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Encyclopedia > Battambang Province
Battambang
បាត់ដំបង
Statistics
Area: 11,702 km²
Inhabitants: 793,129 (1998)
Pop. density: 67.7 inh./km²
ISO 3166-2: KH-2
Map
Map of Cambodia highlighting Battambang Province

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):

  • 0201 Banan
  • 0202 Thma Koul
  • 0203 Bat Dambang
  • 0204 Bavel
  • 0205 Ek Phnom
  • 0206 Moung Ruessei
  • 0207 Rotanak Mondol
  • 0208 Sangkae
  • 0209 Samlout
  • 0210 Sampov Loun
  • 0211 Phnum Proek
  • 0212 Kamrieng
  • 0213 Koas Krala

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. ...


Notable Citizens

Ros Sereysothea was a Cambodian singer and songwriter who was popular in the 1960s and early 70s in Phnom Penh. ...

External Links

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


 
 

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