# Svay Rieng province

Svay Rieng (Khmer: ស្វាយរៀង, UNGEGN: Svay Riĕng, lit. 'The Mango's Range') is a province (khaet) in Cambodia. Located in the southeast, the province juts into Vietnam (Long An and Tây Ninh) or Kampuchea Krom (Kampong Kho and Rong Domrey), which surrounds it to the north, east and south. The only other Cambodian province to border Svay Rieng is Prey Veng. The capital is Svay Rieng while the largest city is Bavet, which is the international border between Cambodia and Vietnam.

## Communes, Districts and municipalities

The province is subdivided 6 districts and 2 municipalities, which are further divided into 80 communes.
| ISO Code | Municipalities (ក្រុង)/District (ស្រុក) | ISO Code | Communes |
| 20-01 | Chantrea (ចន្រ្ទា) | 20-01-03 | Chantrea |
| 20-01 | Chantrea (ចន្រ្ទា) | 20-01-04 | Chres |
| 20-01 | Chantrea (ចន្រ្ទា) | 20-01-05 | Me Sar Thngak |
| 20-01 | Chantrea (ចន្រ្ទា) | 20-01-08 | Prey Kokir |
| 20-01 | Chantrea (ចន្រ្ទា) | 20-01-09 | Samraong |
| 20-01 | Chantrea (ចន្រ្ទា) | 20-01-10 | Tuol Sdei |
| 20-02 | Kampong Rou (កំពង់រោទិ៍) | 20-02-01 | Banteay Krang |
| 20-02 | Kampong Rou (កំពង់រោទិ៍) | 20-02-02 | Nhor |
| 20-02 | Kampong Rou (កំពង់រោទិ៍) | 20-02-03 | Khsaetr |
| 20-02 | Kampong Rou (កំពង់រោទិ៍) | 20-02-04 | Preah Ponlea |
| 20-02 | Kampong Rou (កំពង់រោទិ៍) | 20-02-05 | Prey Thum |
| 20-02 | Kampong Rou (កំពង់រោទិ៍) | 20-02-06 | Reach Montir |
| 20-02 | Kampong Rou (កំពង់រោទិ៍) | 20-02-07 | Samlei |
| 20-02 | Kampong Rou (កំពង់រោទិ៍) | 20-02-08 | Sam Yaong |
| 20-02 | Kampong Rou (កំពង់រោទិ៍) | 20-02-09 | Svay Ta Yean |
| 20-02 | Kampong Rou (កំពង់រោទិ៍) | 20-02-11 | Thmei |
| 20-02 | Kampong Rou (កំពង់រោទិ៍) | 20-02-12 | Tnaot |
| 20-03 | Rumduol (រំដួល) | 20-03-01 | Bos Mon |
| 20-03 | Rumduol (រំដួល) | 20-03-02 | Thmea |
| 20-03 | Rumduol (រំដួល) | 20-03-03 | Kampong Chak |
| 20-03 | Rumduol (រំដួល) | 20-03-04 | Chrung Popel |
| 20-03 | Rumduol (រំដួល) | 20-03-05 | Kampong Ampil |
| 20-03 | Rumduol (រំដួល) | 20-03-06 | Meun Chey |
| 20-03 | Rumduol (រំដួល) | 20-03-07 | Pong Tuek |
| 20-03 | Rumduol (រំដួល) | 20-03-08 | Sangkae |
| 20-03 | Rumduol (រំដួល) | 20-03-09 | Svay Chek |
| 20-03 | Rumduol (រំដួល) | 20-03-10 | Thna Thnong |
| 20-04 | Romeas Haek (រមាសហែក) | 20-04-01 | Ampil |
| 20-04 | Romeas Haek (រមាសហែក) | 20-04-02 | Andoung Pou |
| 20-04 | Romeas Haek (រមាសហែក) | 20-04-03 | Andoung Trabaek |
| 20-04 | Romeas Haek (រមាសហែក) | 20-04-04 | Angk Prasrae |
| 20-04 | Romeas Haek (រមាសហែក) | 20-04-05 | Chantrei |
| 20-04 | Romeas Haek (រមាសហែក) | 20-04-06 | Chrey Thum |
| 20-04 | Romeas Haek (រមាសហែក) | 20-04-07 | Doung |
| 20-04 | Romeas Haek (រមាសហែក) | 20-04-08 | Kampong Trach |
| 20-04 | Romeas Haek (រមាសហែក) | 20-04-09 | Kokir |
| 20-04 | Romeas Haek (រមាសហែក) | 20-04-10 | Krasang |
| 20-04 | Romeas Haek (រមាសហែក) | 20-04-11 | Mukh Da |
| 20-04 | Romeas Haek (រមាសហែក) | 20-04-12 | Mream |
| 20-04 | Romeas Haek (រមាសហែក) | 20-04-13 | Sambuor |
| 20-04 | Romeas Haek (រមាសហែក) | 20-04-14 | Sambatt Mean Chey |
| 20-04 | Romeas Haek (រមាសហែក) | 20-04-15 | Trapeang Sdau |
| 20-04 | Romeas Haek (រមាសហែក) | 20-04-16 | Tras |
| 20-05 | Svay Chrum (ស្វាយជ្រំ) | 20-05-01 | Ang Ta Sou |
