Coordinates: | 12°42′N 104°54′E |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Official Name: | Prek Sbauv |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Native Name: | ព្រែកស្បូវ |
Prek Sbauv (Central Khmer: ព្រែកស្បូវ in Central Khmer pronounced as /prɛːk.ˈsɓəw/) is a small fishing village alongside the Sen River in north-eastern Cambodia. Known as the birthplace of Pol Pot, notorious leader of the Khmer Rouge, Prek Sbauv has no more than ten houses, and is located in Kampong Thom Province. It is on the central plain of the country. The village is located a few meters to the north-east of Tonlé Sap.
Prek Sbauv is not far from the provincial capital of Kampong Thom. Where the Phnom Penh–Siem Riep Road meet the Sen River's bridge at the center of the city, there is a street at left along the eastern side of the river going to the south. After the Catholic Church of the Province there is a tiny village of fishermen. It is about 1 kilometer away from the Phnom Penh–Siem Riep Road at its south.