Preah Vihear province
Province of Cambodia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Province of Cambodia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Preah Vihear (Khmer: ព្រះវិហារ, UNGEGN: Preăh Vĭhar, ALA-LC: Braḥ Vihār [preah ʋihiə]; lit. 'sacred sanctuary') is a province (khaet) of Cambodia. It borders the provinces of Oddar Meanchey and Siem Reap to the west, Kampong Thom to the south and Stung Treng to the east. Its northern boundary forms part of Cambodia's international border with Thailand and Laos. Its capital is Preah Vihear.
Preah Vihear
ព្រះវិហារ | |
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Preah Vihear Province ខេត្តព្រះវិហារ | |
Coordinates: 13°47′N 104°58′E | |
Country | Cambodia |
ICJ ruling | 15 June 1962 |
Provincial status | 22 July 1964[1] |
Named for | Preah Vihear Temple |
Capital | Preah Vihear |
Government | |
• Governor | Kim Rithy (CPP) |
• National Assembly | 1 / 125
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Area | |
• Total | 13,788 km2 (5,324 sq mi) |
• Rank | 3rd |
Population (2023)[2] | |
• Total | 280,048 |
• Rank | 19th |
• Density | 18/km2 (50/sq mi) |
• Rank | 22nd |
Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
Dialing code | +855 |
ISO 3166 code | KH-13 |
Website | www |
The province is named after the temple of Prasat Preah Vihear. The Dângrêk Mountains and the Cambodia/Thailand border are in the north of Preah Vihear province.
Preah Vihear is one of the nine provinces that are part of the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve.[3]
On 15 April 2016, Preah Vihear recorded a temperature of 42.6 °C (108.7 °F), which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Cambodia.[4]
The province is divided into seven districts and one municipality, further divided into 51 communes.
ISO code | District | Khmer |
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13-01 | Chey Saen | ស្រុកជ័យសែន |
13-02 | Chhaeb | ស្រុកឆែប |
13-03 | Choam Khsant | ស្រុកជាំក្សាន្ត |
13-04 | Kuleaen | ស្រុកគូលែន |
13-05 | Rovieng | ស្រុករវៀង |
13-06 | Sangkom Thmei | ស្រុកសង្គមថ្មី |
13-07 | Tbaeng Meanchey | ស្រុកត្បែងមានជ័យ |
13-08 | Preah Vihear Municipality | ក្រុងព្រះវិហារ |
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