Banteay Meanchey

Banteay Meanchey is a Cambodian province. It is in the northwest of the country, and its capital is Sisophon. The town Poipet is the border crossing to Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Oddar Meancheay to the northeast, Siem Reap to the east, and Battambang to the south. To the west is the Thai province Sa Kaeo, to the north Buriram.

Banteay Meanchey means in the Khmer Language “Fortress of Victory”. Poipet is adjacent to the city of Aranya Pratet on the Thai side of the border.

The province is mostly covered by extensive lowlands, with only a few uplands to the north and east. Main rivers are the Mongkol Borei River and the Sisophon River.

The province is subdivided into 8 districts (srok), which are further subdivided in 64 communes (khum) and 634 villages (phum)

1. Mongkaol Borey
2. Phnom Srok
3. Preah Neat Preah
4. Ou Chrov
5. Serei Sorphoan
6. Thmor Puok
7. Svay Chek
8. Malai

Legal Aid of Cambodia (LAC)-Banteay Meanchey office is opened to provide Branch Offices to the Cambodia’s poor free of charge. The LAC-Banteay Meanchey office is working on the land program under the supervision of the Land Law Program in Phnom Penh. A lawyer, an investigator and a receptionist work permanently to provide legal aid services to poor people who have land disputes.

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