Kratié (town) explained

Kratié
Native Name:Central Khmer: ក្រចេះ
Other Name:Kracheh
Pushpin Map:Cambodia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Kratié
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Kratié
Population As Of:2019
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:28317
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:12.48°N 106.03°W
Elevation M:17

Kratié (Central Khmer: ក្រចេះ, in Central Khmer pronounced as /krɑceh/), also spelled Kracheh, is the capital of Kratié Province in eastern Cambodia. It is also a sangkat within Kratié Municipality.

Geography

The small town has a population of about 38,215 and lies on the banks of the Mekong River. The city is dominated by a central marketplace surrounded by old, French colonial buildings. Red flowered trees grow in rows along the riverbank. The town includes big islands with white sand beaches within the Mekong. The stretch of river north of the city is home to a group of rare Irrawaddy dolphins. The dolphins are the town's main tourist attraction.

A survey conducted in 2007 by Cambodian Mekong Dolphin Conservation Project (CMDCP), a collaborative project between WWF, World Conservation Society, Fisheries Administration and Cambodian Rural Development Team (CRDT), estimated that there are between 66 and 86 dolphins left in the upper Cambodian Mekong area.[2]

References

12.48°N 106.03°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Population Census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019 – Final Results. Ministry of Planning. National Institute of Statistics. 26 January 2021. 4 February 2021.
  2. Web site: Richard Zanre. Report Abundance of Mekong Dolphin Population, 2007. 22 September 2009. WWF. 20 June 2008.