Prey Veng (, ; ) is a province of Cambodia. The capital is Prey Veng. The province is bordered by those of Kampong Cham to the northwest, Tbong Khmum to the northeast, Kandal to the west, and Svay Rieng to the east and by Vietnam (Đồng Tháp, Long An and Tây Ninh) or Kampuchea Krom (Phsar Dek, Kampong Kho and Rong Domrey) to the south. It is crossed by two major rivers of the country, namely the Mekong and Tonle Bassac.

Population

The total population is 947,357 persons or 7.07% of the total population of 13,388,910 persons in Cambodia.

Districts

alt=Golden rice field in Prey Veng province|thumb|240x240px|Golden rice field in Prey Veng province

The province contains 1139 villages organized by 116 communes and 12 districts and 1 municipality. The districts are:

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! ISO code

! District

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| 14–01

| Ba Phnum

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| 14–02

| Kamchay Mear

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| 14–03

| Kampong Trabaek

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| 14–04

| Kanhchriech

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| 14–05

| Me Sang

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| 14–06

| Peam Chor

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| 14–07

| Peam Ro

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| 14–08

| Pea Reang

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| 14–09

| Preah Sdach

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| 14–10

| Prey Veng Municipality

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| 14–11

| Pur Rieng

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| 14–12

| Sithor Kandal

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| 14–13

| Svay Antor

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Religion

References

  • Prey Veng at Royal Government of Cambodia website

Sources

Cambodian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries