Prey Chhor
ស្រុកព្រៃឈរ | |
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Coordinates: 12°3′1″N 105°15′25″E / 12.05028°N 105.25694°E | |
Country | Cambodia |
Province | Kampong Cham |
Communes | 15 |
Villages | 176 |
Government | |
• Governor | Mr. Meas Tuok |
Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 125,352 |
Time zone | +7 |
Geocode | 0313 |
Prey Chhor (Khmer: ស្រុកព្រៃឈរ, lit. 'The Straight Jungle') is a district (srok) located in Kampong Cham province, Cambodia. The district capital is Prey Totueng town located around 29 kilometres east of the provincial capital of Kampong Cham and 95 kilometres north west of Phnom Penh by road. Prey Chhor is a central district of Kampong Cham and is surrounded by other Kampong Cham districts.[2]
The district is easily accessed by road from Kampong Cham city, Phnom Penh and Kampong Thom. The district capital is a busy market town that lies at an important crossroads. It lies on National Highway 7 between Phnom Penh and Kampong Cham. National road 70 to Kang Meas begins at the district capital and National road 62 begins in Prey Chhor and links National Highway 7 with National Highway 6 to Kampong Thom and the north.[3]