Kien Svay District

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Kien Svay
ស្រុកគៀនស្វាយ
District (srok)
A field in Kien Svay
Kien Svay
Location in Cambodia
Coordinates: 11°30′32″N 105°4′31″E / 11.50889°N 105.07528°E / 11.50889; 105.07528
Country  Cambodia
Province Kandal
Communes 12
Villages 46
Population (1998)[1]
  Total 148,358
Time zone +7
Geocode 0802

Kien Svay (Khmer: ស្រុកគៀនស្វាយ) is a district (srok) of Kandal Province, Cambodia. The district is subdivided into 12 communes (khum) and 46 villages (phum).[2] Near the town there is a "resort" of small shacks on stilts above a river. This is a popular weekend jaunt for Phnom Penh residents. Kien Svay District is lied on road number 1. It's connected between Phnom Penh Capital to Svay Rieng Province. Most of people here are Farmers.

References

  1. General Population Census of Cambodia, 1998: Village Gazetteer. National Institute of Statistics. February 2000. pp. 149–152. 
  2. "Kandal Administration". Royal Government of Cambodia. Retrieved 2009-02-01. 

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Coordinates: 11°30′32″N 105°4′31″E / 11.50889°N 105.07528°E / 11.50889; 105.07528


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