Monday, March 03, 2008

Cambodia launches second post-war census

PHNOM PENH, March 3 (Xinhua) -- With a budget of over six million U.S. dollars and a staff of almost 40,000 officials, Cambodia's second post-war population census began on Monday, local media reported.

The 10-day census is a major undertaking, the Mekong Times newspaper said, citing San Sy Than, director general of the Planning Ministry's National Institute of Statistics (NIS).

Each interviewer will gather data on 120 families, he added.

Census officials have been trained and notified families that a census would be taking place, San Sy Than said, explaining that basic demographic, economic, cultural and social information will be gathered.

"We will also gather family-related information about residential situations and household equipment," he was quoted as saying.

This work will help identify the number and characteristics of the people and to estimate population growth from the village level to the Kingdom as a whole, he added.

The Planning Ministry will announce the preliminary results of the census in August and the complete data by 2009, San Sy Than said.

Cambodia held the first post-war census in 1998, which showed the kingdom had a population of 11.4 million people.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yes, this info will be important for all of us. From this, we can predict more accurately when everyone will be out of the jungles. I can't wait for this info.

Anonymous said...

Illegal Vietnamese immigrants should be included in this National Census process.

Anonymous said...

Everybody will be included, and shamefully, gorilla too.

Anonymous said...

12:33 PM

No, we cannot include these son-of-bitches gorillas. Now, I'm going on a hunger strike!

Anonymous said...

Oh yeah, you're right. What was I thinking?

Thank for looking out after me, mate (4:03)

Anonymous said...

Now, I'm going on a hunger strike again, this time, in front of the White House for (the U.S.) not repatriating these gorilla criminals to Cambodia soon enough!

Good news for gorillas!















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