Phnom Sruoch District

Phnom Sruoch
ស្រុកភ្នំស្រួច
District (srok)
Phnom Sruoch

Location in Cambodia

Coordinates: 11°24′N 104°24′E / 11.400°N 104.400°E / 11.400; 104.400
Country  Cambodia
Province Kampong Speu
Communes 12
Villages 126
Population (1998)[1]
 • Total 74,651
Time zone +7
Geocode 0506

Phnom Sruoch District (Khmer: ស្រុកភ្នំស្រួច) is a district located in Kampong Speu Province in central Cambodia.

Ecology

Wild gaur

The largest surface of Kirirom National Park is part of Phnom Sruoch District, Kampong Speu, while another section is in neighboring Koh Kong Province.[2]

The Kirirom National Park is located in the eastern part of the Cardamom Mountains, about 112 km from Phnom Penh. The road from Phnom Penh to Kampong Som runs along the southern boundary of the park.

Among the animals in the park, the following deserve mention: Asian elephant, deer, gaur, banteng, leopard, spotted linsang, pileated gibbon and tiger.

Administration

Phnom Sruoch District is subdivided into 12 communes (khum)[3]

Geocode Name
050601Chambak Commune
050602Choam Sangkae Commune
050603Dambouk Rung Commune
050604Kiri Voan Commune
050605Krang Dei Vay Commune
050606Moha Sang Commune
050607Ou Commune
050608Prey Rumduol Commune
050609Prey Kmeng Commune
050610Tang Samraong Commune
050611Tang Sya Commune
050613Traeng Trayueng Commune

References

  1. ↑ General Population Census of Cambodia, 1998: Village Gazetteer. National Institute of Statistics. February 2000. pp. 106–109.
  2. ↑ Kirirom National Park, Cambodia
  3. ↑ National Institute of Statistics

Coordinates: 11°24′N 104°24′E / 11.400°N 104.400°E / 11.400; 104.400


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