Pursat
Pursat
ពោធិ៍សាត់ | |
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City | |
![]() Pursat Skyline from the Large Ptel at its Entrance | |
![]() ![]() Pursat Location of Pursat, Cambodia | |
Coordinates: 12°32′N 103°55′E / 12.533°N 103.917°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Pursat Province |
District | Sampov Meas District |
Government | |
• Type | City |
Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 58,255 |
Pursat (/poʊˈsɒt/ poh-SOT; Khmer pronunciation: [poːˈsat̚]) is the capital of Pursat Province, Cambodia. Its name derived from a type of tree.[2] It lies on the Pursat River.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Cambodia_school.jpg/300px-Cambodia_school.jpg)
A school in Pursat
Culture[]
People native to Pursat speak Khmer.
The city of Pursat is famous as the potent place of neak ta Khleang Moeung.
Notes[]
- ^ "General Population Census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019 – Final Results" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics. Ministry of Planning. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ Cambodian Ministry of Tourism
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Rank | Name | Province | Pop. | Rank | Name | Province | Pop. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() Phnom Penh ![]() Siem Reap |
1 | Phnom Penh | – | 2,281,951 | 11 | Chbar Mon | Kampong Speu | 50,359 | ![]() Battambang ![]() Sisophon |
2 | Siem Reap | Siem Reap | 245,494 | 12 | Bavet | Svay Rieng | 43,783 | ||
3 | Battambang | Battambang | 119,251 | 13 | Doun Kaev | Takéo | 43,402 | ||
4 | Sisophon | Banteay Meanchey | 99,019 | 14 | Svay Rieng | Svay Rieng | 41,424 | ||
5 | Poipet | Banteay Meanchey | 98,934 | 15 | Kampong Chhnang | Kampong Chhnang | 41,080 | ||
6 | Ta Khmau | Kandal | 75,629 | 16 | Kampong Cham | Kampong Cham | 38,365 | ||
7 | Sihanoukville | Preah Sihanouk | 73,036 | 17 | Pailin | Pailin | 37,393 | ||
8 | Samraong | Oddar Meanchey | 70,944 | 18 | Prey Veng | Prey Veng | 36,254 | ||
9 | Pursat | Pursat | 58,355 | 19 | Suong | Tboung Khmum | 35,054 | ||
10 | Stueng Saen | Kampong Thom | 53,118 | 20 | Kampot | Kampot | 32,053 |
Coordinates: 12°32′N 103°55′E / 12.533°N 103.917°E
- ^ "General Population Census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019 – Final Results" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics. Ministry of Planning. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
Categories:
- Provincial capitals in Cambodia
- Cities in Cambodia
- Populated places in Pursat Province
- Cambodia geography stubs