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| The breathtaking landscapes, beautiful coastlines, cultural delights and historical significance, make Cambodia an enjoyable stop in Asia travel map. To help you plan a trip in Pursat - Cambodia, we provide the useful guide of hotel options, package tours, transport, attractions, shopping and entertainment. You just click the sections below for helpful information. |
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PURSAT PROVINCE OVERVIEW |
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Capital: Pursat
Location: Central
Area: 12,692 km2
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Population: 360,445
Density: 28.4 /km2
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| Bakan ,Kandieng , Krakor, Phnum Kravanh , Sampov Meas , Veal Veaeng |
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Pursat is Cambodia's fourth-largest province, stretching from the Thai border eastwards to the Tonle Sap lake. It encompasses Chuor Phnom Kravanh (Cardamom Mountains), one of the most remote areas of the country. Small-scale industries in Pursat include fishing and farming in the north of the province; marble quarrying, as some of Cambodia's only marble is found here; and the harvesting of sandalwood oil, which fetches huge prices elsewhere in Asia, but is disappearing fast in Cambodia. Illegal logging and poaching remain a serious problem in remote areas. Few travelers ever see much more than the provincial capital, but getting around the province should soon become easier with the complete overhaul of National Highway 5.
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GETTING IN - OUT
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* Road: The road between Phnom Penh and Battambang is being comprehensive rebuilt and when completed it will have a big impact on Pursat, which is currently bang in the middle of the worst stretches. Minibuses and pick-ups go to Phnom Penh; share taxis and pick-ups go to Battambang. Expect journey times to drop dramatically when the road is finished.
* Train: The point of Pursat is on the Phnom Penh to Battambang route and the train makes a stop here, along with about 550 (or so it seems) other small towns on the trip. It’s a very slow trip, but you certainly get a chance to see the countryside up close and personal. The train Phnom Penh to Pursat departs 6:20-7:00 am, arrives in Pursat 1:30-3:00 pm. The train Pursat to Phnom Penh departs 12:00-2:30 pm. The schedule is subject to change without prior notice.
* Motorcycle : The road conditions on road No 5 are slowly improving north and south of Pursat, with the Pursat to Kampong Chhnang section a bit better than the Pursat to Battambang section. It's all doable, but definitely easier during the dry season.
* The route Phnom Penh to Pursat: The ride to Pursat from Phnom Penh is easy and then hard. Phnom Penh to Kampong Chhnang is an easy stretch of old but paved road, and the rest of the way into Pursat varies from a bit of pavement to long sections of bumpy and jarring dirt and gravel road. That stretch takes about 2.5 hours.
* The route Pursat to Battambang: The ride between Pursat and Battambang is not as bad as it used to be, but that is not saying much. For the most part, it’s a bumpy and jarring 2.5 to 3 hour ride. While the road is anything but good, both stretches can be done in the rainy season. |
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PURSAT PROVINCE RESOURCES |
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*Currency Exchange
There is no nowhere to change travelers checks here however you need to bring a suitable amount of cash as this is no place for travelers cheques. Acleda Bank, just west of the river on road No 5, is a small bank representing Western Union for easy money transfers.
*Communication
There are several phone and fax outlets near Psar Leu (Central Market) and a post office on the riverbank. Internet access and cheap internet telephone calls are available at the Lao Khieng Heng Mobile telephone shop, just north of the market on Ph 1.
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