Krakor ( km, ស្រុកក្រគរ) is a district in
Pursat province,
Cambodia
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. The district capital is
Krakor town located 25 kilometres east of the provincial capital,
Pursat
Pursat ( ; km, ពោធិ៍សាត់, ) is the capital of Pursat Province, Cambodia. Its name derived from a type of tree. It lies on the Pursat River. The city is famous as the place of mythical 16th century ''neak ta'' of Khleang Moeu ...
town.
Location
Krakor is the easternmost district of Pursat province and borders
Kampong Chhnang province to the east. To the north the district encompasses a portion of the
Tonle Sap lake and there are several villages on the edge of the lake. These are Tonle Sap
floating villages and their location moves depending on the water level in the lake. The districts of
Kandieng and
Sampov Meas form the eastern border and
Phnum Kravanh district lies to the south. The district capital is at Krakor town, which is located on National Highway Number 5 about 160 kilometres by road from
Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh (; km, ភ្នំពេញ, ) is the capital and most populous city of Cambodia. It has been the national capital since the French protectorate of Cambodia and has grown to become the nation's primate city and its economic, indus ...
.
Administration
The following table shows the villages of Krakor district by commune.
Characteristics
According to the 1998 Census, Krakor district is made up of 11 communes and 103 villages. The population of the district was 74,222 in 14,347 households at the time of the last census.
The national highway and the only north-south rail link in the country bisect the district and thus most villages in the district have comparatively good access to goods and services. There is a former district Hospital at Krakor town and the provincial capital and higher level services are only a short distance away. There is an active market that spills over onto the highway at Krakor town and this combined with the recent resurfacing of the highway has led to increasing traffic accidents and road fatalities.
Fishing Conflicts
Located on the Tonle Sap, Krakor district is well known for fishing and ''
prahok
''Prahok'' (; km, ប្រហុក, prâhŏk, ) is a salted and fermented fish paste (usually of mudfish) used in Cambodian cuisine as a seasoning or a condiment. It originated as a way of preserving fish during the months when fresh fish was ...
'' ''trey ngiet'' and other fish products are exported to markets in Pursat and Phnom Penh. Most of these fish are collected by floating fishing villages in the northern part of the district, near the district town. These villagers have had an uneasy relationship with Fishery Administration officials over claims of
illegal fishing
Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) is an issue around the world. Fishing industry observers believe IUU occurs in most fisheries, and accounts for up to 30% of total catches in some important fisheries.
Illegal fishing takes pl ...
in protected areas of the lake. In April 2007 this unease culminated in an incident that led to the deaths of three fishermen and the torching of the commune fisheries office. Three fishermen, including a pregnant woman, were shot and killed with
AK-47
The AK-47, officially known as the ''Avtomat Kalashnikova'' (; also known as the Kalashnikov or just AK), is a gas operated, gas-operated assault rifle that is chambered for the 7.62×39mm cartridge. Developed in the Soviet Union by Russian s ...
s by a group of Fisheries officials who claimed they were attacked by the fishermen.
Cambodia Daily, April 27, 2007
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References
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Districts of Pursat province