Tuek Phos
ស្រុកទឹកផុស | |
|---|---|
 A field in Khum Khlong Popok | |
  Tuek Phos Location in Cambodia | |
| Coordinates: 12°00′N 104°30′E / 12°N 104.5°E | |
| Country |  Cambodia |
| Province | Kampong Chhnang |
| Communes | 9 |
| Villages | 78 |
| Population (1998)[1] | |
| • Total | 45,950 |
| Time zone | +7 |
| Geocode | 0408 |
Tuek Phos (Khmer: ស្រុកទឹកផុស; literally "Emerging Water") is a district (srok) in the west of Kampong Chhnang province, in central Cambodia. The district capital is Tuek Phos town located on the rail line some 28 kilometres south west of the provincial capital of Kampong Chhnang by road. The district shares a border with Pursat and Kampong Speu provinces to the west. The National Railway line from Phnom Penh to Sisophon runs through the district entering in the south and exiting in the north west.[2]
The eastern side of the railway line crossing the district has access to significant road infrastructure and is quite well populated. To the west of the railway there are few settlements and the foothills of Phnom Aural rise in the north west, although the peak itself is just over the border in Pursat Province. The northwestern edge of the district forms part of the Phnom Aural Wildlife Sanctuary. National Road 53 from Kampong Chhnang town to Romeas terminates in the district as does National Road 138 from Kampong Tralach to Cheab. National Road 142 begins at Tuek Phos town and runs south west to Spean Dach in Kampong Speu province. Numerous smaller tertiary roads run from the national railway line to the National highway.[3]