Kratié
ក្រចេះ
Kracheh
Town and sangkat
Kracheh pagoda in Kratié.
Kracheh pagoda in Kratié.
Kratié is located in Cambodia
Kratié
Kratié
Location of Kratié (city), Cambodia
Coordinates: 12°28′48″N 106°01′48″E / 12.48000°N 106.03000°E / 12.48000; 106.03000
Country Cambodia
ProvinceKratié
MunicipalityKratié
Elevation
17 m (56 ft)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total28,317
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Irrawaddy dolphin in the Mekong

Kratié (Khmer: ក្រចេះ, Krâchéh [krɑceh]), also spelled Kracheh, is the capital of Kratié Province in eastern Cambodia. It is also a sangkat within Kratié Municipality.

Geography

The small town has a population of about 38,215 and lies on the banks of the Mekong River. The city is dominated by a central marketplace surrounded by old, French colonial buildings. Red flowered trees grow in rows along the riverbank. The town includes big islands with white sand beaches within the Mekong. The stretch of river north of the city is home to a group of rare Irrawaddy dolphins. The dolphins are the town's main tourist attraction.

A survey conducted in 2007 by Cambodian Mekong Dolphin Conservation Project (CMDCP), a collaborative project between WWF, World Conservation Society, Fisheries Administration and Cambodian Rural Development Team (CRDT), estimated that there are between 66 and 86 dolphins left in the upper Cambodian Mekong area.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "General Population Census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019 – Final Results" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics. Ministry of Planning. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  2. ↑ Richard Zanre (20 June 2008). "Report Abundance of Mekong Dolphin Population, 2007". WWF. Retrieved 22 September 2009.

12°28′48″N 106°01′48″E / 12.48000°N 106.03000°E / 12.48000; 106.03000

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