Serei Saophoan (city)
Serei Saophoan (Khmer: ក្រុងសិរីសោភ័ណ, Khmer pronunciation: [seʔrəi saopʰoə̯n], "Beautiful Freedom"), is the capital and largest city of Banteay Meanchey Province and the fourth most populous city in Cambodia. The city separates Cambodia's National Highway 5 and National Highway 6. Its administrative name is "Serei Sophon" as used by the government. The more commonly used name "Sisophon" is derived from the Thai pronunciation "Si Sophon" when it was under the Thai rule. Another nickname "Svay" is used mainly by truck drivers, train drivers and workers transporting goods. The origin of the word "Svay" is unknown. Its population is 61,482 in the 1998 census, changing little to 61,631 in the 2008 census having been overtaken by Poipet in size.[2]
Serei Saophoan
ក្រុងសិរីសោភ័ណ | |
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City | |
 Small lake in Serei Saophoan District | |
  Serei Saophoan Location of Serei Saophoan, Cambodia | |
| Coordinates: 13°35′N 102°59′E | |
| Country |  Cambodia |
| Province | Banteay Meanchey |
| District | Serei Saophoan |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Municipality |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
| • Total | 99,019 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+7 (Cambodia) |
About forty minutes from Sisophon there is a Khmer temple ruin called Banteay Chmar.
References
- "General Population Census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019 – Final Results" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics. Ministry of Planning. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- http://www.citypopulation.de/Cambodia.html Citypopulation.de Cambodia
External links
Sisophon travel guide from Wikivoyage
See also
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- "General Population Census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019 – Final Results" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics. Ministry of Planning. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.