Sisophon

Serei Saophoan ក្រុងសិរីសោភ័ណ
City
Small lake in Serei Saophoan District
Serei Saophoan Location of Serei Saophoan, Cambodia
Coordinates: 13°35′N 102°59′E / 13.583°N 102.983°E / 13.583; 102.983
Country	Cambodia
Province	Banteay Meanchey
District	Serei Saophoan
Government
• Type	City municipality
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population (2008)[1]
• Total	181,396

Serei Saophoan (properly Svay Sisophon, Khmer: សិរីសោភ័ណ; Thai: ศรีโสภณ, RTGS: Si Sophon) is the provincial capital of Banteay Meanchey, Cambodia. The city separates Cambodia's National Highway 5 and National Highway 6. Serei Saophoan is difficult to pronounce, so often the area is written transliterated as "Sisophon", even on Cambodian signs. Its population is 61,482 in the 1998 census, changing little to 61,631 in the 2008 census having been overtaken by Poipet in size.^[2]

About forty minutes from Sisophon there is a Khmer temple ruin called Banteay Chmar.

Sisophon railway station with Phnom Bak hill behind, Dec. 2011

References

See also

• Sisophon Province
• Banteay Charm

v t e Banteay Meanchey Province Capital: Sisophon Mongkol Borei District Banteay Neang Bat Trang Chamnaom Kouk Ballangk Koy Maeng Ou Prasat Phnum Touch Rohat Tuek Ruessei Kraok Sambuor Soea Srah Reang Ta Lam Phnum Srok District Nam Tau Paoy Char Phnum Dei Ponley Spean Sraeng Rouk Srah Chik Preah Netr Preah District Chhnuor Chob Phnum Lieb Prasat Char Preah Netr Rohal Rohal Tean Kam Tuek Chour Smach Ou Chrov District Changha Koub Kuttasat Nimitt Ou Bei Choan Paoy Paet Samraong Soengh Souphi Serei Saophoan District Bos Sbov Kampong Svay Kaoh Pong Satv Mkak Ou Ambel Phniet Preah Ponlea Tuek Thla Svay Chek District Phkoam Roluos Sarongk Sla Kram Svay Chek Ta Baen Ta Phou Treas Thma Puok District Banteay Chhmar Kouk Kakthen Kouk Romiet Kumru Phum Thmei Thma Puok Malai District Boeng Beng Malai Ou Sampor Ou Sralau Ta Kong Tuol Pongro

Coordinates: 13°35′N 102°59′E / 13.583°N 102.983°E / 13.583; 102.983