Oddar Meanchey province
Oddar Meanchey (Khmer: ឧត្តរមានជ័យ, UNGEGN: Ŏttâr Méanchoăy, ALA-LC: Uttar Mānjăy [ʔoɗɑː miəncɨj]; lit. 'Victorious North') is a province of Cambodia in the remote northwest. It borders the provinces of Banteay Meanchey to the west, Siem Reap to the south and Preah Vihear to the east. Its long northern boundary demarcates part of Cambodia's international border with Thailand. The capital is Samraong.
Oddar Meanchey
ឧត្ដរមានជ័យ | |
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| Oddar Meanchey Province ខេត្តឧត្ដរមានជ័យ | |
Prasat Ta Muen Thom Located in Oddar Meanchey province near the Cambodian-Thai border | |
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Map of Cambodia highlighting Oddar Meanchey | |
| Coordinates: 14°10′N 103°30′E | |
| Country | Cambodia |
| Provincial status | 12 July 1964 |
| Re-established | 27 January 1995 |
| Capital | Samraong |
| Subdivisions | 1 municipality; 4 districts |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Pen Kosal (CPP) |
| • National Assembly | 1 / 125
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| Area | |
| • Total | 6,158 km2 (2,378 sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 13th |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 276,038 |
| • Rank | 18th |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 18th |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (ICT) |
| Dialing code | +855 |
| ISO 3166 code | KH-22 |
The province was created on 27 April 1999, after being carved from the northern half of Siem Reap province and part of Banteay Meanchey. It existed as a province already from 1962 to 1970 under Norodom Sihanouk's Sangkum regime, but later became an administrative no-man's-land, with its status alternating between a province and a district under successive regimes.