jarai villages, vast longhouses are inhabited by all extended families, with the inner house divided into smaller compartments. Tampuan villages may follow either pattern.
Nearly all Khmer Loeu are animist, and their cosmologies are intertwined with the natural world. Many villagers have also observed a loss of respect for elders and a growing divide between the young and the old. Young people have begun to refuse to abide by traditional rules and have stopped believing in spirits.
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External links
Map of Ratanakiri
Official tourism site
Category:Provinces of Cambodia
Category:States and territories established in 1959
![Ratanakiri (Khmer: រតនគិរី[1]) is a province in northeastern Cambodia that borders Laos to the north, Vietnam to the east, Mondulkiri Province to the south, and Stung Treng Province to the west. The province extends from the mountains of the Annamite Range in the north, across a hilly plateau between the Tonle San and Tonle Srepok rivers, to tropical deciduous forests in the south. In recent years, logging and mining have scarred Ratanakiri's environment, long known for its beauty.](http://web.archive.org./web/20110408004905im_/http://cdn.wn.com/pd/3c/df/c966788ccd656a45db12f73ac0ff_grande.jpg "Ratanakiri (Khmer: រតនគិរី[1]) is a province in northeastern Cambodia that borders Laos to the north, Vietnam to the east, Mondulkiri Province to the south, and Stung Treng Province to the west. The province extends from the mountains of the Annamite Range in the north, across a hilly plateau between the Tonle San and Tonle Srepok rivers, to tropical deciduous forests in the south. In recent years, logging and mining have scarred Ratanakiri's environment, long known for its beauty.")
![Ratanakiri (Khmer: រតនគិរី[1]) is a province in northeastern Cambodia that borders Laos to the north, Vietnam to the east, Mondulkiri Province to the south, and Stung Treng Province to the west. The province extends from the mountains of the Annamite Range in the north, across a hilly plateau between the Tonle San and Tonle Srepok rivers, to tropical deciduous forests in the south. In recent years, logging and mining have scarred Ratanakiri's environment, long known for its beauty.](http://web.archive.org./web/20110408004905im_/http://cdn.wn.com/pd/3c/df/c966788ccd656a45db12f73ac0ff_thumb.jpg "Ratanakiri (Khmer: រតនគិរី[1]) is a province in northeastern Cambodia that borders Laos to the north, Vietnam to the east, Mondulkiri Province to the south, and Stung Treng Province to the west. The province extends from the mountains of the Annamite Range in the north, across a hilly plateau between the Tonle San and Tonle Srepok rivers, to tropical deciduous forests in the south. In recent years, logging and mining have scarred Ratanakiri's environment, long known for its beauty.")
