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Svay Rieng

ស្វាយរៀង
Province
Svay Rieng Province
ខេត្តស្វាយរៀង
Bavet
Bavet
Official seal of Svay Rieng
Seal
Map of Cambodia highlighting Svay Rieng
Map of Cambodia highlighting Svay Rieng
Country  Cambodia
Provincial status 1907
Capital Svay Rieng
Largest city Bavet
Area
 • Total 2,966 km2 (1,145 sq mi)
Area rank 21st
Population
 (2019)
 • Total Increase 525,497
 • Rank 13th
 • Density 177/km2 (460/sq mi)
 • Density rank 6th
Time zone UTC+07:00 (ICT)
Dialing code +855
ISO 3166 code KH-20

Svay Rieng (Khmer: ស្វាយរៀង, UNGEGN: Svay Riĕng [sʋaːj riəŋ]) is a province (khaet) in Cambodia. Located in the southeast, the province juts into Vietnam (Long An and Tây Ninh), which surrounds it to the north, east and south. The only other Cambodian province to border Svay Rieng is Prey Veng. The capital is Svay Rieng while the largest city is Bavet, which is the international border between Cambodia and Vietnam.

Districts and municipalities

The province is subdivided into 6 districts and 2 municipalities.

ISO code District Khmer
20-01 Chantrea ស្រុកចន្ទ្រា
20-02 Kampong Rou ស្រុកកំពង់រោទិ៍
20-03 Rumduol ស្រុករំដួល
20-04 Romeas Haek ស្រុករមាសហែក
20-05 Svay Chrum ស្រុកស្វាយជ្រំ
20-06 Svay Rieng Municipality ក្រុងស្វាយរៀង
20-07 Svay Teab ស្រុកស្វាយទាប
20-08 Bavet Municipality ក្រុងបាវិត

These 6 districts and 2 municipalities are subdivided into 84 khums and 690 phums.

Geography

The province projects into Vietnam and is referred to as the Parrot's Beak (Vietnamese: Mỏ Vẹt).

Culture

Dance

Svay Rieng province is the birthplace of the Cambodian coconut dance. It originated around 1960 in Romeas Haek District. The dance is a performance with coconuts involving men and women.

Notable people

  • U Sam Ouer, poet and former UN delegate
  • Khieu Samphan, former president and convicted war criminal
  • Thun Sophea, kickboxer

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Provincia de Svay Rieng para niños

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