Ta Kream Explained

Ta Kream
Native Name:ឃុំ តាគ្រាម
Native Name Lang:khm
Settlement Type:Commune
Pushpin Map:Cambodia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Cambodia
Coordinates:13.067°N 103.067°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Battambang Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Banan District
Parts Type:Villages
Parts Style:para
P1:11
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:1998
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:UTC+07

Ta Kream (Central Khmer: ឃុំ តាគ្រាម) is a khum (commune) of Banan District in Battambang Province in north-western Cambodia.[1]

Villages

Ta Kream contains 11 villages.[2]

NameKhmerVillage code
Paoy Svay ប៉ោយស្វាយ 2010801
Ta Kream តាគ្រាម 2010802
Thmei ថ្មី 2010803
Ou Pong Moan អូរពងមាន់ 2010804
Ta Ngaen តាង៉ែន 2010805
Prey Phdau ព្រៃផ្តៅ 2010806
Ou Ta Nhea អូរតាញា 2010807
Dangkot Thnong ដង្គត់ធ្នង់ 2010808
Andoung Neang អណ្តូងនាង 2010809
Anlong Svay អន្លង់ស្វាយ 2010810
Slab Pang ស្លាបប៉ាង 2010811

Kamping Pouy Reservoir

Within the area of Ta Kream commune lies the 6-kilometer-long and 1.9-kilometer-wide Kamping Puoy Reservoir. This reservoir can hold about 110 million cubic meters of water, which is mainly used for irrigation.

It is located around 30 km west of the city of Battambang and accessible by a new road. It is popular with the inhabitants of Battambang and elsewhere who come out here in the weekend for a picnic. The journey to the reservoir is part of the attraction as it passes through some stunning countryside. Once at the reservoir there are a number of food and drink stalls to rest at and it is possible to charter a boat to take you out on the lake and maybe visit some of the people who live in stilt houses. The reservoir was originally built by the Khmer Rouge in one of their grander schemes. Thousands of people died during the construction of the dam.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics of the Cambodian Government. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081224051256/http://www.cambodia.gov.kh/unisql1/egov/english/province/battambang.html. 2008-12-24.
  2. Web site: National Institute of Statistics (NIS), Phnom Penh - Cambodia.