ខែត្រពោធិ៍សាត់
Pursat Province (Khmer: ខេត្តពោធិ៍សាត់) is the fourth largest province in Cambodia. It is located in the western part of the country and borders clockwise from the north with Battambang Province, the Tonlé Sap, Kampong Chhnang Province, Kampong Speu Province, Koh Kong Province, and Thailand. It is located between the Tonle Sap and the northern end of the Cardamom Mountains. The Pursat River bisects the province, running from the Cardamoms in the west to the Tonle Sap in the east. Pursat is accessible by National Highway 5, by boat, rail and by numerous smaller roads. The capital, Pursat town, lies 174 kilometres north west of Phnom Penh by road and 106 kilometres south east of Battambang.[2]ស្រុកកណ្តៀងរួមមាន៩ឃុំ ៖
* ឃុំអន្លង់វិល
* ឃុំបន្ទាយដី
* ឃុំកណ្តៀង
* ឃុំកញ្ជរ
* ឃុំរាំងទិល
* ឃុំស្រែស្តុក
* ឃុំស្វាយលួង
* ឃុំស្យា
* ឃុំវាល
Location
Kandieng shares a border with the districts of Bakan to the west, Sampov Meas to the south and Krakor to the east. The northern part of the district encompasses a portion of the Tonle Sap lake and there is one settlement on the edge of the lake at Reang Til.[2] This is a Tonle Sap floating village and the location moves depending on the water level in the lake.According to the 1998 Census, Kandieng district is made up of 9 communes and 113 villages. The population of the district was 53,335 in 10,148 households at the time of the last census.[3]
Characteristics
Kandieng is home to several villages of traditional sculptors who work in marble. Buddhist statues and animal carvings are in strong demand and pieces from Kandieng are sold as far away as Phnom Penh and Siem Reap. The marble is quarried in the Cardamom Mountains in Veal Veang district and often transported to Kandieng via oxcart. In these villages marble carving is a skill that has been handed down through families over generations. [4]Although there are many execution sites in Pursat, Kandieng is also home to one of the major execution sites (sometimes called killing fields) of the Khmer Rouge in Pursat province. It is located near Srae Sdok about 6 kilometres from the Tonle Sap. The Tuol Purchrey killing site was a military fort for government soldiers during the Lon Nol period. Systematic executions were carried out at Tuol Purchrey from 1975 until 1978. People were transported to the site in large trucks, ordered out, tied up at gun point, and marched to be killed. Local researchers who visited and mapped the site interviewing surviving eyewitnesses estimated that over 10,000 people were executed here over 3 years. [5]
* ឃុំបឹងបត់កណ្តោល
* ឃុំបឹងខ្នារ
* ឃុំខ្នារទទឹង
* ឃុំមេទឹក
* ឃុំអូរតាប៉ោង
* ឃុំរំលេច
* ឃុំស្នាមព្រះ
* ឃុំស្វាយដូនកែវ
* ឃុំតាលោ
* ឃុំត្រពាំងជង
Bakan District (Khmer: ស្រុកបាកាន) is a district in Pursat Province, Cambodia. The district capital is at Trapeang Chong located on National Highway 5 around 15 kilometres north of the provincial capital at Pursat town.[2]
According to the 1998 Census, Bakan is made up of 10 communes and 156 villages. The population of the district was 121,229 persons in 22,494 households at the time of the census. [3] Bakan is the most populous district in Pursat province.
Location
Bakan shares a border with Battambang Province to the north and the district of Veal Veang to the west. To the south of Bakan are Phnum Kravanh and Sampov Meas districts. Bakan shares its eastern border with Kandieng district. To the northeast Bakan encompasses a portion of the Tonle Sap lake. Three villages in this part of the district are Tonle Sap floating villages. Their location moves depending on the water level in the lake.Characteristics
The national highway and the only north-south rail link in the country bisect the district and thus most villages have comparatively good access to goods and services. There is a district Hospital at Boeng Khnar [4] and the provincial capital and higher level services are only a short distance away. There is an active market that spills over onto the highway at Trapeang Chong and this combined with the recent resurfacing of the highway has led to increased traffic accidents and road fatalities.[5]Wat Bakan
Wat Bakan or Bakan Pagoda is one of the oldest active pagodas in the country. The Buddhist Institute of Cambodia notes that the original pagoda is over 800 years old and has been in continuous use as a temple. It is regarded as one of the holiest sites in Cambodian Buddhism.[6] Parts of the original pagoda can still be seen around a small mound behind one of the buildings of the main temple. During the Khmer Rouge years many stones from the old temple were taken to build an embankment and repair bridges at DamnakAmpilnearby.[7]ស្រុកក្រគររួមមាន១១ឃុំ៖
- ឃុំអន្លង់ត្នោត
- ឃុំអន្សាចំបក់
- ឃុំបឹងកន្ទួត
- ឃុំឈើតុំ
- ឃុំកំពង់លួង
- ឃុំកំពង់ពោធិ
- ឃុំក្បាលត្រាច
- ឃុំអូរសណ្តាន់
- ឃុំស្នាអន្សា
- ឃុំស្វាយស
- ឃុំត្នោតជុំ
Krakor District (Khmer: ស្រុកក្រគរ) is a district in Pursat Province, Cambodia. The district capital is Krakor town located 25 kilometres west of the provincial capital at Pursat town.
