Siem Reap Province

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Siem Reap (Siemmarat)
សៀមរាប
—  Province  —
Map of Cambodia highlighting Siem Reap
Coordinates: 13°21′N 103°51′E / 13.35°N 103.85°E / 13.35; 103.85Coordinates: 13°21′N 103°51′E / 13.35°N 103.85°E / 13.35; 103.85
Country Cambodia
Capital Siem Reap
Area
 • Total 10,299 km2 (3,976.5 sq mi)
Population (2008)[1]
 • Total 896,309
 • Density 87/km2 (225.4/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+07
Dialing code +855
ISO 3166 code KH-17
Districts 12
Communes 100
Villages 907

Siem Reap (Khmer: សៀមរាប) is a province located in northwestern Cambodia, on the shores of the Tonle Sap lake. The provincial capital is Siem Reap town.

The name "Siem Reap" literally means "Siam Defeated", a reminder of the centuries-old conflict between the Siamese and the Khmer. In Thailand, the province and its capital are called "Siam Rat" (Thai: เสียมราฐ), literally meaning "Siam's Territory".[2]

The province came under the control of the Thai kingdom of Ayutthaya and was later returned to Cambodia in 1907 after French gunboat diplomacy pressured Thai concession of the area. This area became part of a disputed territory between France and Siam (now Thailand) which led to the Franco-Thai War in 1941, resulting in victory for Thailand and a return to Thai control. The province again reverted to Cambodia in 1946, after the end of World War II and French diplomatic pressure. Today it is best known for the ruined temples of Angkor.

[edit] Subdivisions

The province is subdivided into 12 districts, 100 communes and 907 villages[3].

1701 Angkor Chum អង្គរជុំ
1702 Angkor Thom អង្គរធំ
1703 Banteay Srei បន្ទាយស្រី
1704 Chi Kraeng ជីក្រែង
1706 Kralanh ក្រលាញ់
1707 Puok ពួក
1709 Prasat Bakong ប្រាសាទបាគង
1710 Siem Reap សៀមរាប
1711 Sout Nikom សូត្រនិគម
1712 Srei Snam ស្រីស្នំ
1713 Svay Leu ស្វាយលើ
1714 Varin វារីន

[edit] References

  1. ^ "General Population Census of Cambodia 2008 - Provisional population totals" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning. 3 September 2008. http://www.stat.go.jp/english/info/meetings/cambodia/pdf/pre_rep1.pdf. 
  2. ^ Article 6 of the "Convention between France and Siam Amending the Stipulations of the Treaty of 8 October 1904, Concerning the Territories and the Other Arrangements, Signed at Paris, the 13th February 1904."
  3. ^ http://www.cambodia.gov.kh/unisql1/egov/english/province/siem_reap.html

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