Pou Rieng (Khmer: ស្រុកពោធិ៍រៀង),[2] formerly Kampong Leav (Khmer: ស្រុកកំពង់លាវ), is a district located in Prey Veng province, in south-eastern Cambodia.
Administration
According to the 1998 census, the Kampong Leav District consisted of 8 communes[3] with a total population of 55,054.[4] In 2008–2009 three communes—Baray, Cheung Tuek and Kampong Leav—formed a new district, the Prey Veng Municipality;[5] according to the 2008 census, the population of the resulting five-commune district was 29,259.[1]
In 2011 the district was renamed Pou Rieng (or Pur Rieng) and two communes which previously belonged to the Pea Reang district—Kampong Ruessei and Preaek Ta Sar—were added to the district.[2] In 2019 the Ta Kao Commune was incorporated to the Prey Veng Municipality.[2]
The following table shows the communes in the district as of 2020.[2]
Code | Communes | Khmer |
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141101 | Pou Rieng | ឃុំពោធិ៍រៀង |
141102 | Preaek Anteah | ឃុំព្រែកអន្ទះ |
141103 | Preaek Chrey | ឃុំព្រែកជ្រៃ |
141104 | Prey Kanlaong | ឃុំព្រៃកន្លោង |
141106 | Kampong Ruessei | ឃុំកំពង់ឫស្សី |
141107 | Preaek Ta Sar | ឃុំព្រែកតាសរ |