Preah Vihear | |
Native Name: | Central Khmer: ព្រះវិហារ |
Official Name: | Preah Vihear Province Central Khmer: ខេត្តព្រះវិហារ |
Native Name Lang: | km |
Settlement Type: | Province |
Named For: | Preah Vihear Temple |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Preah Vihear in Cambodia |
Coordinates: | 13.7833°N 162°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Established Title: | ICJ ruling |
Established Date: | 15 June 1962 |
Established Title2: | Provincial status |
Established Date2: | 22 July 1964[1] |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Preah Vihear |
Leader Party: | CPP |
Leader Title: | Governor |
Leader Name: | Kim Rithy |
Leader Title2: | National Assembly |
Area Total Km2: | 13788 |
Area Rank: | 3rd |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 280,048 |
Population Rank: | 19th |
Population Density Rank: | 22nd |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Population Density Km2: | 18 |
Timezone1: | ICT |
Utc Offset1: | +7 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | +855 |
Iso Code: | KH-13 |
Preah Vihear (Central Khmer: ព្រះវិហារ, UNGEGN: Preăh Vĭhar, ALA-LC: Braḥ Vihār in Central Khmer pronounced as /preah ʋihiə/; lit. 'sacred sanctuary') is a province (khaet) of Cambodia. It borders the provinces of Oddar Meanchey and Siem Reap to the west, Kampong Thom to the south and Stung Treng to the east. Its northern boundary forms part of Cambodia's international border with Thailand and Laos. Its capital is Preah Vihear.
The province is named after the temple of Prasat Preah Vihear. The Dângrêk Mountains and the Cambodia/Thailand border are in the north of Preah Vihear province.
Preah Vihear is one of the nine provinces that are part of the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve.[3]
On 15 April 2016, Preah Vihear recorded a temperature of 42.6C, which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Cambodia.[4]
The province is divided into seven districts and one municipality, further divided into 51 communes.
ISO code | District | Khmer | |
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13-01 | Chey Saen | Central Khmer: ស្រុកជ័យសែន | |
13-02 | Chhaeb | Central Khmer: ស្រុកឆែប | |
13-03 | Choam Khsant | Central Khmer: ស្រុកជាំក្សាន្ត | |
13-04 | Kuleaen | Central Khmer: ស្រុកគូលែន | |
13-05 | Rovieng | Central Khmer: ស្រុករវៀង | |
13-06 | Sangkom Thmei | Central Khmer: ស្រុកសង្គមថ្មី | |
13-07 | Tbaeng Meanchey | Central Khmer: ស្រុកត្បែងមានជ័យ | |
13-08 | Preah Vihear Municipality | Central Khmer: ក្រុងព្រះវិហារ |