Preah Netr Preah district

Preah Netr Preah ស្រុកព្រះនេត្រព្រះ
District (srok)
Map showing the location of the district within Banteay Meanchey Province.
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
Province	Banteay Meanchey
Communes	8
Villages	102
Population  (2008)
• Total	87,089
Time zone	+7
Geocode	0104

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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]