Phnom Sruoch District

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Phnom Sruoch
ស្រុកភ្នំស្រួច
District (srok)
Phnom Sruoch is located in Cambodia
Phnom Sruoch
Phnom Sruoch
Location in Cambodia
Coordinates: 11°24′N 104°24′E / 11.400°N 104.400°E / 11.400; 104.400
Country Cambodia
ProvinceKampong Speu
Communes12
Villages149
Population
 (1998)[1]
 • Total74,651
Time zone+7
Geocode0506

Phnom Sruoch District (Khmer: ស្រុកភ្នំស្រួច) is a district located in Kampong Speu Province in central Cambodia.

Ecology[]

Wild gaur

The largest surface of Kirirom National Park is part of Phnom Sruoch District, Kampong Speu, while another section is in neighboring Koh Kong Province.[2]

The Kirirom National Park is located in the eastern part of the Cardamom Mountains, about 112 km from Phnom Penh. The road from Phnom Penh to Kampong Som runs along the southern boundary of the park.

Among the animals in the park, the following deserve mention: Asian elephant, deer, gaur, banteng, leopard, spotted linsang, pileated gibbon and tiger.

Administration[]

Phnom Sruoch District is subdivided into 12 communes (khum)[3]

Geocode Name
050601
050602
050603
050604
050605
050606
050607
050608
050609
050610
050611
050613

References[]

  1. ^ General Population Census of Cambodia, 1998: Village Gazetteer. National Institute of Statistics. February 2000. pp. 106–109.
  2. ^ Kirirom National Park, Cambodia Archived 2009-11-17 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ National Institute of Statistics Archived 2008-07-14 at the Wayback Machine

Coordinates: 11°24′N 104°24′E / 11.400°N 104.400°E / 11.400; 104.400


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