Svay_Rieng_Province

Svay Rieng province

Svay Rieng province

Province in Cambodia


Svay Rieng (Khmer: ស្វាយរៀង, UNGEGN: Svay Riĕng [sʋaːj riəŋ], 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), 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.

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Districts and municipalities

The province is subdivided into 6 districts and 2 municipalities.

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These 6 districts and 2 municipalities are subdivided into 84 khums and 690 phums.

Religion

Religion in Svay Rieng (2019 census)[2]

  Buddhism (99.8%)
  Islam (0.1%)
  Christianity (0.1%)
  Animism and Other religions (0.1%)

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.[3] It originated around 1960 in Romeas Haek District. The dance is a performance with coconuts involving men and women.

Notable people


References

  1. "General Population Census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019 – Final Results" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics. Ministry of Planning. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  2. "Final General Population Census 2019-English.pdf" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics Ministry of planning. October 2020.
  3. Titthara, M. (2002, December). Nuts About Dancing. Leisure Cambodia. Retrieved August 15, 2020, from http://www.leisurecambodia.com/news/detail.php?id=67




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