Svay Rieng province
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Svay Rieng
ស្វាយរៀង | |
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Bavet | |
Bavet | |
Government | |
• Governor | Peng Pouthisa (CPP) |
• National Assembly | 5 / 125
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Area | |
• Total | 2,966 km2 (1,145 sq mi) |
• Rank | 21st |
Population (2019) +855 | |
ISO 3166 code | KH-20 |
Svay Rieng (
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 |
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20-01 | Chantrea | ស្រុកចន្ទ្រា |
20-02 | Kampong Rou | ស្រុកកំពង់រោទិ៍ |
20-03 | Rumduol
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ស្រុករំដួល |
20-04 | Romeas Haek | ស្រុករមាសហែក |
20-05 | Svay Chrum
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ស្រុកស្វាយជ្រំ |
20-06 | Svay Rieng Municipality
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ក្រុងស្វាយរៀង |
20-07 | Svay Teab
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ស្រុកស្វាយទាប |
20-08 | Bavet Municipality
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ក្រុងបាវិត |
These 6 districts and 2 municipalities are subdivided into 84
phums
.
Religion
The state religion is
Theravada Buddhism. More than 99.8% of the people in Svay Rieng are Buddhists, It's the second most Buddhist province in the country. Chams have been practicing Islam
for hundreds of years. A small percentage follow Christianity.
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.[3] 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
References
- ^ "General Population Census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019 – Final Results" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics. Ministry of Planning. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Final General Population Census 2019-English.pdf" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics Ministry of planning. October 2020.
- ^ Titthara, M. (2002, December). Nuts About Dancing. Leisure Cambodia. Retrieved August 15, 2020, from http://www.leisurecambodia.com/news/detail.php?id=67
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