Ponhea Kraek District

Ponhea Kraek ស្រុកពញ្ញាក្រែក
District (srok)
Ponhea Kraek Location in Cambodia
Coordinates: 11°47′36″N 105°53′3″E / 11.79333°N 105.88417°E / 11.79333; 105.88417
Country	Cambodia
Province	Tboung Khmum
Communes	8
Villages	152
Population  (1998)[1]
• Total	123,879
Time zone	+7
Geocode	2512

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Ponhea Kraek District (Khmer: ស្រុកពញ្ញាក្រែក, lit. 'The Great Krek's Rattan') is a district (srok) located in Tboung Khmum Province, Cambodia. The district capital is Ponhea Kraek town located around 48 kilometres east of the provincial capital of Kampong Cham by road. Ponhea Kraek is a border district and the city of Tây Ninh in Vietnam is around 57 kilometres away by road. The district also lies on the border between Tboung Khmum and Prey Veng Province.^[2]

The district is easily accessed by road from Kampong Cham city, Kratié or Tây Ninh. The Krek Rubber plantation covers much of the northern part of the district. There is an official international border crossing 13 kilometres south east of the district capital at Trapeang Phlong. Ponhea Kreak town lies on National Highway 7 between Tboung Khmum and Kratié.^[3]