Banteay Meanchey province

Banteay Meanchey បន្ទាយមានជ័យ
Province
Banteay Meanchey Province ខេត្តបន្ទាយមានជ័យ
Banteay Chhmar Temple
Seal
Map of Cambodia highlighting Banteay Meanchey
Coordinates: 13°45′N 103°00′E / 13.750°N 103.000°E / 13.750; 103.000
Country	Cambodia
Provincial status	1993
Capital	Serei Saophoan
Subdivisions	2 municipalities; 7 districts
Government
• Governor	Oum Reatrey (CPP)
• National Assembly	6 / 125
Area
• Total	6,679 km2 (2,579 sq mi)
• Rank	12th
Population  (2019 census)[1]
• Total	861,883
• Rank	9th
• Density	129/km2 (330/sq mi)
• Rank	9th
Time zone	UTC+07:00 (ICT)
Dialing code	+855
ISO 3166 code	KH-1

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Banteay Meanchey (Khmer: បន្ទាយមានជ័យ, Bântéay Méanchoăy [ɓɑntiəj miəncɨj], lit. 'The Fortress of Victory') is a province of Cambodia located in the far northwest. It borders the provinces of Oddar Meanchey to the north, Siem Reap to the east, Battambang to the south, and shares an international border with Thailand to the west. Its capital and largest city is Serei Saophoan.

Banteay Meanchey is the 13th largest province in Cambodia. With a population of 861,883, it ranks as the ninth most populous in the nation. The city of Poipet in the western part of the province is an international border crossing into Thailand. Banteay Meanchey is one of the nine provinces that are part of the Tonlé Sap Biosphere Reserve.^[2]