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Pursat

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Pursat ( ; , ) is the capital of Pursat Province, Cambodia. Its name derived from a type of tree and it lies on the Pursat River. The city is famous as the place of mythical 16th century neak ta of Khleang Moeung.

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Place details

Locality
ក្រុងពោធិ៍សាត់
Region
ខេត្តពោធិ៍សាត់
Country
ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រ​កម្ពុជា
Population
52,476
Timezone
Asia/Phnom_Penh

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Pursat
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.image_skyline
Sompove Meas Island, Pursat province, Cambodia.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Sompove Meas Island in Pursat city center.
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Pursat, Cambodia
Settlement.pushpin_map
Cambodia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Pursat Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Sampov Meas District
Settlement.government_type
City
Settlement.population_as_of
2019
Settlement.population_total
58255
Settlement.elevation_m
17

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human settlement
Country
Cambodia
Elevation
17
Capital of
Pursat Province
Image
Sompove Meas Island, Pursat province, Cambodia.jpg
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Commons category
Pursat
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Climate
  • Notes

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==Climate==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pursat” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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