Peam Ro District Explained

Peam Ro
Native Name:Central Khmer: ពាមរក៏
Official Name:Peam Ro District
Central Khmer: ស្រុកពាមរក៍
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Cambodia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Cambodia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Cambodia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Prey Veng
Population As Of:1998
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:63,534
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:11.2667°N 122°W
Geocode:1407

Peam Ro (Central Khmer: ស្រុកពាមរក៏, in Central Khmer pronounced as /piəm.rɔː/) is a district located in Prey Veng Province, in south eastern Cambodia.

Peam Ro district is a district located in Prey Veng province, in south eastern Cambodia. It is bordered with Peam Chor and Preah Sdach districts to the south, Ba Phnum and Svay Antor districts to the east, and Krong Prey Veng and Kampong Leav to the north. Mekong River stretches along the border between PMR and LDK dividing the area into two different districts. Most communes in this low land district are clustered along the banks of the river, and therefore boats are an important form of transport during rainy season. PMR is subdivided into 8 (eight) communes further subdivided into 41 villages. The district covers 20,390 ha: 14,300 ha for cultivation, 2,846 ha for construction, 798 ha flooded forest, and 2,446 ha of other land.

Capital

The district capital is at Neak Leung town on National Highway 1.

Population

The district has a population of 63,534 (1998).

References

11.2667°N 122°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: General Population Census of Cambodia, 1998: Village Gazetteer. National Institute of Statistics. February 2000. 228–229.