Mongkol Borey district

Mongkol Borey មង្គលបូរី
District
Mongkol Borey District ស្រុកមង្គលបូរី
Statue as a symbol of Mongkol Borey District
Map showing the location of the district within Banteay Meanchey Province.
Mongkol Borey Location in Cambodia
Coordinates: 13°32′30″N 103°1′30″E / 13.54167°N 103.02500°E / 13.54167; 103.02500
Country	Cambodia
Province	Banteay Meanchey
Capital	Mongkol Borey
Subdivisions	13 khums
Government
• Governor	Try Narin
Population  (2019)
• Total	187,286
Time zone	UTC+07:00 (ICT)
Area code	54
Geocode	0102

Mongkol Borey (Khmer: មង្គលបូរី [mɔŋkɔl ɓoːrəj], lit. 'The City of Happiness') is a district (srok) in the south of Banteay Meanchey Province, in northwestern Cambodia. The district capital is the town of Mongkol Borey, around nine kilometres south of the provincial capital of Serei Saophoan by road. The district shares a border with Battambang Province to the south. The main railway line from Phnom Penh to Poipet on the border with Thailand runs through the district from north to south.^[1]

The district is easily accessed by road from Serei Saophoan (9 km) Battambang (60 km), and Siem Reap (110 km). Mongkol Borey district is one of the smallest districts in Banteay Meanchey Province by area and only Serei Saophoan Municipality is smaller. However, it has the largest district population in the province due to its central location and transport infrastructure. National Highway 5 which begins in Phnom Penh and ends at Poipet and the National railway bisect the district in parallel running from north to south. National road 160 begins near the centre of the district and runs southwest into Pailin.^[2]