1. Provincial Government Policies for Investment Promotion
1) Special features or strong points of the Province in terms of the investment
- An advantage of geographical location which can be a center of trade with Thailand supported by national road #5 and #57 connecting boarders of Thailand (1 International border check point and 4 regional bordered check points).
- Well developed transportation networks by roads, railways and river boats linking to Thailand, Phnom Penh and other provincial cities.
- Most fertile soil which suitable to produce various agricultural products and well developed irrigation system including three major dams.
- Abundant supply of young and educated labors with cheaper costs
2) Investment opportunities or potential sector
- Agriculture (Rice, Tapioca, corn, bean, and mixed vegetation ), Animal raising (Cattle, Fish and Crocodile)
- Industry ( Rice milling, Food processing and Mining)
- Tourism (The number of tourist flowing into Battambang has been increased)
2. Overview of the Province
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Category |
Sub Category-1 |
Sub Category-2 |
Numbers |
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Land |
Total area of the Province (*1) |
11,702 km2
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Rainfall (*2) |
(2010) |
1,553.0mm/year |
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Population |
Projected population in 2011 (*1) |
1,126,345 persons
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Projected Population density in 2011 (*1) |
96. persons/km2 |
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Growth rate (*1) |
1998-2008 |
2.28% p.a. |
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Sex in percentage (*1) |
Total: 1,025,174 Males: 506,351 Females: 518,823 |
Male: 49.3 % Female: 50.7 % |
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Labor force (*1) |
Number of work force |
613,138 |
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Workforce by age (*1) |
15-19: 134,657 20-29: 196,041 30-39: 104,958 40-49: 108,342 50-59: 69,140 |
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Workforce by sex |
Male: 300,253 Female: 312,885 |
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Education |
Number of schools(*2) |
Elementary schools |
551 |
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Junior high schools |
83 |
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Senior high schools |
23 |
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University & Colleges |
1 |
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Academic schools |
8 |
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Number of yearly graduate students |
Senior high schools |
N/A |
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University & Colleges |
N/A |
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Establishment |
Number of establishments (*3) |
Total number (*3) |
33,982 |
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Numbers by size (*3) – 1-10 (persons) – 11- 50 – 51-100 – 101 or more |
33,424 489 46 23 |
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Per 1,000 persons (*3) |
30.2 estab/ 1000 persons |
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Per km2 (*3) |
2.9 estab./km2 |
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Number of population per establishment(*3) |
33.1 persons/ estab.
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Household per establishment(*3) |
6.9 h.h./ estab.
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3.Investment Environment
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Category |
Sub Category-1 |
Sub Category-2 |
Numbers/Description |
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Electricity(*2) |
Supply amount and their tariffs – EDC – IPP
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Production amount – EDC – IPP from Thailand – Import (Thailand) Tariffs – Import (the price set by EDC) – Private generator |
– 800MW/year 63,144.26MW/year 20MW – Riel 600-1,000/ KWH Riel 2,000-2,500 /KWH |
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Water(*2) |
Supply amount tariffs |
Production capacity: Tariffs |
6,500 m3 per day Riel 1,500/ m3 * Same rate is used regardless Govmnt & Business |
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Transportation (*2) |
Type of Transportation available: |
Car/ Truck, Bus, Train, River boat |
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Waterways: (between Battambang and Siem Reap by small motor boat for tourists) |
150 km, 4-5 hours 3 branches of water transportation companies |
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In-land transportation (fare, traveling passenger on average per day) |
8 companies’ branches 18,000 Riel 1,170 Passengers /day |
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Others |
4 travel agents |
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Road (*2) |
1-digit national roads: No 5 (BTB-P Penh) |
291km (144km) |
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2-digit national roads No 57 (BTB-P Penh) No 59 No 57B (Tmokol, Bovel, Sampov Lon, Bovel, Phnom Break, Sam Sep, Kam Reang) |
63 km 74 km 176 km |
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Provincial roads: -Battambang Town-Banon – Battambang Town- Ek Phnom |
25km 8 km |
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Rural roads |
3,927.99km |
