Preah Netr Preah district

Preah Netr Preah
ស្រុកព្រះនេត្រព្រះ
Map showing the location of the district within Banteay Meanchey Province.
Map showing the location of the district within Banteay Meanchey Province.
Preah Netr Preah is located in Cambodia
Preah Netr Preah
Preah Netr Preah
Location in Cambodia
Coordinates: 13°37′N 103°15′E / 13.617°N 103.250°E / 13.617; 103.250
Country Cambodia
ProvinceBanteay Meanchey
Communes8
Villages102
Population
 (2008)
 • Total
87,089
Time zone+7
Geocode0104

Preah Netr Preah (Khmer: ស្រុកព្រះនេត្រព្រះ, lit.'The Eyes of God') is a district (srok) in the east of Banteay Meanchey province, in north-western Cambodia. The district capital is Preah Netr Preah town located around 24 kilometres (15 mi) due east of the provincial capital of Sisophon by road. Preah Netr Preah district is one of the easternmost districts of Banteay Meanchey. The district shares a border with both Siem Reap province and Battambang province to the east and the south respectively. Two major watercourses, the Sangke River and the Mongkol Borei River run through the district.[1]

The district is easily accessed by road from Sisophon (24 km [15 mi]) and Siem Reap (78 km [48 mi]). Preah Netr Preah is one of the largest districts in Banteay Meanchey province by land area and only Thma Puok district is larger. National Highway 6 which begins in Skun town Kampong Cham province and ends at Sisophon bisects the district running from east to west. Various smaller roads connect the district with Phnom Srok district and Mongkol Borei district.[2]

  1. ^ Total Road Atlas of Cambodia 2006 (3rd ed.). Total Cambodge. 2006. p. 32.
  2. ^ Cambodia Road Network (Version 03-00 ed.). Ministry of Public Works and Transport. 2001.