Peam Ro District

Peam Ro District (Khmer: ស្រុកពាមរក៏) is a district located in Prey Veng Province, in south eastern Cambodia.

Administration

Peam Ro is subdivided into 8 communes further subdivided into 41 villages. The district covers 192.44 km ² (390 ha): 14,300 ha for cultivation, 2,846 ha for construction, 798 ha flooded forest, and 2,446 ha of other land.

According to the 1998 census the population was 63,534, the population had decreased to 60,791 in the 2008 census.

Geography

Peam Ro district is a district located in Prey Veng province, in south eastern Cambodia. The district capital is at Neak Leung town on National Highway 1. It is bordered with Peam Chor and Preah Sdach districts to the south, Barphnom and Svay Antor districts to the east, and Krong Prey Veng and Kampong Leav to the north. Mekong River stretches along the border between PMR and LDK dividing the area into two different districts. Not surprisingly, most communes in this low land district are clustered along the banks of the river and boats are an important form of transport during rainy season.

Neak Leung Town

A busy commercial town in Prey Veng Province, Cambodia. Located on the Mekong and astride National Highway number 1, it is the commune centre for Neak Leung commune and the capital of Peam Ro District. The town can be reached by car ferry from Kampong Phnum in Kandal Province or by boat along the Mekong River.

Due to its strategic location, the town and port of Neak Leung has been a significant battleground at various times in Cambodia's history. In August 1973, during the Cambodian Civil War, Neak Leung was propelled to the centre of international attention when an American B-52 Stratofortress mistakenly dropped its 20-ton load on the town centre. At least 137 Cambodians were killed and another 268 were wounded. More than 30 craters stretched for a mile down the main street and a third of the town was completely destroyed while another third was heavily damaged. Neak Leung market and a large army barracks in the town were also destroyed. This incident was depicted by director Roland Joffé in his 1984 film The Killing Fields.

A busy market has grown up around the ferry port. There is an abundance of fresh produce available, which includes the products of local farmers and fruits imported from Vietnam by road and river.

Location

Neak Leung has grown up at the intersection of several important trade and transport routes. It is located 61 kilometres south east of Phnom Penh on the east bank of the Mekong River. The town straddles National Highway 1, which runs from the capital Phnom Penh to the town of Bavet on the border with Vietnam. National Road 11 begins in Neak Leung and connects the provincial capital at Prey Veng 30 kilometres to the north. This road continues to join National Highway 7 at Thnal Totoung near Kampong Cham town.

Neak Loeung Bridge (Cambodia's longest bridge)

Tsubasa Bridge (Khmer: ស្ពានស៊ូបាសា), also known as Neak Loeung Bridge (ស្ពានអ្នកលឿង), links Kandal Province with the town of Neak Loeung, Prey Veng Province in Cambodia, on the heavily traveled highway between Phnom Penh and Ho Chi Minh City. This 2.2 km bridge eliminated a ferry crossing and is the longest bridge across the Mekong River in the country, in front of the Koh Kong Bridge. It was funded and built by a Japanese government donation (Cambodia's third Japanese donated bridge) and now appears on the new 500 riel note. It opened to traffic in April 2015.

The inauguration ceremony for construction was set on February 12, 2011. The bridge has become Cambodia's longest bridge spanning over 2 kilometers.

Source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peam_Ro_District

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neak_Loeung_Bridge