Saom Thum () is a commune in Ou Ya Dav District in northeast Cambodia. It contains three villages and has a population of 1,964. In the 2007 commune council elections, three of the commune's five seats went to the Cambodian People's Party and two went to the Sam Rainsy Party."Official Results of the 2007 Commune Councils Election in Ratank Kiri" . National Election Committee, No 4.58/07 NEC.SG.PIB (April 18, 2007). Accessed June 6, 2008. The land alienation rates in Saom Thum was low as of January 2006."Land Alienation in Indigenous Minority Communities - Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia" . NGO Forum on Cambodia (August 2006). Accessed June 6, 2008. (See Ratanakiri Province for background information on land alienation.)
Village"Final Population Totals, Rotanak Kiri Province, 1998" . Cambodia National Institute of Statistics. Accessed June 6, 2008."Ratanak Kiri Province" . Cambodia National Institute of Statistics. Accessed June 6, 2008. Population(1998) Sex ratio(male/female)(1998) Number ofhouseholds(1998) NotesSaom Klueng 852 0.91 131 Saom Trak 696 0.92 136 Saom Kol 416 1.06 62
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