Banteay Mean Chey
Administrative division:
| No. of Districts | 8 |
| No. of Communes | 63 |
| No. of Villages | 604 |
Households: 110,994 of which 21.6% Female Headed.
Population:
| Total | 577,772 |
| Males | 283,358 |
| Females | 294,414 |
Sex Ratio: 96.2
Dependency Ratio: 88.2%
Population Density: 87 per Km2
Urbanization Rate: 17.1%
Population distribution by broad Age Groups:
| 0 - 14 | 15 - 64 | 65 and above |
| 44.3 | 53.1 | 2.5 |
Marital Status:
| Sex |
Never Married |
Married |
Widowed |
Divorced |
Separated |
| Both Sexes | 28.0 | 63.7 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 |
|
Males |
31.9 |
65.7 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
|
Females |
24.4 |
61.9 |
10.1 |
3.2 |
0.4 |
Literacy Rate:
| Both Sexes |
Males |
Females |
| 63.8 |
72.5 |
55.6 |
General Activity and Unemployment Rate:
|
Rate |
Both Sexes |
Males |
Females |
|
General Activity |
55.2 |
57.7 |
52.9 |
|
Unemployment |
8.0 |
6.3 |
9.7 |
Number of Migrants: 192,714 which is 33.4%
of the province population.
Distribution of Migrants by Previous Residence:
|
Previous Residence |
Both Sexes |
Males |
Females |
|
Within the province |
50.5 |
51.5 |
49.5 |
|
From another province |
36.1 |
35.6 |
36.6 |
|
From outside Cambodia |
13.4 | 12.9 | 13.9 |
Distribution of Households by Main Source of Drinking Water:
|
Piped water |
Tube/ Pipe well |
Dug well |
Spring, river stream |
Bought |
Other |
|
1.1 |
11.4 |
26.5 |
44.0 |
6.7 |
10.3 |
Distribution of Households by Main Source of Light:
|
City Power |
Generator |
City Power and Generator |
Kerosene |
Battery |
Other Sources |
|
8.2 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
84.6 |
2.9 |
0.5 |
Distribution of Households with Toilet Facility:
|
Total |
Urban |
Rural |
|
10.4 |
27.2 |
7.1 |
Distribution of Households by Main Type of Fuel for Cooking:
|
Firewood |
Charcoal |
Kerosene |
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) |
Others |
|
90.6 |
7.6 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.3 |