Banteay Meanchey Province facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Banteay Meanchey Province ខេត្តបន្ទាយមានជ័យ
Province
Street in Poipet
Map of Cambodia highlighting Banteay Meanchey
Country	Cambodia
Provincial status	1993
Capital	Serei Saophoan Municipality
Area
• Total	6,679 km2 (2,579 sq mi)
Population  (2019 census)
• Total	859,545
• Density	129/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Dialing code	+855
ISO 3166 code	KH-1
Districts	8
Communes	64
Villages	624

Banteay Meanchey is a province (khaet) of Cambodia. The capital city is Serei Saophoan.

Banteay Meanchey means "fortress of victory" in Khmer. The Tonlé Sap Biosphere Reserve is in the province. The main rivers are the Mongkol Borei and the Sisophon Rivers.

The province is divided into 7 districts and 2 municipalities:

• Malai
• Mongkol Borey
• Ou Chrov
• Phnom Srok
• Poipet Municipality
• Preah Netr Preah
• Serei Saophoan Municipality
• Svay Chek
• Thma Puok

Images for kids

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  Ruins of Banteay Chhmar Temple

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  Small lake in Serei Saophoan.

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  Poipet International Border Checkpoint

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  A train station, Serei Saophoan (CC: MTPW)

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  Banteay Chhmar facetower

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  Moat, looking east

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  Causeway and moat around the temple

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  Bas-relief depicting Khmer's War against Champa

See also

In Spanish: Provincia de Banteay Mean Chey para niños