Memot District
Memot District (Khmer: ស្រុកមេមត់, lit. 'The Memot's Animism') is a district (srok) in Tboung Khmum Province, Cambodia. The district capital is Memot town, around 80 kilometres (50 mi) east of the provincial capital of Kampong Cham by road. Memot is a border district and the city of Tây Ninh in Vietnam is 80 kilometres (50 mi) away by road.
Memot District
ស្រុកមេមត់ | |
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Memot District Location in Cambodia | |
| Coordinates: 11°49′37″N 106°10′58″E | |
| Country | Cambodia |
| Province | Tboung Khmum |
| Communes | 14 |
| Villages | 175 |
| Population | |
| • Total | 152,082 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Geocode | 2510 |
The district is easily accessed by road from Kampong Cham or Kratié. Though there are numerous smaller roads within the district that cross the border into Vietnam, there is no official international border crossing within the district. The closest official crossing is 44 kilometres (27 mi) southeast of the district capital at Trapeang Phlong in Ponhea Kraek District. Memot town lies on National Highway 7 near the midpoint between Kampong Cham and Kratié.