Svay Rieng Province

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Svay Rieng
ស្វាយរៀង

Statistics
Country:	Cambodia
Division:	Province
Area:	2,966 km²
Inhabitants:	482,785[1] (2008)
Pop. density:	162.8 inh./km²
Districts:	7
Communes:	80
Villages:	690
ISO 3166-2:	KH-20
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Svay Rieng (Khmer: ស្វាយរៀង) is a province in the southeast of Cambodia. The capital is Svay Rieng town. Cambodia's National Highway 1 leads to the international border checkpoint of Bavet, which leads into Vietnam.

The province is subdivided into 7 districts.

• 2001 Chanthrea -​ ចន្រ្ទា
• 2002 Kampong Rou -​ កំពង់រោទ៍
• 2003 Romdoul -​ រំដួល
• 2004 Romeas Haek -​ រមាសហែក
• 2005 Svay Chrom -​ ស្វាយជ្រំ
• 2006 Svay Rieng -​ ស្វាយរៀង
• 2007 Svay Theab -​ ស្វាយទៀប

These 7 districts are subdivided into 80 khums and 690 phums.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Notable Natives 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Geography

A portion of the province juts into Vietnam, the so-called Parrot's Beak. (Vietnamese: Mo Vet).

[edit] Notable Natives

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

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Provincial resources
• Official tourist site

v • d • e Svay Rieng Province Capital city: Svay Rieng Chanthrea • Kampong Rou  • Romdoul  • Romeas Haek  • Svay Chrom  • Svay Rieng  • Svay Theab

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Coordinates: 11°4′N 105°49′E / 11.067°N 105.817°E / 11.067; 105.817