Kong Pisei District Explained

Kong Pisei
Settlement Type:District (srok)
Pushpin Map:Cambodia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Cambodia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Cambodia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Kampong Speu
Subdivision Type2:Communes
Subdivision Name2:13
Subdivision Type3:Villages
Subdivision Name3:250
Population As Of:1998
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:97,006
Timezone:+7
Coordinates:11.3667°N 143°W
Blank Name:Geocode
Blank Info:0503

Kong Pisei District (Central Khmer: ស្រុកគងពិសី) is a district located in Kampong Speu Province, in central Cambodia.

It is home to a Wing Star Shoes factory.[2]

In 2016, plans were announced for the construction of a "Chinese-funded agricultural special economic zone (SEZ) with facilities to research plant diseases."[3] Also in 2016, damage to the Ou Treng reservoir caused flooding along National Route 3. The flood was caused by "three days of heavy rain and the release of water from the 7 Makara reservoir downstream from Kampong Speu province through the Prek Tnort river."[4]

In February 2019, the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) was called in to dispose of a 340 kg US M117 bomb that was discovered in Chamkar Doung village.[5]

Administration

Kong Pisei District is subdivided into 13 communes (khum)[6]

Khum (Commune) Phum (Villages)
050301 Angk Popel Commune
050311 Srang Commune

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Notes and References

  1. Book: General Population Census of Cambodia, 1998: Village Gazetteer. National Institute of Statistics. February 2000. 94–99.
  2. Web site: Dozens of workers faint at shoe factory. Mom Kunthear. 2018-10-21. Khmer Times. en-US. 2019-02-18.
  3. Web site: Chinese Firm to Build $2 Bil Agriculture SEZ. Sok Chan. 2016-10-19. Khmer Times. en-US. 2019-02-18.
  4. Web site: Floods Hit Kampong Speu and Phnom Penh. Ros Chanveasna. 2016-10-17. Khmer Times. en-US. 2019-02-18.
  5. Web site: CMAC officials inspect 340kg American bomb in Kampong Speu province. Vichea. Pang. 2019-02-13. Phnom Penh Post. 2019-02-18.
  6. http://statsnis.org/areaname/com_pro05.htm National Institute of Statistics