| 20-05 | Svay Chrum (ស្វាយជ្រំ) | 20-05-02 | Basak |
| 20-05 | Svay Chrum (ស្វាយជ្រំ) | 20-05-03 | Chambak |
| 20-05 | Svay Chrum (ស្វាយជ្រំ) | 20-05-04 | Kampong Chamlang |
| 20-05 | Svay Chrum (ស្វាយជ្រំ) | 20-05-05 | Ta Suos |
| 20-05 | Svay Chrum (ស្វាយជ្រំ) | 20-05-07 | Chheu Teal |
| 20-05 | Svay Chrum (ស្វាយជ្រំ) | 20-05-08 | Doun Sa |
| 20-05 | Svay Chrum (ស្វាយជ្រំ) | 20-05-09 | Kouk Pring |
| 20-05 | Svay Chrum (ស្វាយជ្រំ) | 20-05-10 | Kraol Kou |
| 20-05 | Svay Chrum (ស្វាយជ្រំ) | 20-05-11 | Kruos |
| 20-05 | Svay Chrum (ស្វាយជ្រំ) | 20-05-12 | Pouthi Reach |
| 20-05 | Svay Chrum (ស្វាយជ្រំ) | 20-05-13 | Svay Angk |
| 20-05 | Svay Chrum (ស្វាយជ្រំ) | 20-05-14 | Svay Chrum |
| 20-05 | Svay Chrum (ស្វាយជ្រំ) | 20-05-15 | Svay Thum |
| 20-05 | Svay Chrum (ស្វាយជ្រំ) | 20-05-16 | Svay Yea |
| 20-05 | Svay Chrum (ស្វាយជ្រំ) | 20-05-17 | Thlok |
| 20-06 | Svay Rieng Municipality (ក្រុងស្វាយរៀង) | 20-06-01 | Sangkat Svay Rieng |
| 20-06 | Svay Rieng Municipality (ក្រុងស្វាយរៀង) | 20-06-02 | Sangkat Prey Chhlak |
| 20-06 | Svay Rieng Municipality (ក្រុងស្វាយរៀង) | 20-06-03 | Sangkat Koy Trabaek |
| 20-06 | Svay Rieng Municipality (ក្រុងស្វាយរៀង) | 20-06-04 | Sangkat Pou Ta Hao |
| 20-06 | Svay Rieng Municipality (ក្រុងស្វាយរៀង) | 20-06-05 | Sangkat Chek |
| 20-06 | Svay Rieng Municipality (ក្រុងស្វាយរៀង) | 20-06-06 | Sangkat Svay Toea |
| 20-06 | Svay Rieng Municipality (ក្រុងស្វាយរៀង) | 20-06-07 | Sangkat Sangkhoar |
| 20-07 | Svay Teab (ស្វាយទាប) | 20-07-02 | Kokir Saom |
| 20-07 | Svay Teab (ស្វាយទាប) | 20-07-03 | Kandieng Reay |
| 20-07 | Svay Teab (ស្វាយទាប) | 20-07-04 | Monourom |
| 20-07 | Svay Teab (ស្វាយទាប) | 20-07-05 | Popeaet |
| 20-07 | Svay Teab (ស្វាយទាប) | 20-07-06 | Prey Ta Ei |
| 20-07 | Svay Teab (ស្វាយទាប) | 20-07-07 | Prasoutr |
| 20-07 | Svay Teab (ស្វាយទាប) | 20-07-08 | Romeang Thkaol |
| 20-07 | Svay Teab (ស្វាយទាប) | 20-07-09 | Sambuor |
| 20-07 | Svay Teab (ស្វាយទាប) | 20-07-11 | Svay Rumpear |
| 20-08 | Bavet Municipality (ក្រុងបាវិត) | 20-08-01 | Sangkat Bati |
| 20-08 | Bavet Municipality (ក្រុងបាវិត) | 20-08-02 | Sangkat Bavet |
| 20-08 | Bavet Municipality (ក្រុងបាវិត) | 20-08-03 | Sangkat Chrak Mtes |
| 20-08 | Bavet Municipality (ក្រុងបាវិត) | 20-08-04 | Sangkat Prasat |
| 20-08 | Bavet Municipality (ក្រុងបាវិត) | 20-08-05 | Sangkat Prey Angkunh |
These 6 districts and 2 municipalities are subdivided into 80 khums and 690 phums.

## Religion

Religion in Svay Rieng (2019 census)
The state religion is Theravada Buddhism. More than 99.8% of the people in Svay Rieng are Buddhists, It's the second most Buddhist province in the country. Chams have been practicing Islam for hundreds of years. A small percentage follow Christianity.

## Geography

The province projects into Vietnam and is referred to as the Parrot's Beak (Vietnamese: Mỏ Vẹt).

## Culture

Dance
Svay Rieng province is the birthplace of the Cambodian coconut dance. It originated around 1960 in Romeas Haek District. The dance is a performance with coconuts involving men and women.

## Notable people

* U Sam Ouer, poet and former UN delegate
* Khieu Samphan, former president and convicted war criminal
* Thun Sophea, kickboxer