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Banteay Meanchey is a Cambodian province. It is in the northwest of the country, and its capital is Sisophon
Sisophon

Sisophon is the capital city of Banteay Meanchey, Cambodia. The city separates Cambodia's National Highway 5 and National Highway 6 . Serei Saophoan is difficult to pronounce, so often the area is written transliterated as "Sisophon", even on Cambodian signs....
. In the Khmer language
Khmer language

Khmer , or Cambodian, is the language of the Khmer people and the official language of Cambodia. It is the second most widely spoken Austro-Asiatic languages, with speakers in the tens of millions....
, Banteay Meanchey means "Fortress of Victory". There is an international border crossing to Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
 located within the province in Poipet
Poipet

Poipet is a Cambodian town on the Cambodia/Thailand border, in Ou Chrov district, Banteay Meanchey Province. It is a key crossing point between the two countries, and also extremely popular as a gambling destination as gambling is popular, but illegal in Thailand....
 town. Banteay Meanchey is one of the nine provinces that is part of the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve
Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve

The Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve is a unique ecological phenomenon surrounding the Tonle Sap or Great Lake of Cambodia. In 1997, it was successfully nominated as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve....
.

anteay Meanchey is located in the northwest of the country, bordering Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
 to the north and west.






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Banteay Meanchey is a Cambodian province. It is in the northwest of the country, and its capital is Sisophon
Sisophon

Sisophon is the capital city of Banteay Meanchey, Cambodia. The city separates Cambodia's National Highway 5 and National Highway 6 . Serei Saophoan is difficult to pronounce, so often the area is written transliterated as "Sisophon", even on Cambodian signs....
. In the Khmer language
Khmer language

Khmer , or Cambodian, is the language of the Khmer people and the official language of Cambodia. It is the second most widely spoken Austro-Asiatic languages, with speakers in the tens of millions....
, Banteay Meanchey means "Fortress of Victory". There is an international border crossing to Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
 located within the province in Poipet
Poipet

Poipet is a Cambodian town on the Cambodia/Thailand border, in Ou Chrov district, Banteay Meanchey Province. It is a key crossing point between the two countries, and also extremely popular as a gambling destination as gambling is popular, but illegal in Thailand....
 town. Banteay Meanchey is one of the nine provinces that is part of the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve
Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve

The Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve is a unique ecological phenomenon surrounding the Tonle Sap or Great Lake of Cambodia. In 1997, it was successfully nominated as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve....
.

Geography

]] Banteay Meanchey is located in the northwest of the country, bordering Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
 to the north and west. Neighboring provinces are Oddar Meancheay
Oddar Meancheay

Oddar Meanchey is a provinces of Cambodia of Cambodia. The capital is Samraong town.Only a few households in Oddar Meancheay have access to electricity....
 to the northeast, Siem Reap
Siem Reap Province

Siem Reap , is a province located in northwestern Cambodia, on the shores of the Tonle Sap lake. The provincial capital is Siem Reap town. The name literally means Siamese defeated referring to the victory of the Khmer Empire over the army of the Thai kingdom of Ayutthaya Kingdom in the 17th Century....
 to the east, and Battambang
Battambang Province

Battambang is a provinces of Cambodia of Cambodia. It is in the northwest of the country, and its capital is Battambang. The name literally means loss of stick referring to a legend of Preah Bat Dambang Kranhoung ....
 to the south. To the west is the Thai province Sa Kaeo
Sa Kaeo Province

Sa Kaeo is a Provinces of Thailand of Thailand.It is located in the east of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chanthaburi Province, Chachoengsao Province, Prachinburi Province, Nakhon Ratchasima Province and Buriram Province....
, to the north Buriram
Buriram Province

Buri Ram is one of the Isan Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Sa Kaeo Province, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Khon Kaen Province, Maha Sarakham Province and Surin Province....
.

