Siem Reap is one of the 24 provinces in Kingdom of Cambodia located 314 kms North of Phnom Penh with the total area of 12,000 km2 and the entire province comprises 12 districts covering 100 communes and 921 villages of just under one million people (6% of Cambodia’s population).
Siem Reap Province is divided into 3 parts - the highlands, the midlands and the lowlands. In the highlands, the terrain is very hilly, and most of the residents work as farmers in rice fields. The midland section is mostly flat and the residents are either farmers or work in the service sector - restaurants, hotels, government agencies, etc. The lowlands are home to farmers and fishermen. It is the second poorest province among the 24 provinces of Cambodia.
Siem Reap Province is well known for Angkor Wat temple complex, 5.5 kms north of the Siem Reap town, and built in the early 12th Century. The temple is a powerful symbol of Cambodia, and is a source of great national pride. A depiction of Angkor Wat is a part of the Cambodian national flag.
Angkor Chum is one of the 12 districts of Siem Reap located about 47 Kms northwest of Siem Reap town. Angkor Chum comprises 7 communes, 84 villages, and the total population is just under 60,000 with 11,000 families (1,559 of these families have women as the head of the household). The district is known as the 5th poorest in Siem Reap. Most of families (98%) are farmers who grow vegetable, raise pigs, and provide labour to Thai businesses along the Cambodia Thai border.
Puok district is situated about 20km from Siem Reap town and comprises 14 communes and 132 villages with a population of 120,000. Within Puok district there are 20 Habitat Cambodia targeted villages in 4 communes.
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