Poipet
Poipet
ប៉ោយប៉ែត | ||
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Municipality Poipet | | |
Population (2019)[1] | ||
• Total | 98,934 | |
• Density | 3,614/km2 (9,360/sq mi) | |
Time zone | UTC+07:00 (ICT) |
Poipet | |
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Khmer name | |
Khmer | ប៉ោយប៉ែត UNGEGN: Paôypêt GD: Paoypaet ALA-LC: P″oip″aet IPA: [paojpaet] |
Poipet (Khmer: ប៉ោយប៉ែត [paojpaet]) is a city on the Cambodian-Thai border, in Poipet Municipality, Banteay Meanchey Province. It is a key crossing point between the two countries, and also extremely popular as a gambling destination as gambling is popular, but mostly illegal in Thailand.
Poipet is adjacent to the town of
Transport
The Poipet border is a terminus of the
On 22 December 2022, Prime Minister Hun Sen said that the government has been conducting studies on high-speed railways connecting domestically and to neighbouring countries. “We are conducting studies on high-speed railways connecting Phnom Penh to Preah Sihanouk province and to the border with Thailand.”[4]
Casinos in the city
There is a strip of casinos and hotels between the Cambodian and Thai passport control counters, enabling Thais and other foreigners to gamble in Cambodia without needing to go through Cambodian immigration. In Cambodia, gambling is illegal for Cambodian citizens but not for holders of foreign passports. There is another border on the Cambodian side of this strip area that one needs to pass before being free to travel within the rest of the country.
On 28 December 2022, a fire at the Grand Diamond City Hotel and Casino killed 27 people and injured dozens of others.[5]
Gallery
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Poipet border crossing into Cambodia
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Poipet during sunset
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Casino and street scape
References
- ^ "General Population Census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019 – Final Results" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics. Ministry of Planning. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Cambodia: Provinces, Districts, Cities, Communes, City Districts - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de.
- ^ Ailing railway set for upgrade. The Phnom Penh Post, Wednesday, 29 October 2008.
- ^ Chea Vanyuth (23 December 2022). "Cambodia on track for high-speed railway". Khmer Times.
- ^ Sinith, Heng; Cheang, Sopheng (December 30, 2022). "26 bodies found as search ends at Cambodian hotel fire site". ABC News. Retrieved December 30, 2022.