Ponhea Kraek District
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Ponhea Kraek District is a district (srok) located in Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia
. The district capital is Ponhea Kraek town located around 48 kilometres east of the provincial capital of Kampong Cham
by road. Ponhea Kraek is a border district and the city of Tay Ninh
in Vietnam
is around 57 kilometres away by road. The district also lies on the border between Kampong Cham and Prey Veng Province.
The district is easily accessed by road from Kampong Cham city, Kratie or Tay Ninh. The Krek Rubber plantation covers much of the northern part of the district. There is an official international border crossing 13 kilometres south east of the district capital at Trapeang Phlong. Ponhea Kreak town lies on National Highway 7
between Kampong Cham and Kratie.
to the north. The eastern border of the district is shared with Memot District
of Kampong Cham and the Vietnamese Province of Tay Ninh, which also wraps around to the southern district border. To the south are Kamchay Mear and Kanhchriech districts of Prey Veng. The western border of the district abuts Ou Reang Ov and Tboung Khmum districts of Kampong Cham province.
) and 152 villages (phum). According to the 1998 Census, the population of the district was 123,879 persons in 24,261 households in 1998. With a population of over 120,000 people, Ponhea Kraek district has one of the largest district populations in Kampong Cham province after Prey Chhor and Tbong Kmom. The average household size in Ponhea Kraek is 5.1 persons per household, which is slightly lower than the rural average for Cambodia (5.2 persons). The sex ratio
in the district is 93.3%, with significantly more females than males.
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
. The district capital is Ponhea Kraek town located around 48 kilometres east of the provincial capital of Kampong Cham
Kampong Cham (city)
Kampong Cham is the capital city of the Kampong Cham Province in eastern Cambodia. It is the third largest city in Cambodia with a population of 63,771 people and is located on the Mekong River. Kampong Cham is 124 kilometers northeast from Phnom Penh and can be reached by either boat or by...
by road. Ponhea Kraek is a border district and the city of Tay Ninh
Tay Ninh
Tây Ninh is a town in southwestern Vietnam. It is the capital of Tay Ninh province, which encompasses the town and much of the surrounding farmland....
in Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
is around 57 kilometres away by road. The district also lies on the border between Kampong Cham and Prey Veng Province.
The district is easily accessed by road from Kampong Cham city, Kratie or Tay Ninh. The Krek Rubber plantation covers much of the northern part of the district. There is an official international border crossing 13 kilometres south east of the district capital at Trapeang Phlong. Ponhea Kreak town lies on National Highway 7
National Highway 7 (Cambodia)
National Highway 7 or National Road No.7 is one of the national highways of Cambodia. With a length of 509.17 km it connects Skuon with Trapeang Kreal, international border checkpoint with Laos...
between Kampong Cham and Kratie.
Location
Ponhea Kraek district is a south eastern district in Kampong Cham Province and shares a border with both Vietnam and Prey Veng Province. Reading from the north clockwise, Ponhea Kraek shares a border with Dambae districtDambae District
Dambae District is a district of Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia.The district capital is Dambae town. This small town is located just off National Road 73 about 11 kilometres from National Highway 7...
to the north. The eastern border of the district is shared with Memot District
Memot District
Memot District is a district located in Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia. The district capital is Memot town located around east of the provincial capital of Kampong Cham by road. Memot is a border district and the city of Tay Ninh in Vietnam is around away by road.The district is easily...
of Kampong Cham and the Vietnamese Province of Tay Ninh, which also wraps around to the southern district border. To the south are Kamchay Mear and Kanhchriech districts of Prey Veng. The western border of the district abuts Ou Reang Ov and Tboung Khmum districts of Kampong Cham province.
