Phnom Sruoch District

Phnom Sruoch (Khmer: ភ្នំស្រួច [pʰnom sruəc]) is a district located in Kampong Speu Province in central Cambodia.

Phnom Sruoch
ភ្នំស្រួច
District
  • Phnom Sruoch District
  • ស្រុកភ្នំស្រួច
Phnom Sruoch is located in Cambodia
Phnom Sruoch
Phnom Sruoch
Location in Cambodia
Coordinates: 11°24′N 104°24′E
Country Cambodia
ProvinceKampong Speu
Communes12
Villages149
Population
 (1998)[1]
 • Total74,651
Time zoneUTC+07:00 (ICT)
Geocode0506

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 Archived 2009-11-17 at the Wayback Machine
  3. National Institute of Statistics Archived 2008-07-14 at the Wayback Machine

11°24′N 104°24′E


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