Preah Vihear Province
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Preah Vihear (Khmer: ព្រះវិហារ, IPA: [preə̯̆h ʋihiə] "Sacred Sanctuary") is a province (khaet) o Cambodie. It borders the provinces o Oddar Meanchey an Siem Reap tae the east, Kampong Thom tae the sooth an Stung Treng tae the wast. It's northren boondary forms pairt o Cambodie's internaitional border wi Thailand an Laos. The caipital is Phnom Tbeng Meanchey toun.
Preah Vihear ព្រះវិហារ | |
|---|---|
Province | |
Prasat Preah Vihear | |
 Map o Cambodie heichlichtin Preah Vihear | |
| Coordinates: 13°47′N 104°58′E | |
| Kintra |  Cambodie |
| Caipital | Phnom Tbeng Meanchey |
| Govrenment | |
| • Govrenor | Preap Tan (CPP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13788 km2 (5,324 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 170,852 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+07 |
| Dialin code | +855 |
| ISO 3166 code | KH-13 |
| Destricts | 7 |
The province is namit efter the temple o Prasat Preah Vihear. The Dângrêk Muntains an the Cambodie/Thailand border are locatit in the north o Preah Vihear Province.
Preah Vihear is ane o the nine provinces that is pairt o the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve.[2]
Several Wastren govrenments hae issued travel warnins tae their citizens advisin no tae travel tae this province due tae an ongoin border dispute atween Cambodie an Thailand. The Govrenment o Canadae haes advised "Armed forces from both countries are engaged in this ongoing dispute. There have been reports of exchanges of gunfire in the area. Tensions are extremely high and military hostilities could escalate without warning." [3]
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The province is subdividit intae 7 destricts.
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