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Total length |
N/A km |
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Rail road(*7) (*8) (*5) |
Total length |
Northern line: 385km (*8)
Battambang-Phnom Penh: 274km (*7) (Under upgrading work) (*5) |
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Airport |
Destination and frequency of scheduled services |
1 Domestic airport (No operation) -Type of aircraft to be landed: ATR72-AN24-DC3-C130 -Receiving passenger capacity: 250,000/ year |
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Dry port/Sea port/River port (*12) |
Destination and frequency of scheduled services, port charges |
One River port SRP- BTB: USD20, 8hours Departure time 7:00am |
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International Check-point |
Name and location (*2) |
Doung in Kamreang District (Border with Thailand) |
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Telecommunication: (*2) |
Number of subscribers (Fixed and Mobile) |
454,013 subscribers
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Telecommunication Companies |
Fixed phone : 1, Camintel (fiber optic) Mobile phone: more than 10 Mobitel, Casacom, CAM GSM, Camshin, Mfone, Hello, Star-Cell, CADCOMMS, Metfone, Smart Mobile, etc. |
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Internet access |
Service providers 20: City Link, PPCTV, Ezecom, Angkornet, COGETEl (online) etc. |
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Tariffs |
More than USD2 /month |
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Real Estate |
Defined zone for factory and housing development (Including SEZ) (*2) |
Name, space, progress of development, equipped infrastructure of SEZ or industrial zone, etc. |
No specific defined zone for factory, housing and SEZ. There is only city’s master plan |
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Land price (*2) |
Commercial Land Residential land Development Land |
USD150-350 /m2 (1st zone) USD20-80/m2 (2nd zone) USD2-10 /m2 (3rd zone) |
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Rents of factories (*2) (*5) |
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1.5-2.5USD/m2/ month) |
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Rents of warehouses (*2) (*5) |
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1.-2.5USD/m2/month) |
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Rents of offices (*2) (*5) |
Prime: Secondary: |
USD9-11 /m2 /month USD6-8 /m2 /month |
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Financial Institutions (*14) |
Number of branches of financial institutions |
Commercial bank (13) – Advanced Bank – May Bank – Canadia Bank – Acleda Bank – Cambodia Commercial Bank – Union Commercial Bank – Cambodia Asia Bank – Cambodia Public Bank – Singapore Banking Cooperation – Advanced Bank of Asia Limited – ANZ Royal Bank Cambodia – Bank for Investment & Development of Cambodia – O.S.K. Indochina Bank |
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Specialized bank (1) First Investment Specialized Bank |
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| Microfinance Institutions (11)
– Amret Microfinance Institutions – Hattha Kaksekar Microfinance Institutions – Thaneakea Phum Cambodia -Sathapana Microfinance Institutions -Seilanithih Microfinance institutions -Angkor Microheranhvatho Kampuchea -Vision Fund – Credit Microfinance Institutions – Prasac Microfinance Institution – Cambodian Business Intergrate in Rural Development – Intean Poalroath Rongroeurng |
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Other institutions (0) None |
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Availability of international monetary remittance |
Yes, (13 commercial banks) |
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Living Environment |
Availability of houses/apartment on international standard and their rents (*2) |
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Yes 350-1500USD/month |
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Availability of international cuisine (*10) |
Type of cuisine available |
-Chinese Restaurant (2) -French Restaurant (1) -Thai Restaurant (3) – Asian Restaurant (5) -Western & International Restaurant (6) -Seafood Restaurant (1) -BBQ Restaurant (1) -Pizzerias (2) -Café & Coffee shop (1) -Bars & Pubs (2) |
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Number of restaurants which serve international cuisine |
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Medical facilities (*2) |
Number of hospital and health care center (clinic) |
Hospital: – Referral hospitals: 4 – Healthcare centers:76 – Emergency hospitals:1 – Private hospital (clinic): 7
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Standard of medical service or Treatment capability |
N/A |
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International school (*2) |
Names & Addresses of the schools |
2 |
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4. Approved QIP by Provinces-Municipalities Investment Sub-committees (PMIS) under Sub-Decree No. 17 ANK/BK on the Establishment of the Sub-Committee on Investment of the Provinces-Municipalities
| No. |
Name/Business Line |
Share
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Registered Capital (USD) |
Investment Capital (USD) |
Number of Employee |
Date of Application |
Date of Approval |
| 1 |
Stung Sangke Co., Ltd (3 Stars Hotel, construction & operation) |