Location
Krakor is the westernmost district of Pursat province and borders on Kampong Chhnang to the west. To the north the district encompasses a portion of the Tonle Sap lake and there are several villages on the edge of the lake. These are Tonle Sap floating villages and their location moves depending on the water level in the lake. The districts of Kandieng and Sampov Meas form the eastern border and Phnum Kravanh district lies to the south. The district capital is at Krakor town which is located on National Highway Number 5 about 160 kilometres by road from Phnom Penh.[2]Characteristics
According to the 1998 Census, Krakor district is made up of 11 communes and 103 villages. The population of the district was 74,222 in 14,347 households at the time of the last census.[3]The national highway and the only north-south rail link in the country bisect the district and thus most villages in the district have comparatively good access to goods and services. There is a former district Hospital at Krakor town [4] and the provincial capital and higher level services are only a short distance away. There is an active market that spills over onto the highway at Krakor town and this combined with the recent resurfacing of the highway has led to increasing traffic accidents and road fatalities.[5]
Fishing Tragedy
Located on the Tonle Sap, Krakor district is well known for fishing and prahok trey ngiet and other fish products are exported to markets in Pursat and Phnom Penh. Most of these fish are collected by floating fishing villages in the northern part of the district, near the district town. These villagers have had an uneasy relationship with Fishery Administration officials over claims of illegal fishing in protected areas of the lake. In April 2007 this unease culminated in an incident that led to the deaths of three fishermen and the torching of the commune fisheries office. Three fishermen, including a pregnant woman, were shot and killed with AK-47s by a group of Fisheries officials who claimed they were attacked by the fishermen. [6]ស្រុកភ្នំក្រវាញរួមមាន៧ឃុំ៖
- ឃុំបាក់ចិញ្ចៀន
- ឃុំលាច
- ឃុំផ្ទះរុង
- ឃុំព្រងិល
- ឃុំរកាត
- ឃុំសន្ទ្រែ
- ឃុំសំរោង
Phnum Kravanh district (Khmer: ស្រុកភ្នុំក្រវាញ) is a district in Pursat Province, Cambodia. In English the name translates to the Cardamom Mountains.
Location
Phnum Kravanh shares a border with Veal Veang district to the west and Koh Kong, Kampong Speu and Kampong Chhnang provinces to the south. Bakan and Sampov Meas districts are to the north and Krakor district is on the north eastern boundary.[2] Previously Phnum Kravanh was much larger and stretched to the Thai border. However, in 1997 the western part of the district was taken to form the new district of Veal Veang.
The southern part of the district is largely unpopulated and has few roads. It forms a major part of the Central Cardamom range. According to the 1998 Census, Phnum Kravanh district is made up of 7 communes and 55 villages. The population of the district was 54,136 in 10,390 households at the time of the census.[3]
Characteristics
The district is large and sparsely populated with a population density of only around 15 person per square kilometre. Most of the district is forested, mountainous and some parts are still heavily mined particularly around Pteah Rung commune near the district capital. [4]
Phnum Kravanh is also home to around 130 families of the few remaining ethnic minority Pear people.[5] These families originally lived in the highlands of the Cardamom Mountains but were forced to move to the lowlands beside the Pursat River during the years of the Khmer Rouge regime. [6]
- ឃុំចំរើនផល
- ឃុំកោះជុំ
- ឃុំលលកសរ
- ឃុំផ្ទះព្រៃ
- ឃុំព្រៃញី
- ឃុំរលាប
- ឃុំស្វាយអាត់
Location
Sampov Meas is located in the center of the most populated part of the province. The district is completely surrounded by other districts and is the only district in Pursat that shares no border with another province. North of Sampov Meas lies Kandieng district, while Bakan forms the northeastern and eastern borders. Phnum Kravanh is to the south and Krakor forms the western boundary along National Highway Number Five.[2] This is the smallest district in Pursat province by land area and has the highest population density.The Pursat River, which begins in the Northern Cardamoms, flows through the center of the district at Pursat town on its way to the Tonle Sap. There are small parks alongside the river where urban residents of Sampov Meas often come to sit in the cool of the evening.
Characteristics
The provincial capital Pursat town is located in Sampov Meas district 188 kilometres from Phnom Penh by road. This is considered to be an urban rather than a rural district. According to the 1998 Census, Sampov Meas district is made up of 7 communes and 64 villages. The population of the district was 57,523 in 10,856 households at the time of the last census.[3]The national highway and the only north-south rail link in the country bisect the district and thus all villages in the district have excellent access to goods and services. The provincial hospital is located in Pursat town [4] and there are numerous schools and other services available. Sampov Meas district also hosts a campus of the University of Management and Economics in the provincial capital. [5]
ស្រុកវាលវែងរួមមាន៥ឃុំ៖
- ឃុំអន្លង់រាប
- ឃុំក្រពើពីរ
- ឃុំអូរសោម
- ឃុំប្រម៉ោយ
- ឃុំថ្មដា
Characteristics
Veal Veang shares a border with Battambang Province to the north, Thailand to the west, Koh Kong Province to the south and the Pursat districts of Phnum Kravanh and Bakan to the east. The northern end of the Cardamom Mountains cover the eastern edge of Veal Veang to the Thai border.[2] According to the 1998 Census, Veal Veang district is made up of 5 communes and 20 villages.[3] However, the population of the district was not enumerated in the census due to security concerns.[4] From 1979 until the end of the 1990s, Veal Veang was one of the last remaining strongholds of the Khmer Rouge.The legacy of the Cambodian civil war and over 30 years of Khmer Rouge occupation has left many parts of the district heavily contaminated with landmines.[5] As mines are cleared and roads improved, logging both legal and illegal threatens the remaining forested areas. Veal Veang is also home to around 300 families of the few remaining ethnic minority Pear people.[6]
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