Poipet
Poipet

Poipet is a Cambodian town on the Cambodia/Thailand border, in Ou Chrov district, Banteay Meanchey Province. It is a key crossing point between the two countries, and also extremely popular as a gambling destination as gambling is popular, but illegal in Thailand....
 is a town on the Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
/Cambodia
Cambodia

The Kingdom of Cambodia is a country in South East Asia with a population of over 13 million people. The kingdom's capital and largest city is Phnom Penh....
 border
Border

Borders define geography boundaries of political geography or legal jurisdictions, such as governments, states or Subnational entity. They may foster the setting up of buffer zones....
. It is a key crossing point between the two countries, and also extremely popular as a gambling
Gambling

Gambling is the wikt:wager#Verb of money or something of material Value on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods....
 destination as gambling is popular, but illegal in Thailand. There is a strip of casino
Casino

A casino is, in the modern sense of the word, a facility that houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. Casinos are most commonly built near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships and other tourist attractions....
s and hotels between the Thai and Cambodian passport control counters, enabling Thais to gamble in Cambodia without needing to go through Cambodian immigration.

Poipet is adjacent to the city of Aranya Pratet on the Thai side of the border.

The province is mostly covered by extensive lowlands, with only a few uplands to the north and east. Main rivers are the Mongkol Borei River
Mongkol Borei River

The Mongkol Borei River is a river in Mongkol Borei District in Banteay Meanchey Province in western Cambodia. It flows from the border of Prachin Buri province in Thailand and runs through Mongkol Borei and neighbouring districts....
 and the Sisophon River
Sisophon River

Sisophon River is a river, which flows through Banteay Meanchey province in Cambodia. It is a major tributary of the Tonl? Sap.References...
.

History

The area was part of the extensive Khmer empire
Khmer Empire

The Khmer Empire was the largest empire of South East Asia based in what is now Cambodia. The empire, which seceded from the kingdom of Chenla, at times ruled over and/or vassalised parts of modern-day Laos, Thailand,Vietnam, Myanmar, and Malaysia....
, with its most notable remains the Banteay Chhmar
Banteay Chhmar

Banteay Chhmar? is a commune in Thma Puok District in Banteay Meanchey province in northwest Cambodia. It is located 63km north of Sisophon and about 20km east of the Thai border....
 temple in the north of the province, built in 12th century towards the 13th century.

In the 17th century Siam took control over Cambodia, and made the area of the modern province part of Sisophon Province
Sisophon Province

Sisophon was a changwat of Thailand. In 1906 it was ceded to French Indochina. It is now part of Cambodia and known as Banteay Meanchey.During the 16th Century and beyond, Sisophon was known as Srey Saophoan meaning in Khmer "Beautiful Lady" and it was a small district, belonging in Battambang Province....
. In 1907 Siam had to cede control to the French, and it was then included into Battambang Province.

In 1988 the province Banteay Meanchey was split off from Battambang, originally consisting of the five districts Mongkol Borei, Thmar Pouk, Serei Sophorn, Preah Netpreah and Phnom Srok.

Administration

The province is subdivided into 8 districts (srok), which are further subdivided in 64 communes (khum
KHUM

KHUM is a commercial freeform music radio station in Ferndale, California, broadcasting to Humboldt County, Mendocino County, as well as Eureka, California, Arcata, California, and Humboldt State University on 104.7 Frequency Modulation....
) and 634 villages (phum).
  • 0102 Mongkol Borei
    Mongkol Borei District

    Mongkol Borei District is a district in the south of Banteay Meanchey Province, in north-western Cambodia. The district capital is Mongkol Borei town located around 8 kilometres south of the provincial capital of Sisophon by road....
     (?????????)
  • 0103 Phnom Srok (?????????)
  • 0104 Preah Netr Preah
    Preah Netr Preah District

    Preah Netr Preah District is a district in the east of Banteay Meanchey Province, in north-western Cambodia. The district capital is Preah Netr Preah town located around 24 kilometres due east of the provincial capital of Sisophon by road....
     (?????????????)
  • 0105 Ou Chrov (???????)
  • 0106 Serei Saophoan (?????????)
  • 0107 Thma Puok
  • 0108 Svay Chek (????????)
  • 0109 Malaii


Geocodes are from the National Institute of Statistics.

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