Prey Veng province
Prey Veng
ព្រៃវែង | |
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| Prey Veng Province ខេត្តព្រៃវែង | |
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Map of Cambodia highlighting Prey Veng | |
| Coordinates: 11°29′N 105°20′E / 11.483°N 105.333°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 (2024) | |
• Total | 1,331,111 |
| • 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 medium |
Prey Veng (Khmer: ព្រៃវែង [prɨj.ʋɛːŋ]; lit. 'High forest') is a province of Cambodia. The capital is Prey Veng. The province is bordered by those of Kampong Cham to the northwest, Tbong Khmum to the northeast, Kandal to the west, and Svay Rieng to the east and by Vietnam (Đồng Tháp, Long An and Tây Ninh) or Kampuchea Krom (Phsar Dek, Kampong Kho and Rong Domrey) to the south. It is crossed by two major rivers of the country, namely the Mekong and Tonle Bassac.