Svay Rieng Province

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Svay Rieng
ស្វាយរៀង
Province
Svay Rieng countryside.
Map of Cambodia highlighting Svay Rieng
Coordinates: 11°4′N 105°49′E / 11.067°N 105.817°E / 11.067; 105.817Coordinates: 11°4′N 105°49′E / 11.067°N 105.817°E / 11.067; 105.817
Country  Cambodia
Government
 • Governor Chieng Am (CPP)
Area
 • Total 2,966 km2 (1,145 sq mi)
Population (2008)[1]
 • Total 482,785
 • Density 160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+07
Dialing code +855
ISO 3166 code KH-20
Districts 7
Communes 80
Villages 690

Svay Rieng (Khmer: ស្វាយរៀង, IPA: [sʋaːj riəŋ] "Aligned Mangoes") is a province (khaet) of Cambodia. Located in the southeast, the province juts into Vietnam, which surrounds it to the north, east and south. The only other Cambodian province to border Svay Rieng is Prey Veng. The capital is Svay Rieng town. Cambodia's National Highway 1 leads to the international border checkpoint of Bavet, which leads into Vietnam.

Districts

The province is subdivided into 7 districts.

  • 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 districts are subdivided into 80 khums and 690 phums.

Geography

A portion of the province juts into Vietnam, the Parrot's Beak. (Vietnamese: Mỏ Vẹt).

Notable natives

One of the province's famous resident is the farmer turned kickboxer Thun Sophea.

References

  1. ↑ "General Population Census of Cambodia 2008 - Provisional population totals" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning. 3 September 2008. 

External links

 Tây Ninh Province,  Vietnam
Prey Veng Province
  Svay Rieng Province  
Long An Province,  Vietnam
Capital city
  • Svay Rieng
Districts


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