Sisophon

Serei Saophoan (city)

Serei Saophoan (city)

City in Banteay Meanchey, Cambodia

For the municipality, see Serei Saophoan Municipality.

Serei Saophoan (Khmer: សិរីសោភ័ណ [serəj saopʰɔən]) is the capital and largest city of the Banteay Meanchey Province and the fourth most populous city in Cambodia. The city separates Cambodia's National Highway 5 and National Highway 6. Its administrative name is "Serei Sophon" as used by the government. The more commonly used name Sisophon is derived from the Thai pronunciation Si Sophon when it was under the Thai rule. Another nickname "Svay" is used mainly by truck drivers, train drivers and workers transporting goods. The origin of the word "Svay" is unknown. Its population is 61,482 in the 1998 census, changing little to 61,631 in the 2008 census having been overtaken by Poipet in size.[2]

Quick Facts សិរីសោភ័ណSisophon, Country ...
Mongol Berei Highschool
This article contains Khmer text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Khmer script.

About forty minutes from Sisophon there is a Khmer Angkor temple ruin called Banteay Chmar.

Sisophon railway station with Phnom Bak hill in the background

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "General Population Census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019 – Final Results" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics. Ministry of Planning. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  2. [2]
    http://www.citypopulation.de/Cambodia.doc Citypopulation.de Cambodia

13°35′N 102°59′E


Stub icon

This Cambodian location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Sisophon, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.