Khmer 100%
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1,000,000 |
1998,000 |
150 |
N/A |
23.08.05 |
| 2 |
Golden Century Import-Export Co., Ltd (Construction & Operation of commercial building) |
Malaysia
10% Khmer 90%
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500,000 |
1,755,000 |
124 |
N/A |
27.06.06 |
| 3 |
CamEnergy Investment Group co., Ltd (investment agro-industry plantation, tapioca) |
USA
49% Khmer 51%
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1,000,000 |
1,837,000 |
530 |
N/A |
26.09.06 |
| 4 |
Chea Kao Investment Co., Ltd (Agro-processing factory, corn, beans, sesame) |
Khmer 100%
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600,000 |
1,159,400 |
50 |
N/A |
28.08.07 |
| 5 |
Seladamex Co., Ltd (investment plantation and processing curton) |
Khmer 100%
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1,080,000 |
1,892,000 |
110 |
N/A |
30.06.08 |
5. Industries (*2)
- Current Major Industries and Promoted Industries
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(1) Current Major Industries |
Rice milling, long distance transportation, hotel, hospital |
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(2) Priority Industries to be Promoted |
– Agro-processing industry (rice, corn, fruit, tapioca starch and ethanol, sugar cane, animal feed and dried grain) – Fish processing industry – Construction of road & railway – Rehabilitation and improvement of irrigation system Promotion and study of mining |
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(3) Reasons or Promotional Measures for (2) |
Surplus of rice production |
6. Agriculture
- Agricultural land and cultivated area: Total & by crop (*4)
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Name of Crop |
Cultivated area (Ha) |
Yield (Ton/Ha) |
Total Production (Ton) |
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Rice (Dry + Wet) |
279,527 |
2.864 |
799,605 |
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Subsidiary and industrial crops |
329,572 |
N/A |
1,707,187 |
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Fruit and permanent crops |
8,980 |
N/A |
N/A |
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Total |
618,079 |
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- Irrigation area: (*2)
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Water supply capacity (ha) |
Storage capacity (m3) |
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Water reservoir |
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Kam Pin Poy Reservoir |
13,500 |
110,000,000 |
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Bovel Reservoir |
(rainy season) 44,000 |
N/A |
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Basak Reservoir |
(rainy season) 20,000 (dry season) 3,000 |
40,000,000 |
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Water pump station |
In-land water pump station 9 Floating water pump station 2 |
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- Production amount of crops: Rice, fruits, vegetable, etc. (*4)
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Type of Crop |
Cultivated Area (ha) |
Production Amount (Ton) |
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Subsidiary and industrial crops |
329,572 |
1,707,187 |
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– Maize |
106,789 |
398,845 |
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– Yellow Maize |
105,488 |
394,021 |
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– Cassava |
33,952 |
799,710 |
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– Sweet Potato |
376 |
3,348 |
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– Vegetables |
2,150 |
16,292 |
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– Mung Bean |
21,055 |
16,458 |
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– Peanut |
1,384 |
1,781 |
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– Soya Bean |
41,080 |
56,165 |
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– Sesame |
16,931 |
6,523 |
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– Sugar Cane |
327 |
13,988 |
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– Jute |
32 |
48 |
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Fruits and permanent crops |
8,980 |
N/A |
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– Banana |
1,559 |
N/A |
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– Cashew |
294 |
N/A |
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– Oil palm |
0 |
N/A |
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– Coconut |
1,135 |
N/A |
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– Longan |
535 |
N/A |
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– Mango |
1,448 |
N/A |
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– Milk fruit |
165 |
N/A |
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– Sapodilla |
408 |
N/A |
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– Durian |
97 |
N/A |
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– Jackfruit |
977 |
N/A |
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– Custard apple |
368 |
N/A |
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– Orange |
1,546 |
N/A |
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– Rambutan |
5 |
N/A |
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– Guava |
349 |
N/A |
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– Pineapple |
79 |
N/A |
