Serei Saophoan (city) explained

Serei Saophoan
Other Name:Sisophon
Native Name:Central Khmer: សិរីសោភ័ណ
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Cambodia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Cambodia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Banteay Meanchey
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Serei Saophoan
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Hil Raya
Population As Of:2019
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:99,019
Population Rank:4th
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+07:00
Coordinates:13.5833°N 161°W
Elevation M:15

Serei Saophoan (Central Khmer: សិរីសោភ័ណ in Central Khmer pronounced as /serəj saopʰɔən/) is the capital and largest city of the Banteay Meanchey Province and the fourth most populous city in Cambodia. The city separates Cambodia's National Highway 5 and National Highway 6. Its administrative name is "Serei Sophon" as used by the government. The more commonly used name Sisophon is derived from the Thai pronunciation Si Sophon when it was under the Thai rule. Another nickname "Svay" is used mainly by truck drivers, train drivers and workers transporting goods. The origin of the word "Svay" is unknown. Its population is 61,482 in the 1998 census, changing little to 61,631 in the 2008 census having been overtaken by Poipet in size.[2]

About forty minutes from Sisophon there is a Khmer Angkor temple ruin called Banteay Chmar.

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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. http://www.citypopulation.de/Cambodia.html Citypopulation.de Cambodia