Prey Veng province
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Prey Veng (Khmer: ព្រៃវែង [prɨj.ʋɛːŋ]; lit. 'High Forest') is a province (khaet) of Cambodia. The capital is Prey Veng. With a population of 1.1 million people, it is the third most populous province.
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Prey Veng
ព្រៃវែង | |
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Prey Veng Province ខេត្តព្រៃវែង | |
Coordinates: 11°29′N 105°20′E | |
Country | Cambodia |
Provincial status | 1907 |
Capital | Prey Veng |
Government | |
• Governor | Suon Somalin (CPP) |
• National Assembly | 11 / 125
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Area | |
• Total | 4,883 km2 (1,885 sq mi) |
• Rank | 16th |
Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 1,057,720 |
• Rank | 3rd |
• Density | 217/km2 (560/sq mi) |
• Rank | 4th |
Time zone | UTC+07:00 (ICT) |
Dialing code | +855 |
ISO 3166 code | KH-14 |
HDI (2017) | 0.555[2] medium |
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This densely populated agricultural region is located on the east bank of the Mekong. The name literally means "long forest" in khmer, but the last great forests have gradually disappeared there over 30-year to provide for agricultural land.