Arey ksat (Khmer: ក្រុងអរិយក្សត្រ, , ) is a city (ក្រុង) in Kandal province, Cambodia. It was established on 23 December 2022 by sub‑decree of the Royal Government of Cambodia. The city consists of communes that were separated from parts of Khsach Kandal District and Lvea Aem District.
History Arey Ksat was officially created as a municipality on 23 December 2022, along with several other new cities in Kandal and neighboring provinces, through a national government sub‑decree reorganizing parts of existing districts.
Geography Arey Ksat lies within the central lowland plains of Kandal province near the outskirts of the Phnom Penh metropolitan region. The terrain is predominantly flat and part of the greater Mekong floodplain. The average elevation of the area is low, typical of the surrounding agricultural plains in southern Cambodia.
Demographic As of the 2019 Cambodian general population census, the total population of the communes that now form Arey Ksat was approximately 73,764.
The population is predominantly ethnic Khmer, and Buddhism is the main religion. Most residents live in rural or semi‑urban villages, with livelihoods centered around agriculture, local markets, and small enterprises.
The population of each commune is as follows: +Population of each division in Arey Ksat CityCommunes (Sangkat)RomanizationPopulationសង្កាត់បាក់ដាវSangkat Bak Dao4,099សង្កាត់កោះឧកញ៉ាតីSangkat Koh Oknha Tey5,958សង្កាត់ព្រែកអំពិលSangkat Prek Ampil12,258សង្កាត់ព្រែកលួងSangkat Prek Luong5,008សង្កាត់ព្រែកតាកូវSangkat Prek Takov7,901សង្កាត់ស្វាយជ្រុំSangkat Svay Chrum4,372សង្កាត់អរិយក្សត្រSangkat Arey Ksat10,077សង្កាត់សារិកាកែវSangkat Sarika Keo8,912សង្កាត់ពាមឧកញ៉ាអុងSangkat Peam Oknha Ong8,189សង្កាត់ព្រែកក្មេងSangkat Prek Kmeng3,352សង្កាត់បារុងSangkat Barong3,638
Administration Arey Ksat City consists of eleven communes:
សង្កាត់បាក់ដាវ (Sangkat Bak Dao) សង្កាត់កោះឧកញ៉ាតី (Sangkat Koh Oknha Tey) សង្កាត់ព្រែកអំពិល (Sangkat Prek Ampil) សង្កាត់ព្រែកលួង (Sangkat Prek Luong) សង្កាត់ព្រែកតាកូវ (Sangkat Prek Takov) សង្កាត់ស្វាយជ្រុំ (Sangkat Svay Chrum) សង្កាត់អរិយក្សត្រ (Sangkat Arey Ksat) សង្កាត់សារិកាកែវ (Sangkat Sarika Keo) សង្កាត់ពាមឧកញ៉ាអុង (Sangkat Peam Oknha Ong) សង្កាត់ព្រែកក្មេង (Sangkat Prek Kmeng) សង្កាត់បារុង (Sangkat Barong)
Transportation Arey Ksat is connected to the surrounding region by provincial roads and routes that link it to Phnom Penh and neighboring districts.
References
External links
Facebook official page : Arey Ksat Municipality Administration