| Geography |
Demographics |
Telephone |
Capital: Pursat
Location: Central
Area: 12,692 km2
|
Population: 360,445
Density: 28.4 /km2
|
Calling code |
| Town and Districts |
| Bakan ,Kandieng , Krakor, Phnum Kravanh , Sampov Meas , Veal Veaeng |
|
| General Information
|
|
Pursat is Cambodia's fourth-largest province, stretching from the Thai border eastwards to the Tonle Sap lake. It encompasses Chuor Phnom Kravanh (Cardamom Mountains), one of the most remote areas of the country. Small-scale industries in Pursat include fishing and farming in the north of the province; marble quarrying, as some of Cambodia's only marble is found here; and the harvesting of sandalwood oil, which fetches huge prices elsewhere in Asia, but is disappearing fast in Cambodia. Illegal logging and poaching remain a serious problem in remote areas. Few travelers ever see much more than the provincial capital, but getting around the province should soon become easier with the complete overhaul of National Highway 5.
|
|
|
•