Preah Vihear province

Preah Vihear (Khmer: ព្រះវិហារ, UNGEGN: Preăh Vĭhar, ALA-LC: Braḥ Vihār [preah ʋihiə]; lit. 'sacred sanctuary') is a province (khaet) of Cambodia. It borders the provinces of Oddar Meanchey and Siem Reap to the west, Kampong Thom to the south and Stung Treng to the east. Its northern boundary forms part of Cambodia's international border with Thailand and Laos. Its capital is Preah Vihear.

Preah Vihear ព្រះវិហារ
Province
Preah Vihear Province ខេត្តព្រះវិហារ
Preah Vihear, the temple from which the province received its name
Seal
Map of Cambodia highlighting Preah Vihear
Coordinates: 13°47′N 104°58′E
Country	Cambodia
ICJ ruling	15 June 1962
Provincial status	22 July 1964[1]
Named after	Preah Vihear
Capital	Preah Vihear
Government
• Governor	Kim Rithy (CPP)
• National Assembly	1 / 125
Area
• Total	13,788 km2 (5,324 sq mi)
• Rank	3rd
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	249,973
• Rank	18th
• Density	18/km2 (50/sq mi)
• Rank	22nd
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Dialing code	+855
ISO 3166 code	KH-13
Website	www.preahvihear.gov.kh

Description

The province is named after Preah Vihear, a Khmer temple. The Dângrêk Mountains and the Cambodia/Thailand border are in the north of Preah Vihear province.

Preah Vihear is one of the nine provinces that are part of the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve.^[3]

On 15 April 2016, Preah Vihear recorded a temperature of 42.6 °C (108.7 °F), which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Cambodia.^[4]

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into seven districts and one municipality, further divided into 51 communes.

ISO code	District	Khmer
13-01	Chey Saen	ស្រុកជ័យសែន
13-02	Chhaeb	ស្រុកឆែប
13-03	Choam Khsant	ស្រុកជាំក្សាន្ត
13-04	Kuleaen	ស្រុកគូលែន
13-05	Rovieng	ស្រុករវៀង
13-06	Sangkom Thmei	ស្រុកសង្គមថ្មី
13-07	Tbaeng Meanchey	ស្រុកត្បែងមានជ័យ
13-08	Preah Vihear Municipality	ក្រុងព្រះវិហារ

Sites

• Koh Ker complex: Koh Ker was once the capital city of Khmer Empire
• Bakan or Preah Khan Kompong Svay complex: 105 kilometres southwest of the provincial town, built under the reign of King Suryavarman I (1002–1050)
• Noreay Temples: five 7th-century temples made of Sandstone, laterite and brick, 32 kilometres northeast of the town.
• Phnom Pralean temple: a temple built to worship Brahmanism, on top of a 180 metres hill
• Neak Buos temple: 75 kilometres north of Tbaeng Meanchey
• Krapum Chhouk temple: built in the 10th century in laterite and stone, 45 kilometres south of Tbaeng Meanchey
• Kork Beng temple: a ruined laterite and sandstone temple built between 936 and 951 by a commander named Kork on the order of King Jayavarman IV
• Wat Peung Preah Ko: a place of worship in natural surroundings believed to possess strong supernatural powers.
• Preah Vihear: built in the 12th century, located between Thailand and Cambodia. It was listed as World Heritage Site in 2008.

Koh Ker

Preah Khan Kampong Svay

Preah Vihear