Arey Ksat
Arey ksat
ក្រុងអរិយក្សត្រ | |
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| Country | Cambodia |
| Province | Kandal |
| Municipality | Arey Ksat |
| Established | 23 December 2022 |
| Divided from | Khsach Kandal District and Lvea Aem District |
| Government | |
| • Type | City municipality |
| • Mayor | Chan Tara (CPP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 199.31 km2 (76.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 73,764 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ITC) |
| Geocode | 000813 |
Arey ksat (Khmer: ក្រុងអរិយក្សត្រ, Krŏng Arey Ksat, Khmer pronunciation: [krɔŋ ʔaˈrej ksɑːt]) is a city (ក្រុង) in Kandal province, Cambodia. It was established on 23 December 2022 by sub‑decree of the Royal Government of Cambodia[3]. The city consists of communes that were separated from parts of Khsach Kandal District and Lvea Aem District.
History
Arey Ksat was officially created as a municipality on 23 December 2022, along with several other new cities in Kandal and neighboring provinces, through a national government sub‑decree reorganizing parts of existing districts.[4]
Geography
Arey Ksat lies within the central lowland plains of Kandal province near the outskirts of the Phnom Penh metropolitan region. The terrain is predominantly flat and part of the greater Mekong floodplain. The average elevation of the area is low, typical of the surrounding agricultural plains in southern Cambodia.[5]
Demographic
As of the 2019 Cambodian general population census, the total population of the communes that now form Arey Ksat was approximately 73,764.[6]
The population is predominantly ethnic Khmer, and Buddhism is the main religion. Most residents live in rural or semi‑urban villages, with livelihoods centered around agriculture, local markets, and small enterprises.
The population of each commune is as follows:
| Population of each division in Arey Ksat City | ||
|---|---|---|
| Communes
(Sangkat) |
Romanization | Population |
| សង្កាត់បាក់ដាវ | Sangkat Bak Dao | 4,099[7] |
| សង្កាត់កោះឧកញ៉ាតី | Sangkat Koh Oknha Tey | 5,958[8] |
| សង្កាត់ព្រែកអំពិល | Sangkat Prek Ampil | 12,258[9] |
| សង្កាត់ព្រែកលួង | Sangkat Prek Luong | 5,008[10] |
| សង្កាត់ព្រែកតាកូវ | Sangkat Prek Takov | 7,901[11] |
| សង្កាត់ស្វាយជ្រុំ | Sangkat Svay Chrum | 4,372[12] |
| សង្កាត់អរិយក្សត្រ | Sangkat Arey Ksat | 10,077[13] |
| សង្កាត់សារិកាកែវ | Sangkat Sarika Keo | 8,912[14] |
| សង្កាត់ពាមឧកញ៉ាអុង | Sangkat Peam Oknha Ong | 8,189[15] |
| សង្កាត់ព្រែកក្មេង | Sangkat Prek Kmeng | 3,352[16] |
| សង្កាត់បារុង | Sangkat Barong | 3,638[17] |
Administration
Arey Ksat City consists of eleven communes:[3][18]
- សង្កាត់បាក់ដាវ (Sangkat Bak Dao)
- សង្កាត់កោះឧកញ៉ាតី (Sangkat Koh Oknha Tey)
- សង្កាត់ព្រែកអំពិល (Sangkat Prek Ampil)
- សង្កាត់ព្រែកលួង (Sangkat Prek Luong)
- សង្កាត់ព្រែកតាកូវ (Sangkat Prek Takov)
- សង្កាត់ស្វាយជ្រុំ (Sangkat Svay Chrum)
- សង្កាត់អរិយក្សត្រ (Sangkat Arey Ksat)
- សង្កាត់សារិកាកែវ (Sangkat Sarika Keo)
- សង្កាត់ពាមឧកញ៉ាអុង (Sangkat Peam Oknha Ong)
- សង្កាត់ព្រែកក្មេង (Sangkat Prek Kmeng)
- សង្កាត់បារុង (Sangkat Barong)
Transportation
Arey Ksat is connected to the surrounding region by provincial roads and routes that link it to Phnom Penh and neighboring districts.
References
- ^ "Arey Ksat launches first modern satellite city". Kiripost. 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ^ "Kandal Province Elevation Overview". Topographic‑Map.com. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
- ^ a b "Government establishes new city of Arey Ksat in Kandal". Khmer Times. December 24, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- ^ "Three new towns established". The Phnom Penh Post. 24 December 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ^ "Kandal Province Elevation Overview". Topographic‑Map.com. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
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- ^ លី, វិទ្យា (December 24, 2022). "រដ្ឋាភិបាលសម្រេចបង្កើត "ក្រុងអរិយក្សត្រ" នៃខេត្តកណ្តាល". ខ្មែរប៉ុស្ដិ៍. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
11°34′14″N 104°57′35″E / 11.57056°N 104.95972°E
External links
- Facebook official page : Arey Ksat Municipality Administration