Serei Saophoan District

Serei Saophoan District

Serei Saophoan (Khmer: ស្រុកសិរីសោភ័ណ, "Glorious and Auspicious"; Thai: ศรีโสภณ, RTGS: Si Sophon, ) is a district (srok) in the centre of Banteay Meanchey Province, in north-western Cambodia. Serei Saophoan is the urban district of Banteay Meanchey province and the district capital is also the provincial capital Sisophon town. The town is located 359 kilometres north of Phnom Penh and 48 kilometres from the border with Thailand at Poipet. Serei Saophoan District is the central district of Banteay Meanchey and is surrounded by other Banteay Meanchey districts. Cambodia's main railway line from Phnom Penh to Poipet enters the district from the south and exits to the west.

The district is easily accessed by road from Phnom Penh (359 km) Battambang (city) (68 km) and Siem Reap (city) (102 km). Serei Saophoan District is the smallest district in Banteay Meanchey province by land area. However, it has on of the largest district populations in the province due to its central location and access to transport infrastructure. National Highway 5 which begins in Phnom Penh and ends at Poipet and the National railway both bisect the district in parallel. National Highway 6 which begins in Phnom Penh also has its terminus at Sisophon town in Serei Saophoan. National road 56 begins at Sisophon town in the centre of the district and runs north east to Samraong in Oddar Meanchey province.