Banteay Meanchey Province

Banteay Meanchey (,  "Fortress o Victory") is a province (khaet) o Cambodie locatit in the far northwast. It borders the provinces o Oddar Meanchey an Siem Reap tae the east, Battambang tae the sooth, an shares an internaitional border wi Thailand tae the wast.  Its caipital an lairgest ceety is Serei Saophoan. 

Banteay Meanchey is the 13t lairgest province in Cambodie. Wi a population o 678,033, it ranks as the 10t lairgest in the naition. The toun o Poipet in the wastren pairt o the province is an internaitional border crossin intae Thailand. Banteay Meanchey is ane o the nine provinces that is pairt o the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve.http://www.tsbr-ed.org

Etymology

Banteay Meanchey means "Fortress o Victory" in Khmer. The Chey pairt o its name is derivit frae the Sanskrit wird Jaya (जय) meanin Victory, an Banteay meanin Fortress.

History

The aurie wis pairt o the extensive Khmer Empire. Its maist notable remains is the Banteay Chhmar temple in the north o the province, built in 12t century towards the 13t century. Ither lesser kent temples are the Banteay Neang an Banteay Torp temples.

In the 17t century Siam teuk control ower Cambodie, an made the area o the modren province pairt o Serei Saophoan Province. In 1907 Siam haed tae cede control tae the French, an it wis then includit intae Battambang Province. 

In 1988 the province Banteay Meanchey wis split aff frae Battambang, oreeginally consistin o the five destricts Mongkol Borei, Thmar Puok, Serei Saophoan, Preah Net Preah an Phnom Srok.

Geography

Banteay Meanchey is maistly covered bi extensive lawlands, wi a few uplands tae the north an east. The main rivers are the Mongkol Borei an the Sisophon Rivers.

Admeenistration
The province is subdividit intae 8 destricts (srok), which are further subdividit in 64 communes (khum) an 634 veelages (phum). Royal Government of Cambodia 
0102 Mongkol Borei (មង្គលបុរី) 
0103 Phnom Srok (ភ្នំស្រុក)
0104 Preah Net Preah (ព្រះនេត្រព្រះ)
0105 Ou Chrov (អូរជ្រៅ)
0106 Serei Saophoan (សិរីសោភ័ណ)
0107 Thmar Puok (ថ្មពួក)
0108 Svay Chek (ស្វាយចេក)
0109 Malai (ម៉ាល័យ) thumb|250px|Sma lake in Serei Saophoan

Geocodes are from the National Institute of Statistics.

References

Freemit airtins
Banteay Meanchey at Royal Government of Cambodia website 
Banteay Meanchey at Ministry of Commerce website 

Category:Provinces o Cambodie