Mean Chey (, , lit. "Victorious") is an administrative district (''

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'') located in the south-eastern part of

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. As of 2019, due to boundary changes, its population decreased from 2008 but is the second most populous district of Phnom Penh.

Administration

According to the 1998 census, Mean Chey consisted of eight

Sangkat Administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Cambodia have several levels. Cambodia is divided into 24 provinces (''khaet''; ) and the special administrative unit and capital of Phnom Penh. Though a different administrative unit, Phnom Penh is a ...

s with a total population of 157,112; the population recorded by the 2008 census was 266,865. In 2010 Khan Mean Chey was expanded by incorporating four communes from Kien Svay District, Kandal Province: Kbal Kaoh, Preaek Aeng, Preaek Thmei and Veal Sbov. In 2013, the latter four Sangkats, along with Chbar Ampov Ti Muoy, Chbar Ampov Ti Pir, Nirouth and Preaek Pra formed a new entity, Khan Chbar Ampov, taking Mean Chey's number of Sangkats to four. In 2016, Stueng Mean Chey was split in three separate Sangkats and Boeng Tumpun was split in two parts. As of 2020, Mean Chey is subdivided into seven

s (communes) and 59

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s (villages).

Education

Since 2015 the campus of the

International School of Phnom Penh The International School of Phnom Penh (ISPP) is an international school located at the Mean Chey district in the city of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is a private, non-profit, English language, coeducational day school that offers educational pro ...

(ISPP) is on Hun Neang Boulevard, in Mean Chey Section.
Map of Mean Chey Section
- Compare map to Google Maps view of Mean Chey District an
Map from the
Japanese Government Statistics Agency.

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Prek Eng Branch is in Mean Chey Section. National Institute of Business (NIB) is located Next to New Steung Mean Chey Market on Street 217 in Mean Chey Section. It was established in 1979.

Buddhist temples

List of pagodas in Khan Mean Chey * Wat Changkran Ta Prohm Steung Meanchey (Wat Steung Meanchey) * Wat Sansam Kosal * Wat Dombok Khpuos * Wat Chak Angre Leu * Wat Chak Angre Krom * Wat Ang Porthi Nhean * Wat Noun Mony * Wat Samaki Raingsey

Gallery

File:Mean Chey Skyline.jpg, Mean Chey Skyline File:Veng Sreng Boulevard at Steung Mean Chey Junction.jpg, Veng Sreng Boulevard at Steung Mean Chey Junction File:Aerial View of New Steung Mean Chey Market.jpg, Aerial View of New Steung Mean Chey Market File:New Steung Mean Chey Market (2022).jpg, New Steung Mean Chey Market in 2022 File:Steung Mean Chey Market.jpg, Steung Mean Chey Market File:New Steung Mean Chey Market.jpg, New Steung Mean Chey Market File:Wat Dombok Khpuos.jpg, Wat Dombok Khpuos File:Aerial View of Wat Noun Mony.jpg, Aerial View of Wat Noun Mony File:Mean_Chey_District_Hall.jpg, Mean Chey District Hall File:Wat Steung Mean Chey (Temple).jpg, Temple of Wat Steung Mean Chey File:National_Institute_of_Business_(NIB).jpg, National Institute of Business (NIB) Wat_Sansam_Kosal.jpg, Wat Sansam Kosal

References

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