Pou Rieng ( km, ស្រុកពោធិ៍រៀង),
formerly Kampong Leav ( km, ស្រុកកំពង់លាវ), is a district located in
Prey Veng province, in south-eastern
Cambodia
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Administration
According to the 1998 census, the Kampong Leav District consisted of 8
communes
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with a total population of 55,054. In 2008–2009 three communes—Baray, Cheung Tuek and Kampong Leav—formed a new district, the
Prey Veng Municipality;
according to the 2008 census, the population of the resulting five-commune district was 29,259.
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In 2011 the district was renamed Pou Rieng (or Pur Rieng) and two communes which previously belonged to the Pea Reang district—Kampong Ruessei and Preaek Ta Sar—were added to the district.][ In 2019 the Ta Kao Commune was incorporated to the Prey Veng Municipality.][
The following table shows the communes in the district as of 2020.][
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References
Districts of Prey Veng province
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