Banteay Meanchey

បន្ទាយ មាន ជយ Banteay Meanchey
Basic data
Country	Cambodia
Capital	Sisophon
surface	6679 km²
Residents	837,600 (2017)
density	125 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	KH-1
Banteay Torp Temple

Coordinates: 13 ° 45 '  N , 103 ° 0'  E

The province of Bantey Meanchey ( Khmer បន្ទាយ មាន ជយ , transcription : Bântéay Méancheăy , IPA : [ ɓɑntiːə̯j miːə̯nceə̯j ]) is located in the northwest of Cambodia and borders on Thailand . The provincial capital is called Sisophon .

The province is divided into eight districts and has 64 parishes and 634 villages.

Geocode	Khmer	District names
0102	ស្រុក មង្គលបុរី	Mongkol Borei
0103	ស្រុក ភ្នំស្រុក	Phnum Srok
0104	ស្រុក ព្រះនេត្រព្រះ	Preah Netr Preah
0105	ស្រុក អូរជ្រៅ	Ou Chrov
0106	ក្រុង សិរីសោភ័ណ	Serey Sophone City
0107	ស្រុក ថ្មពួក	Thma Puok
0108	ស្រុក ស្វាយចេក	Svay Chek
0109	ស្រុក ម៉ាឡៃ	Malaii

history

The province, the name of which can be roughly translated as “fortress of victory”, was an integral part of the Khmer Empire as early as the times of Angkor . Some remaining temples from the 12th century still bear witness to this today. The most important of these facilities is Banteay Chhmar , which is 60 km north of the provincial capital. In the 17th century, the neighboring Siam got control of the region, which later had to be handed over to the French colonial power . At their time, Banteay Meanchey still belonged to the neighboring province of Battambang . In 1988 the province was spun off.

Web links

Commons : Banteay Meanchey Province  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Wikivoyage: Banteay Meanchey  - Travel Guide

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistically projected population figures for 2017 on citipopulation.de