Battambang is Cambodia's second-largest city (urban area population is nearly 1,000,000.00 and the capital of Battambang Province. It is an elegant riverside town, home to some of the best-preserved colonial architecture in the country. Until recently Battambang was off the map for road travellers, but facilities have recently been improved and it makes a great base for visiting the nearby temples (Phnom Banon, Wat Ek Phnom...) and villages. It's a secondary hub on the overland route between Thailand and Vietnam, and if National Highway 6 from Poipet to Siem Reap is ever upgraded it'll become an even smaller hub. The network of charming old French shop houses clustered along the riverbank is the real highlight here, and there are a number of wats scattered around the town. The small museum has a collection of Angkorian-era artefacts, and beyond the town there's a number of hilltop temples, yet more wats and a large lake. One of the more famous hills is Phnom Sampeau (Ship Hill) with the notorious killing caves Crowded Shibuya, Tokyo shopping district An urban area is an area with an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... Battambang (also Batdambang) is a province of Cambodia. ... Poipet is a Cambodian town on the Thai/Cambodian border. ... Fruit vendor at the Siem Reap market. ...

Battambang is now a smooth, sealed 293km (181mi) bus or share-taxi ride from the capital. A railway also connects Battambang to Phnom Penh, but passenger service is only once a week. (See Transport in Cambodia) City motto: No motto City proper Province Phnom Penh Mayor Kep Chuktema ( ) Area 376 km² Population 2,009,264(2006) Density 5343. ... War and continuing fighting severely damaged Cambodias transportation system — a system that had been inadequately developed in peacetime. ...

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Sister cities

• Stockton, California, USA

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External Links

• Battambang - The Rice Bowl of Cambodia (Official Webseite of the Provincial Town Battambang) - Travel information and more.

37 photos from Battambang and Surroundings

Coordinates: 13°06′N, 103°12′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...