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Svay Rieng province

Coordinates: 11°4′N 105°49′E / 11.067°N 105.817°E / 11.067; 105.817
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Svay Rieng
ស្វាយរៀង
Svay Rieng Province
ខេត្តស្វាយរៀង
Bavet
Official seal of Svay Rieng
Map of Cambodia highlighting Svay Rieng
Map of Cambodia highlighting Svay Rieng
Coordinates: 11°4′N 105°49′E / 11.067°N 105.817°E / 11.067; 105.817
Country Cambodia
Provincial status1907
CapitalSvay Rieng
Largest cityBavet
Government
 • GovernorPeng Pouthisa (CPP)
 • National Assembly
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Area
 • Total2,966 km2 (1,145 sq mi)
 • Rank21st
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • TotalIncrease 577,507
 • Rank14th
 • Density177/km2 (460/sq mi)
  • Rank6th
Time zoneUTC+07:00 (ICT)
Dialing code+855
ISO 3166 codeKH-20

Svay Rieng (Khmer: ស្វាយរៀង, UNGEGN: Svay Riĕng [sʋaːj riəŋ], lit.'The Mango's Range') is a province (khaet) in Cambodia. Located in the southeast, the province juts into Vietnam (Long An and Tây Ninh), which surrounds it to the north, east and south. The only other Cambodian province to border Svay Rieng is Prey Veng. The capital is Svay Rieng while the largest city is Bavet, which is the international border between Cambodia and Vietnam.

Districts and municipalities

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The province is subdivided into 6 districts and 2 municipalities.

ISO code District Khmer
20-01 Chantrea ស្រុកចន្ទ្រា
20-02 Kampong Rou ស្រុកកំពង់រោទិ៍
20-03 Rumduol ស្រុករំដួល
20-04 Romeas Haek ស្រុករមាសហែក
20-05 Svay Chrum ស្រុកស្វាយជ្រំ
20-06 Svay Rieng Municipality ក្រុងស្វាយរៀង
20-07 Svay Teab ស្រុកស្វាយទាប
20-08 Bavet Municipality ក្រុងបាវិត

These 6 districts and 2 municipalities are subdivided into 84 khums and 690 phums.

Religion

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Religion in Svay Rieng (2019 census)[2]

  Buddhism (99.8%)
  Islam (0.1%)
  Christianity (0.1%)
  Animism and Other religions (0.1%)

The state religion is Theravada Buddhism. More than 99.8% of the people in Svay Rieng are Buddhists, It's the second most Buddhist province in the country. Chams have been practicing Islam for hundreds of years. A small percentage follow Christianity.

Geography

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The province projects into Vietnam and is referred to as the Parrot's Beak (Vietnamese: Mỏ Vẹt).

Culture

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Dance

Svay Rieng province is the birthplace of the Cambodian coconut dance.[3] It originated around 1960 in Romeas Haek District. The dance is a performance with coconuts involving men and women.

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "General Population Census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019 – Final Results" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics. Ministry of Planning. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Final General Population Census 2019-English.pdf" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics Ministry of planning. October 2020.
  3. ^ Titthara, M. (2002, December). Nuts About Dancing. Leisure Cambodia. Retrieved August 15, 2020, from http://www.leisurecambodia.com/news/detail.php?id=67
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