Tuek Phos ( km, ស្រុកទឹកផុស; literally "Emerging Water") is a district (''

srok Administrative divisions of Cambodia have several levels. Cambodia is divided into 24 provinces (''Khaet''; km, ខេត្ត, ) and the special administrative unit Phnom Penh. Though a different administrative unit, Phnom Penh is at provin ...

'') in the west of Kampong Chhnang province, in central

Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ...

. The district capital is Tuek Phos town located on the rail line some 28 kilometres south west of the provincial capital of Kampong Chhnang by road. The district shares a border with

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 ...

and Kampong Speu provinces to the west. The National Railway line 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 ...

Sisophon Serei Saophoan ( km, សិរីសោភ័ណ, Romanization of Khmer#UNGEGN, UNGEGN: ; lit. 'Beautiful Freedom') is the capital and largest city of the Banteay Meanchey Province and the fourth most populous city in Cambodia. The city sep ...

runs through the district entering in the south and exiting in the north west. The eastern side of the railway line crossing the district has access to significant road infrastructure and is quite well populated. To the west of the railway there are few settlements and the foothills of

Phnom Aural Phnom AuralNote: alternative spellings includes Phnom and Aoral. ( km, ភ្នំឱរ៉ាល់, ) is the tallest peak in Cambodia. It is 1,813 meters tall (other sources give elevations ឪbetween 1,771 and 1,667 meters). It is in the eas ...

rise in the north west, although the peak itself is just over the border in Pursat Province. The northwestern edge of the district forms part of the

Phnom Aural Wildlife Sanctuary Phnom Aural Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in central Cambodia, covering . It was established in 1993. It is named after Phnom Aural, the country's tallest peak at 1,810 m (5,940 ft). The Aural mountains are part of the much larger Cardamo ...

. National Road 53 from Kampong Chhnang town to Romeas terminates in the district as does National Road 138 from Kampong Tralach to Cheab. National Road 142 begins at Tuek Phos town and runs south west to Spean Dach in Kampong Speu province. Numerous smaller tertiary roads run from the national railway line to the National highway.

Location

Tuek Phos district lies in the west of the province and shares a border with Pursat and Kampong Speu provinces. Reading from the north clockwise, Tuek Phos borders with

Krakor district Krakor ( km, ស្រុកក្រគរ) is a district in Pursat province, Cambodia. The district capital is Krakor (town), Krakor town located 25 kilometres east of the provincial capital, Pursat (town), Pursat town. Location Krakor is the ...

of Pursat to the north. The eastern border of the district is shared with Baribour and Rolea B'ier districts. To the south the district shares a border with Sameakki Mean Chey district. The western border of the district joins with

Thpong Thpong District ( km, ស្រុកថ្ពង) is a district (''srok'') located in Kampong Speu Province in central Cambodia. Geography The district is located in central Cambodia. Neighbouring districts are (from the east clockwise) Odongk, ...

and Aoral districts of Kampong Speu and Phnum Kravanh district of Pursat.

Land conflict

On 8 January 2000 Pheapimex Co. Ltd was granted two large land concessions covering a total of 315,028 hectares to grow

eucalyptus ''Eucalyptus'' () is a genus of over seven hundred species of flowering trees, shrubs or mallees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Along with several other genera in the tribe Eucalypteae, including '' Corymbia'', they are commonly known as euca ...

and Kampong Chhnang provinces. The massive concession includes most of the land area of Tuek Phos district. The company is now trying to sell the entire 176,000 hectare Kampong Chhnang land concession through an internet real estate listing by a Singapore-based holding company as a potential bio-diesel plantation.

Administration

As of 2020, the district is subdivided into 9 communes (''

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'') and 78 villages (''

phum Administrative divisions of Cambodia have several levels. Cambodia is divided into 24 provinces (''Khaet''; km, ខេត្ត, ) and the special administrative unit Phnom Penh. Though a different administrative unit, Phnom Penh is at provin ...

''). The Tuek Phos district governor reports to Touch Marim, the Governor of Kampong Chhnang. The following table shows the villages of Tuek Phos district by commune.

Demographics

According to the 1998 Census, the population of the district was 45,950 persons in 9,416 households in 1998. This population consisted of 21,789 males (47.4%) and 24,161 females (52.6%). With a population of over 45,000 people, Tuek Phos has an average district population for Kampong Chhnang province. The average household size in Tuek Phos is 4.9 persons per household, which is lower than the rural average for Cambodia (5.2 persons). The

sex ratio The sex ratio (or gender ratio) is usually defined as the ratio of males to females in a population. As explained by Fisher's principle, for evolutionary reasons this is typically about 1:1 in species which reproduce sexually. Many species devia ...

in the district is 90.2%, with significantly more females than males.

References

External links

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Kampong Chhnang at the Ministry of Commerce website
{{Districts of Cambodia Districts of Kampong Chhnang province