sentences:  The district is subdivided into 8 communes ("khum") and 152 villages ("phum").According to the 1998 Census, the population of the district was 123,879 persons in 24,261 households in 1998.With a population of over 120,000 people, Ponhea Kraek district has one of the largest district populations in Tboung Khmum province after Tboung Khmum District.