Banteay Meanchey
បន្ទាយមានជ័យ | |
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| Banteay Meanchey Province ខេត្តបន្ទាយមានជ័យ | |
.jpg) Banteay Chhmar Temple | |
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 Map of Cambodia highlighting Banteay Meanchey | |
| Coordinates: 13°45′N 103°00′E / 13.750°N 103.000°E | |
| Country |  Cambodia |
| Provincial status | 1993 |
| Capital | Serei Saophoan |
| Subdivisions | 2 municipalities; 7 districts |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Oum Reatrey (CPP) |
| • National Assembly | 6 / 125
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| Area | |
• Total | 6,679 km2 (2,579 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 12th |
| Population (2023 census)[1] | |
• Total |  947,186 |
| • Rank | 9th |
| • Density | 129/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 9th |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (ICT) |
| Dialing code | +855 |
| ISO 3166 code | KH-1 |
Banteay Meanchey (Khmer: បន្ទាយមានជ័យ, Bântéay Méanchoăy [ɓɑntiəj miəncɨj], lit. 'The Fortress of Victory') is a province of Cambodia located in the far northwest. It borders the provinces of Oddar Meanchey to the north, Siem Reap to the east, Battambang to the south, and shares an international border with Thailand to the west. Its capital and largest city is Serei Saophoan.
Banteay Meanchey is the 13th largest province in Cambodia. With a population of 861,883, it ranks as the ninth most populous in the nation. The city of Poipet in the western part of the province is an international border crossing into Thailand. Banteay Meanchey is one of the nine provinces that are part of the Tonlé Sap Biosphere Reserve.[2]
- ^ "General Population Census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019 – Final Results" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics. Ministry of Planning. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve Environmental Information Database - Home". Archived from the original on 2008-09-05. Retrieved 2018-11-02.