Prey Veng province
Province of Cambodia
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Prey Veng (Khmer: ព្រៃវែង, Prey Vêng [prɨj.ʋɛːŋ]; lit. 'high forest') is a province of Cambodia. The capital is Prey Veng. The province is bordered by those of Kampong Cham to the northwest, Tbong Khmum to the northeast, Kandal to the west, and Svay Rieng to the east and by Vietnam (Đồng Tháp and Tây Ninh) or Kampuchea Krom (Phsar Dek, Kampong Kho and Rong Domrey) to the south. It is crossed by two major rivers of the country, namely the Mekong and Tonle Bassac.
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Prey Veng
ព្រៃវែង | |
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| Prey Veng Province ខេត្តព្រៃវែង | |
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 Map of Cambodia highlighting Prey Veng | |
| Coordinates: 11°29′N 105°20′E | |
| Country |  Cambodia |
| Provincial status | 1907 |
| Capital | Prey Veng |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Suon Somalin (CPP) |
| • National Assembly | 11 / 125
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| Area | |
• Total | 4,883 km2 (1,885 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 16th |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total |  1,331,111 |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| • Density | 217/km2 (560/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 4th |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (ICT) |
| Dialing code | +855 |
| ISO 3166 code | KH-14 |
| HDI (2017) | 0.555[2] medium |
Population
The total population is 947,357 persons or 7.07% of the total population of 13,388,910 persons in Cambodia.[3]
Districts
The province contains 1139 villages organized by 116 communes and 12 districts and 1 municipality. The districts are:
| ISO code | District | Khmer |
|---|---|---|
| 14–01 | Ba Phnum | ស្រុកបាភ្នំ |
| 14–02 | Kamchay Mear | ស្រុកកំចាយមារ |
| 14–03 | Kampong Trabaek | ស្រុកកំពង់ត្របែក |
| 14–04 | Kanhchriech | ស្រុកកញ្ជ្រៀច |
| 14–05 | Me Sang | ស្រុកមេសាង |
| 14–06 | Peam Chor | ស្រុកពាមជរ |
| 14–07 | Peam Ro | ស្រុកពាមរក៍ |
| 14–08 | Pea Reang | ស្រុកពារាំង |
| 14–09 | Preah Sdach | ស្រុកព្រះស្ដេច |
| 14–10 | Prey Veng Municipality | ក្រុងព្រៃវែង |
| 14–11 | Pur Rieng | ស្រុកពោធិ៍រៀង |
| 14–12 | Sithor Kandal | ស្រុកស៊ីធរកណ្ដាល |
| 14–13 | Svay Antor[citation needed] | ស្រុកស្វាយអន្ទរ |
Religion
- Buddhism (99.5%)
- Islam (0.20%)
- Christianity (0.30%)
- Animism and Other religions (0.00%)