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– Black pepper |
15 |
N/A |
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– Palm tree (trees) |
41,282 (trees) |
N/A |
- Provincial specialized fruit and product (e.g.: one village one product): (*2)
Pineapple, Orange and grape fruit
- Number of concession and concession land area: (*13)
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No. |
Company |
Use |
Size (ha) |
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1 |
Leang Hour Hong Import and Export, Agro-industry Development and Processing | Sugar cane and tapioca
Officianoum |
8,000 |
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2 |
Rath Sambath | Rubber plantation |
5,200 |
- Types of soil in the Province: (*5)
Lacustrine alluvial soils in regions closer to Tonle Sap lake, mostly brown hydro orphic elsewhere, but also basic litho sols, plinthite podzols and grey hydro orphic. Fertility level is very high
7. Forestry & Mining (*2)
- Protected forestry area:
There is no protected forestry area in the province, while 1/3 of total province’s land area covered by forest (Sampovlone, Phnom Phrek, Kamreang, Bovel, Samlot, Koskrolo, Rukhakiri, Mongresey, Ek Phnom, Sangke and Tmorkol districts).
- Wildlife sanctuary and protected area:
Protected wildlife sanctuary: Phnomsamkos(59,700ha), Roneam Daunsam (143,800ha)
Other protected area: Samlote(21,000ha) and Tonle Sap (114,300ha)
- Main minerals production and mining area
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Name of Mineral |
Production Amount |
Mining Area |
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Phosphate |
N/A |
Samlot, banon, Phnom Sampov and Phnom Phrek |
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Gold |
N/A |
N/A |
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Aluminum |
N/A |
N/A |
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Precious stone |
N/A |
N/A |
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Limestone |
N/A |
N/A |
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Iron ore |
N/A |
N/A |
8. Fishery
- Fishery production amount: Saltwater fish, Freshwater fish (*4)
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Type of Fish |
Name of Fish |
Production Amount |
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Saltwater fish(*4) |
N/A |
None |
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Freshwater fish(*4) |
N/A |
33,900 tons |
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Middle scale fisheries: 13,000 tons, Family fisheries:11,400 tons, Rice field fisheries: 9,500 tons |
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- Aquaculture Productions(*4):
(Unit: Fish: Ton, Fingerling Thousand Heads, Crocodile: Heads)
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Type of Product |
Production Amount (ton) |
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Inland fish |
2,349 |
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Eel |
150 |
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Frog |
1 |
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Total |
2,500 |
| Fingerling |
506 |
| Crocodile |
212,833 |
9. Rubber (*2)
- Rubber plantation area:
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Location |
Rubber plantation area (ha) |
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Banon |
10 |
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Ratanak Modul |
1,227 |
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Samlot |
300 |
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Phnom Phrek |
22 |
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Kamreang |
67 |
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Kos Kralou |
300 |
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Rokhakiri |
18 |
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Total |
1, 944 |
- Production amount of rubber: N/A
10. Tourism: (*2)
- Historical/cultural area:
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Banon Temple |
Ek Phnom Temple |
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Brasat Steng |
Brasat Basat |
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Phnom Sampov |
- Eco-tourism area: 12
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Sek Sok |
Pich Chenda |
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Laang Badak |
Chrolong Pobpata |
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Koh Sne |
Popous Tmor |
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Laang Phnom Teak Treng |
Chomlong Koy |
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Tmor Domrot |
Kom Pong Trangmeanchey |
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Steng Kronghong |
Banteay Sat |
- Others: 2 museums
- New found area which potential for tourist: N/A
- Hotel/guest house: Number of rooms and room charge: (*2) (*9)
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Type of Hotel |
Number of Rooms |
Room Charges (per night) |
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5 stars |
26 hotels: 1,333 rooms |
USD15-450 |
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4 stars |
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3 stars: |
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2 stars |
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No star |
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Guest House |
32 guest houses: 655 rooms |
USD10-25 |
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