| Svay Rieng | |
| Official Name: | Svay Rieng Province Central Khmer: ខេត្តស្វាយរៀង |
| Native Name: | Central Khmer: ស្វាយរៀង |
| Native Name Lang: | km |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Svay Rieng in Cambodia |
| Coordinates: | 11.0667°N 154°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Established Title: | Provincial status |
| Established Date: | 1907 |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Svay Rieng |
| Parts Type: | Largest city |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Bavet |
| Leader Party: | CPP |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Leader Name: | Peng Pouthisa |
| Area Total Km2: | 2966 |
| Area Rank: | 21st |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 577,507 |
| Population Rank: | 14th |
| Population As Of: | 2023 |
| Population Density Km2: | 177 |
| Population Density Rank: | 6th |
| Timezone: | ICT |
| Utc Offset: | +07:00 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | +855 |
| Iso Code: | KH-20 |
The province is subdivided into 6 districts and 2 municipalities.
| ISO code | District | Khmer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20-01 | Chantrea | Central Khmer: ស្រុកចន្ទ្រា | |
| 20-02 | Kampong Rou | Central Khmer: ស្រុកកំពង់រោទិ៍ | |
| 20-03 | Rumduol | Central Khmer: ស្រុករំដួល | |
| 20-04 | Romeas Haek | Central Khmer: ស្រុករមាសហែក | |
| 20-05 | Svay Chrum | Central Khmer: ស្រុកស្វាយជ្រំ | |
| 20-06 | Svay Rieng Municipality | Central Khmer: ក្រុងស្វាយរៀង | |
| 20-07 | Svay Teab | Central Khmer: ស្រុកស្វាយទាប | |
| 20-08 | Bavet Municipality | Central Khmer: ក្រុងបាវិត |
The state religion is Theravada Buddhism. More than 99.8% of the people in Svay Rieng are Buddhists, It's the second most Buddhist province in the country. Chams have been practicing Islam for hundreds of years. A small percentage follow Christianity.
The province projects into Vietnam and is referred to as the Parrot's Beak (Vietnamese: Mỏ Vẹt).
Dance
Svay Rieng province is the birthplace of the Cambodian coconut dance.[2] It originated around 1960 in Romeas Haek District. The dance is a performance with coconuts involving men and women.