Srey Santhor district

Srey Santhor district
ស្រុកស្រីសន្ធរ
District
Srey Santhor district is located in Cambodia
Srey Santhor district
Srey Santhor district
Location in Cambodia
Coordinates: 11°50′31″N 105°7′33″E / 11.84194°N 105.12583°E / 11.84194; 105.12583
Country Cambodia
ProvinceKampong Cham
Communes14
Villages86
Government
 • GovernorOun Chanda
Population
 (1998)[1]
 • Total91,765
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Geocode0314
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Srey Santhor (Khmer: ស្រុកស្រីសន្ធរ, lit. 'The Great Lady') is a district (srok) located in Kampong Cham province, Cambodia. The district capital is Srey Santhor town located on the south bank of the Mekong River around midway between Phnom Penh and the provincial capital of Kampong Cham. Srey Santhor is in south western Kampong Cham and lies on the border with Kandal and Prey Veng provinces.[2] It was briefly the capital of Cambodia during the post-Angkor era from 1431 to 1434. During the Middle Period, it was then known as Srey Sarchhor (Khmer: ស្រីសឈរ).

  1. ^ General Population Census of Cambodia, 1998: Village Gazetteer. National Institute of Statistics. February 2000. pp. 63–65.
  2. ^ Total Road Atlas of Cambodia 2006 (3rd ed.). Total Cambodge. 2006. p. 44.