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Battambang Province

Administration

Full name	Battambang
Native name	បាត់ដំបង
Native name lang	khm
Settlement type	Province
Country	Cambodia
Settled	Pre-Angkor
Siamese control	18th century
French control	March 23, 1907
Government
Capital	Battambang
Mayor & Governor	H.E. Prach Chan
Vice Governors	H.E. El Say, H.E. Sang Soktoum
Geography
Total Area	4517 sq mi (11702 km2)
Elevation	39 ft (11.89 m)
Demography
Total Population	1036523 (2008)
Density (pop.)	auto/km² (0/sq mi)
Demonym	Bamttambangian
Other information
Time zone	UTC+07 (UTC)
Area code	+855 (023)
Districts	13
Communes	96
Villages	741

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Battambang ( ) is a province in northwestern Cambodia. It is bordered to the North with Banteay Meanchey, to the West with Thailand, and to the East and South with Pursat. The capital of the province is the city of Battambang. The name, meaning 'lost staff', refers to the legend of Preah Bat Dambang Kranhoung. Battambang is one of the nine provinces that is part of the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve.

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