Kong Pisei District
District in Kampong Speu, Cambodia
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Kong Pisei District (Khmer: ស្រុកគងពិសី) is a district located in Kampong Speu Province, in central Cambodia.
Kong Pisei
ស្រុកគងពិសី | |
|---|---|
  Kong Pisei Location in Cambodia | |
| Coordinates: 11°22′N 104°39′E | |
| Country |  Cambodia |
| Province | Kampong Speu |
| Communes | 13 |
| Villages | 250 |
| Population (1998)[1] | |
• Total | 97,006 |
| Time zone | +7 |
| Geocode | 0503 |
It is home to a Wing Star Shoes factory.[2]
In 2016, plans were announced for the construction of a "Chinese-funded agricultural special economic zone (SEZ) with facilities to research plant diseases."[3] Also in 2016, damage to the Ou Treng reservoir caused flooding along National Route 3. The flood was caused by "three days of heavy rain and the release of water from the 7 Makara reservoir downstream from Kampong Speu province through the Prek Tnort river."[4]
In February 2019, the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) was called in to dispose of a 340 kg US M117 bomb that was discovered in Chamkar Doung village.[5]
Administration
Kong Pisei District is subdivided into 13 communes (khum)[6]
| Khum (Commune) | Phum (Villages) |
|---|---|
| 050301 Angk Popel Commune | |
| 050302 Chongruk Commune | |
| 050303 Moha Ruessei Commune | |
| 050304 Pechr Muni Commune | |
| 050305 Preah Nipean Commune | |
| 050306 Prey Nheat Commune | |
| 050307 Prey Vihear Commune | |
| 050308 Roka Kaoh Commune | |
| 050309 Sdok Commune | |
| 050310 Snam Krapeu Commune | |
| 050311 Srang Commune | |
| 050312 Tuek L'ak Commune | |
| 050313 Veal Commune | |
