Batheay District

Batheay
ស្រុកបាធាយ
District (srok)
Batheay
Coordinates: 11°59′46″N 104°56′40″E / 11.99611°N 104.94444°E / 11.99611; 104.94444
Country  Cambodia
Province Kampong Cham
Communes 12
Villages 80
Government
 • Governor Mr. Yin Kim Horn
Population (1998)[1]
 • Total 90,920
Time zone +7
Geocode 0301

Batheay District (Khmer: ស្រុកបាធាយ) is a district (srok) of Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia. The district capital is Ph'av town. The town is located on National Highway 6 around 64 kilometres east of the provincial capital at Kampong Cham city and 60 kilometres north of the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh. The district lies at the junction between two major waterways, the Mekong River and the Tonle Sap.[2]

In August 2006, Batheay district was the site of an outbreak of the deadly H5N1 virus commonly known as "avian influenza" or "bird flu".[3] The outbreak was detected in live and dead ducks taken from a farm in the district and the Ministry of Agriculture culled 700 birds to prevent further outbreaks. Authorities suspect that ducks smuggled from Prey Veng Province where an earlier outbreak was confirmed, to nearby Tbong Khmum District, were responsible for this the new outbreak. Overall, more than 3000 ducks were slaughtered in Kampong Cham to prevent further infections. No human infections were reported.[4]

Location

Batheay district is the easternmost district of Kampong Cham Province and borders on two other provinces. Reading from the north clockwise, Batheay shares a border with Kampong Thom Province to the north and the districts of Cheung Prey and Kang Meas to the east. To the south of Batheay are Ksach Kandal, Mukh Kampuol and Ponhea Leu districts of Kandal Province. Batheay shares its western border with Kampong Tralach and Chol Kiri districts of Kampong Chhnang province.[5]

Administration

Mr. Yin Kim Horn is the Batheay district governor and reports to H.E. Hun Neng the Governor of Kampong Cham.[6] The following table shows the villages of Batheay district by commune.

Khum (Communes) Phum (Villages)
Batheay Svay Pok, Batheay, Srah Pring, Chreaek, Tuol, Ou Mal
Chbar Ampov Chbar Ampov, Tuol Chan, Anlong Chrey, Stueng Chveng
Chealea Chea Lea, Ta Ngil, Tang Krang, Baek Peang, Phnum Thum
Cheung Prey Cheung Prey, Andoung Snay, Prasoutr Ka, Prasoutr Kha, Trabaek, Trayang Pong
Me Pring Me Pring, Tang Thlaeung, Tang Srei, Tang Roleang, Prey Kaor
Ph'av Ph'av, Samraong, Tang Boeng, Ba Kal, Prey Nha, Kandaol
Sambour Sambour, Balang, Veal, Sangkaeub, Ta Poy, Chong, Tao Baek
Sandaek Kampal, Pou Steang, Svay Prey, Tang Chrey, Sroengk
Tang Krang Phnum Del, Cheung Chhnok, Tboung Phnum, Popit, Ak Tieng, Kampong Preah, Tang Kouk, Prasat
Tang Krasang Boeng Veaeng, Kradas Ka, Kradas Kha, Sdok Thum, Trav Phni, Khvet, Boeng, Khtum, Chan, Chi Neang
Trab Roung Damrei, Kampout, Phnum Touch, Tum Prong, Thmei, Pou Ruessei, Trab, Chan Kong, Thkov, Thma Kaev, Routh
Tumnob Tumnob Leu, Prayuk, Doun Paen, Rung, Prasam, Sroeng, Trapeang Snao

Demographics

The district is subdivided into 12 communes (khum) and 80 villages (phum).[7] According to the 1998 Census, the population of the district was 90,920 persons in 17,541 households in 1998. With a population of over 90,000 people, Batheay is one of the less populous districts in Kampong Cham province. The average household size in Batheay is 5.1 persons per household, the same as the rural average for Cambodia. The sex ratio in the district is 91.3%, with more females than males.[8]

References

  1. ↑ General Population Census of Cambodia, 1998: Village Gazetteer. National Institute of Statistics. February 2000. pp. 32–33.
  2. ↑ Total Road Atlas of Cambodia 2006 (3rd ed.). Total Cambodge. 2006. pp. 44–45.
  3. ↑ "Cambodia hit by two new bird flu outbreaks". Med India. August 21, 2006. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
  4. ↑ "New bird flu outbreak hits Cambodian ducks". Reuters. September 5, 2006. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
  5. ↑ "Kampong Cham Provincial Resources". Ministry of Commerce. Archived from the original on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  6. ↑ "Flood Control Project in Batheay District Established". Rasmei Kampuchea Daily. July 18, 2008. pp. B 6. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
  7. ↑ "Kampong Cham Administration". Royal Government of Cambodia. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
  8. ↑ General Population Census of Cambodia, 1998: Village Gazetteer. National Institute of Statistics. February 2000. pp. 32–73.

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Coordinates: 11°59′46″N 104°56′40″E / 11.99611°N 104.94444°E / 11.99611; 104.94444

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