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Preah Vihear province
Province of Cambodia
Province of Cambodia
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Preah Vihear |
| native_name | ព្រះវិហារ |
| official_name | Preah Vihear Province |
| ខេត្តព្រះវិហារ | |
| native_name_lang | km |
| settlement_type | Province |
| image_skyline | Preah-vihear.jpg |
| image_caption | Preah Vihear, the temple from which the province received its name |
| image_seal | Preah Vihear.png |
| named_for | Preah Vihear |
| image_map | Cambodia Preah Vihear locator map.svg |
| map_caption | Map of Cambodia highlighting Preah Vihear |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of Preah Vihear in Cambodia |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | |
| established_title | ICJ ruling |
| established_date | 15 June 1962 |
| established_title2 | Provincial status |
| established_date2 | 22 July 1964 |
| seat_type | Capital |
| seat | Preah Vihear |
| leader_party | CPP |
| leader_title | Governor |
| leader_name | Kim Rithy |
| leader_title2 | National Assembly |
| leader_name2 | |
| area_total_km2 | 13788 |
| area_rank | 3rd |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 249,973 |
| population_rank | 18th |
| population_density_rank | 22nd |
| population_as_of | 2024 |
| population_density_km2 | 18 |
| timezone1 | ICT |
| utc_offset1 | +7 |
| area_code_type | Dialing code |
| area_code | +855 |
| iso_code | KH-13 |
| website |
ខេត្តព្រះវិហារ Preah Vihear (, UNGEGN: Preăh Vĭhar, ALA-LC: Braḥ Vihār ; 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.
Description
The province is named after Preah Vihear, a Khmer temple. 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.
On 15 April 2016, Preah Vihear recorded a temperature of 42.6 C, which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Cambodia.
Administrative divisions
The province is divided into seven districts and one municipality, further divided into 51 communes.
| ISO code | District | Khmer |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Sites
- Koh Ker complex: Koh Ker was once the capital city of Khmer Empire
- Bakan or Preah Khan Kompong Svay complex: 105 kilometres southwest of the provincial town, built under the reign of King Suryavarman I (1002–1050)
- Noreay Temples: five 7th-century temples made of Sandstone, laterite and brick, 32 kilometres northeast of the town.
- Phnom Pralean temple: a temple built to worship Brahmanism, on top of a 180 metres hill
- Neak Buos temple: 75 kilometres north of Tbaeng Meanchey
- Krapum Chhouk temple: built in the 10th century in laterite and stone, 45 kilometres south of Tbaeng Meanchey
- Kork Beng temple: a ruined laterite and sandstone temple built between 936 and 951 by a commander named Kork on the order of King Jayavarman IV
- Wat Peung Preah Ko: a place of worship in natural surroundings believed to possess strong supernatural powers.
- Preah Vihear: built in the 12th century, located between Thailand and Cambodia. It was listed as World Heritage Site in 2008.
Environment
The Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary spans multiple provinces including Preah Vihear, and the sanctuary landscape has been used for a registered REDD+ project under Japan’s Joint Crediting Mechanism involving Conservation International’s Cambodia programme.
References
References
- "History of Preah Vihear Province".
- (26 January 2021). "General Population Census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019 – Final Results". [[Ministry of Planning (Cambodia).
- "Tsbr-ed.org".
- "Exceptional Heat Wave 2016". [[Meteo France]].
- "JCM Project Design Document Form for REDD-plus: Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary - Stung Treng REDD+ project". Joint Crediting Mechanism.
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