| Banteay Meanchey ខេត្តបន្ទាយមានជ័យ |
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| Country | Cambodia |
| Capital | Serei Saophoan |
| Government | |
| • Governor | H.E. Ong Oeun |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,679 km2 (2,578.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 678,033 |
| • Density | 101.5/km2 (262.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+07 |
| Dialing code | +855 |
| ISO 3166 code | KH-1 |
| Districts | 8 |
| Communes | 64 |
| Villages | 624 |
Banteay Meanchey (Khmer: ខេត្តបន្ទាយមានជ័យ) is a Cambodian province. It is in the northwest of the country, and its capital is Serei Saophoan. In the Khmer language. There is an international border crossing to Thailand located within the province in Poipet town. Banteay Meanchey is one of the nine provinces that is part of the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve.[2]
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Banteay Meanchey means "Fortress of Victory". The Chey part of its name is derived from the Sanskrit word Jaya (जय) meaning Victory, and Banteay meaning Fortress
The area was part of the extensive Khmer empire, with its most notable remains the Banteay Chhmar temple in the north of the province, built in 12th century towards the 13th century.
In the 17th century Siam took control over Cambodia, and made the area of the modern province part of Serei Saophoan Province. In 1907 Siam had to cede control to the French, and it was then included into Battambang Province.
In 1988 the province Banteay Meanchey was split off from Battambang, originally consisting of the five districts Mongkol Borei, Thmar Pouk, Serei Sophorn, Preah Netpreah and Phnom Srok.[3]
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The province is subdivided into 8 districts (srok), which are further subdivided in 64 communes (khum) and 634 villages (phum).[4]
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Geocodes are from the National Institute of Statistics.[5]
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