Battambang (also Batdambang) is a province of Cambodia. It is in the northwest of the country, and its capital is Battambang. The name literally means loss of stick referring to a legend of Preah Bat Dambang Kranhoung (Kranhoung Stick King). Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... ISO 3166-2 for Cambodia (ISO 3166-1 : KH) The purpose of this family of standards is to establish a worldwide series of short abbreviations for places, for use on package labels, containers and such. ... Image File history File links Cambodia-Battambang. ... Cambodia is subdivided into 20 provinces (ខេត្ត = khet) and 4 province-level municipalities (ក្រុង = krong). ... Battambang is Cambodias second-largest city (urban area population is nearly 1,000,000. ...
The province is subdivided into 13 districts (srok):
Battambang is home to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows / SOS Children's Village, an orphanage. It is also home to Samlaut Multiple Use Area. Banan District, literally means the south of Ba (abbreviation for Chongqing in memory of ancient Ba State), is a district of Chongqing municipality. ... Battambang is Cambodias second-largest city (urban area population 124,290 according to the 1998 census) and the capital of Battambang Province. ... Samlaut Multiple Use Area is a protected area in northwestern Cambodia. ...