Chok Chey is a village in the Prey Veng Province of Cambodia

Cambodia

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. It is situated 16 km south of Prey Veng City.

The main industry in the village is rice

Rice

Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...

 farming.

During flood season, the flood channel from the village joins up with the Mekong River, which Chok Chey is connected to by a lake 4 km from the village itself. Though this lake only connects to the Mekong in flood season.

It is home to approximately 1,400 people.

Buses pass through Chok Chey twice daily, en route from Prey Veng on its way to Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh

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, the nation's capital. The buses are not scheduled to stop in Chok Chey, but it can be arranged. The locals themselves prefer to travel by agricultural tractor

Tractor

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, and truck

Truck

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s, assembled locally, to the North-east of Prey Veng, which are specifically designed for the rugged conditions of the area. Push Bikes

Bicycle

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 are also a popular means of transport.