These are Tonle Sap floating villages and their location moves depending on the water level in the lake.

The district capital is at Krakor town, which is located on National Highway Number 5 about 160 kilometres by road from Phnom Penh.

There is a former district Hospital at Krakor town [4] and the provincial capital and higher level services are only a short distance away.

These villagers have had an uneasy relationship with Fishery Administration officials over claims of illegal fishing in protected areas of the lake.

In April 2007 this unease culminated in an incident that led to the deaths of three fishermen and the torching of the commune fisheries office.