Cambodia's oldest man
Ponhea Kraek district was the home and birthplace of Sek Yi, reported to be the oldest ever Cambodian and one of the oldest people in the world. His grandson reported that he was born in 1883, in either January or February in a small village in the south-east province of Kampong Cham.During two marriages, Sek Yi had twelve children who together produced 70 grandchildren, and an estimated 420 great-grandchildren. He outlived half of his 12 children, all of whom lived to 70 or 80.Sek Yi died in his home in Ponhea Kraek in October 2003, aged 120 years old.Administration
The Ponhea Kraek district governor reports to His Excellency Hun Neng, the Governor of Kampong Cham. The following table shows the villages of Ponhea Kraek district by commune.| Khum KHUM KHUM is a commercial Freeform music radio station in Ferndale, California, broadcasting to Humboldt County, Mendocino County, as well as Eureka, California, Arcata, California, and Humboldt State University on 104.7 FM. KHUM also broadcasts on translator K282AD 104.3 FM... (Commune) | Phum (Villages) |
|---|---|
| Doun Tei | Bos Roka, Prey Tumnob, Roul Ph'aem, Ta Ni, Spean Chrey, Svay Sokhom, Bos Ruessei, Samraong, Dountei, Pouthi Proeks Lech, Pouthi Proeks Kaeut, Sovann Mealea, Reul Leu, Reul Kraom, Sna Kandal, Chhuk Sa, Angkor Krau, Angkor Knong, Pou Thum, Kouk Neavea |
| Kak | Sambour, Kanhchae, Bos Ti, Ponley, Trapeang Stieng, Tuek Yong, Angkaeng, Ta Am, Santey Ti Pir, Samrouy, Trapeang Santey, Thlok Trach, Ruessei Chuor, Krouch, Ampil, Santey Ti Muoy, Krasaom Sat, Kokir, Anlong Chrey, Thlok, Stueng Touch, Orprech, dongkdoung |
| Kandaol Chrum | Kandaol Chrum, Bos Khnor, Monou Bu, Veal, Cheung ang, Doek Por, Pong Tuek, Chey Nikom, Ampuk, Andaot, Svay Meas, Trapeang Prei, Tuol Chamkar, Trapeang Tonsaong, Preah Andoung, Mkak, Tuol Pou, Tuol Chey, Sovann Kom, Kouk Lvieng, Sbaek Kueu, Bat Tonlea, Lheang, Sduksombath |
| Kaong Kang | Trapeang Khyang, Ta Hiev Leu, Ta Hiev Kraom, Kandaol Kaong, Stueng, Pou Roung Lech, Pou Roung Leu, Pou Ent Muoy, Pou Ent Pir, Kaong Kang Ti Muoy, Kaong Kang Ti Pir, Kaong Kang Ti Bei, Kantuot, La, Thnolthmey, Porsrok |
| Kraek | Kraek Tboung, Kraek Cheung, Chimoan Tboung, Chimoan Cheung, Chimoan Kandal, Chimoan Lech, Peuk, Huoch Lech, Huoch Kaeut, Prey Totueng, Tuol Angkrong, Neang Noy, Traset, Kov, L'ak, Kor, Apuk, Chi Peang, Bos Lvea, Sakmakom, Trapeang Sokha, Andoung Chey, Serei Sokha, Chi Tok, Memae, Srae Tuek, S'am, Roung Chakr, Sambour phal, Sokh Chamraeun, Phum Hapram, Phum Saepram, Phum Samprampir, Proeks |
| Popel | Popel, Tuol Kandal, Thmei, Trapeang Thma, khsak, Trapeang Chhleung, Srah, Choam Thlok, Stueng Cheung, Thulchan |
| Trapeang Phlong | Tuol Sangkae, Kbal Damrei, Trapeang Pring Muoy, Trapeang Pring Pir, Chrak Rumdeng, Serei Sokhom, Trapeang Rumsaeng, Preah Phdau, Bos Chek, Thnal Kaeng, Trach Khaol, Trapeang Phlong Pir, Trapeang Phlong Muoy, Thmei |
| Veal Mlu | Chrab, Sralau Chroeng, Veal Mlu, Dambang Ampeak, Kabbas, Kranhung |
Demographics
The district is subdivided into 8 communes (khumKHUM
KHUM is a commercial Freeform music radio station in Ferndale, California, broadcasting to Humboldt County, Mendocino County, as well as Eureka, California, Arcata, California, and Humboldt State University on 104.7 FM. KHUM also broadcasts on translator K282AD 104.3 FM...
) and 152 villages (phum). According to the 1998 Census, the population of the district was 123,879 persons in 24,261 households in 1998. With a population of over 120,000 people, Ponhea Kraek district has one of the largest district populations in Kampong Cham province after Prey Chhor and Tbong Kmom. The average household size in Ponhea Kraek is 5.1 persons per household, which is slightly lower than the rural average for Cambodia (5.2 persons). The sex ratio
Sex ratio
Sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. The primary sex ratio is the ratio at the time of conception, secondary sex ratio is the ratio at time of birth, and tertiary sex ratio is the ratio of mature organisms....
in the district is 93.3%, with significantly more females than males.