Svay Rieng Province
Appearance
Svay Rieng ស្វាយរៀង | |
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Map o Cambodie heichlichtin Svay Rieng | |
Coordinates: 11°4′N 105°49′E / 11.067°N 105.817°E | |
Kintra | Cambodie |
Caipital | Svay Rieng |
Area | |
• Total | 2966 km2 (1,145 sq mi) |
Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 482,785 |
• Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+07 |
Dialin code | +855 |
ISO 3166 code | KH-20 |
Destricts | 7 |
Communes | 80 |
Veelages | 690 |
Svay Rieng (Khmer: ស្វាយរៀង, IPA: [sʋaːj riəŋ] "Aligned Mangoes") is a province (khaet) o Cambodie. Locatit in the sootheast, the province juts intae Vietnam, which surroonds it tae the north, wast an sooth. The anerlie ither Cambodie province tae border Svay Rieng is Prey Veng. The caipital is Svay Rieng. Cambodie's Naitional Heich-gate 1 leads tae the internaitional border checkpoint o Bavet, which leads intae Vietnam.
Destricts
[eedit | eedit soorce]The province is subdividit intae 7 destricts.
- 2001 Chanthrea - ចន្រ្ទា
- 2002 Kampong Rou - កំពង់រោទ៍
- 2003 Romdoul - រំដួល
- 2004 Romeas Haek - រមាសហែក
- 2005 Svay Chrom - ស្វាយជ្រុំ
- 2006 Svay Rieng - ស្វាយរៀង
- 2007 Svay Theab - ស្វាយទៀប
These 7 destricts are subdividit intae 80 khums an 690 phums.
Geography
[eedit | eedit soorce]A portion o the province juts intae Vietnam, the Parrot's Beak. (Vietnamese: Mỏ Vẹt).
Notable natives
[eedit | eedit soorce]Ane o the province's famous resident is the fermer turned kickboxer Thun Sophea.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "General Population Census of Cambodia 2008 - Provisional population totals" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning. 3 September 2008.