Siem Reap province

Siem Reap សៀមរាប
Province
Siem Reap Province ខេត្តសៀមរាប
From top: Angkor Wat, South Gate of Angkor Thom, Phnom Kulen waterfall, moat of Angkor
Seal
Nickname:  Gateway to Angkor
Map of Cambodia highlighting Siem Reap
Coordinates: 13°21′N 103°51′E / 13.350°N 103.850°E / 13.350; 103.850
Country	Cambodia
Settled	802
Provincial status	23 December 1907[1]
Capital	Siem Reap
Subdivisions	1 municipality; 13 districts
Government
• Governor	Prak Sophoan (CPP)
• National Assembly	6 / 125
Area
• Total	10,299 km2 (3,976 sq mi)
• Rank	10th
Population  (2019)[2]
• Total	1,014,234
• Rank	4th
• Density	98/km2 (250/sq mi)
• Rank	13th
Time zone	UTC+07:00 (ICT)
ISO 3166 code	KH-17
Website	www.siemreap.gov.kh

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Siem Reap, officially Siemreap^[3] (Khmer: សៀមរាប [siəm riəp], lit. 'Siam's Defeated'), is a province (khaet) of Cambodia. It borders the provinces of Oddar Meanchey to the north, Preah Vihear and Kampong Thom to the east, Battambang to the south, and Banteay Meanchey to the west. Its capital and largest city is Siem Reap.

Siem Reap province is the tenth largest province in Cambodia. Having reached a population of one million in 2019, it ranks as the nation's fourth most populous province.^[2] A large portion of Siem Reap province's southern border is demarcated by the Tonle Sap and as such, it is one of the nine provinces that making up the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve. In modern times the province is best known as the site of Angkor and the Angkor Wat temple ruins, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is also the home of Banteay Srei, Roluos (temples), the UNESCO tentative site of Beng Mealea, and the UNESCO tentative site of Phnom Kulen National Park, home to the country's largest reclining Buddha.