Provincial Overview
Brief Description of the Provincial Policy / Strategy
- Improve domestic and export products
- Prepare meeting to spread out about standard letter to Industrial owners or related people
- Continue dissemination the law and knowledge about quality of food to students from all schools and all people
- More Educate officials to improve human resource
- Improve more good cooperate with all investors to invest all sectors in Battambang Province in order to increase economic and reduce poverty
- Educate SMEs owners about 5S strategy (Sort, Set in order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain)
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Name of the province |
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Provincial Logo / Symbol |
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Battambang |
Cambodia |
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Provincial Map |
Land Area |
Bordering Provinces / Countries |
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11,702Km2 |
North: Banteaymeanchey South: Pursat East: Seimreap and Tonle Sap Lake West: Pailin and Thailand Border |
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31 |
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33 |
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32 |
31 |
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30 |
30 |
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5 |
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48 |
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157 |
147 |
155 |
155 |
259 |
224 |
84 |
30 |
Last updated on: 05 Apr 2018
Why invest in the province?
Battambang (Khmer: បាត់ដំបង, IPA: [ˌɓat ɗɑm ˈɓɑːŋ], "Loss of Staff") is a province (khaet) of Cambodia located in the far northwest. Bordering provinces are Banteay Meanchey to the north, Pursat to the east and south, Siem Reap to the northeast, and Pailin to the west. The northern and southern extremes of the province's western boundaries form part of the international border with Thailand. In addition, Tonle Sap forms part of the northeastern boundary between Siem Reap and Pursat. Its capital and largest city is Battambang.
Founded in the 11th century by the Khmer Empire, Battambang is the leading rice-producing province of the country. For nearly 100 years it was a major commercial hub and provincial capital of Siamese province of Inner Cambodia (1795-1907). Battambang remains the hub of Cambodia's northwest, connecting the region with Phnom Penh and Thailand.
With a The province features a range of cultures as well as natural resources. Seventy five percent of the area is jungles and mountains. The area has a tropical climate.
Last updated on: 24 Feb 2018
Demography
With a population of 1,036,523, it ranks as the third most populous province. In land area, Battambang is the fifth largest province of Cambodia. Battambang is one of the provinces included in the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve.The province's fertile rice fields have led to a mostly agricultural economy giving rise to the moniker "the Rice Bowl of Cambodia", though it was always populated by Khmer, with some ethnic Vietnamese, Lao, Thai and Chinese.
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Total Population |
Population Density (km2) |
Ratio of Male of the total |
Ratio of Female of the total |
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1,036,523 |
96 |
49% |
51% |
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Age from 0-18 Years Old |
Range of Age from 19-49 Years Old |
Range of Age from 50-60 Years Old |
Range of Age from 60 and over Years Old |
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N/A Eg. 200 persons |
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N/A Eg. 5,200 persons |
N/A Eg. 7,200 persons |
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Name of Major Ethnicity 1 |
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Name of Major Ethnicity 3 |
Name of Major Ethnicity 4 |
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Name : Chinese Ratio in %: N/A |
Name : Vietnamese Ratio in %: N/A |
Name : Thai Ratio in %: N/A |
Name : Laos Ratio in %: N/A |
Last updated on: 24 Feb 2018
Economic Indicators
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Gross Domestic Product (GDP) / Gross Provincial Product (GPP) |
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Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (Currency $USD) * |
Gross Provincial Product (GPP) |
GPP /Capita |
GPP Growth Rate |
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6,1 million USD |
N/A |
1350 |
6% |
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Key Sector (Priority) |
Major Products / Goods |
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1) Agriculture |
1) Rice, Maize, Cassava, Bean, Sesame…. |
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2) Industry |
2) Factory, Small and Medium Enterprise …. |
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3) Service |
3) Tourism, Properties… |
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4) eg. Forestry |
4) eg. Copper, Gold and Gypsum |
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5) eg. Logistics |
5) eg. Transport |
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Brief Description of the key sector 1) in the province: Need a brief description about agriculture: like production, key players, associations, potentials, trends, supports, challenges, etc
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Brief Description of the key sector 2) in the province: Need a brief description about industrial sector like production, key players, associations, potentials, trends, supports, challenges, etc
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Brief Description of the key sector 3) in the province: Need a brief description about service: like production, key players, associations, potentials, trends, supports, challenges, etc
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Labor and Employment |
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Minimum Labour Wage in USD |
Labour Force Employed |
Labour Force Unemployed |
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5S/day |
613,138 |
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Trade (import and export) Please write a few sentence for overview of trade: should include major export and import items
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Major Export from the province |
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Product name 1 : |
Rice |
Product name 2 : |
Cassava |
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Volume (Unit eg. Kg. /Ton / Litre / piece) |
21,500 Ton |
Volume (Unit eg. Kg. /Ton / Litre / piece) |
3,500,000 Ton |
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Thailand |
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Thailand |
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Product name 3 : |
Red Corn |
Product name 4 : |
Bean |
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Volume (Unit eg. Kg. /Ton / Litre / piece) |
230,500 Ton |
Volume (Unit eg. Kg. /Ton / Litre / piece) |
32,500 Ton |
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Thailand |
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Thailand |
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Last updated on: 24 Feb 2018
Industries and Economic Zones
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Economic Zone 1 |
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Economic Zone 2 |
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Eg. Sa-van-SENO Special Economic Zone Authority (SEZA)
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Location (city/district): |
Eg. Phetsalah Rd., kaysone Phomvihane District, Savannakhet Province, Lao P.D.R. P.O Box:200.
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Eg. There is three different part in SaSEZ: - Zone D (old A): Services (hotels, shopping centers…).
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No. of Industries: |
Eg. 26 (registered), 16 (started buildings), capacity for hundreds of them.
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*** Add more table if your province has more than 2 Industries and Economic Zones
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Types of Investment |
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Foreign Investment It Is N/A or unfinished to add info ?
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Joint Venture
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Industrial Statistic in the Province |
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Categories of Industry |
No. of factory |
Capital Investment (USD) |
Employment |
Horse Power |
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Female |
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Rice, Cassava Powder, Sodium Citrate Powder, Alcohol, Citric Acid, Dried Grain Crops, Cement
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10 |
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Eg. 21 industries comprising of agriculture, food, beverage, textile, wearing apparel, leather, wood, furniture, paper and product, printing, chemical, petrochemical, rubber, plastic, non-metal, metal, metal product, machinery, electricity, transportation, others |
691 |
9,828,262,931 Thai Baht |
6,265 |
5,501 |
196,704.71 |
Last updated on: 24 Feb 2018
Investment Opportunities
It Is N/A or unfinished to add info ? It is important pls describe clearly. Generally every province has opportunity for investment
Last updated on: 24 Feb 2018
Natural Resources
It Is N/A or unfinished to add info ?
Last updated on: 24 Feb 2018
Opportunities in Tourism
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Tourism Statistic |
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Number of Hotel / Hostel/accommodation |
Number of Rooms of Hotel / Hostel / Accommodations |
Number of Tourist |
Average expenditure per person per day in USD |
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Hotel=48; Hostel=71 |
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Foreigners : 96,460 Local : 513,390 |
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Last updated on: 24 Feb 2018
Business Development Service Provider
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Financial Service
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Business Insurance & Assurance Service
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Research and Development Center for Business and Production Sample is available at http://oldsite.ewecbiz.com/index.php?Content=ProvincialProfile&Province=8 It Is N/A or unfinished to add info?
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Last updated on: 24 Feb 2018
Infrastructure and Facilities
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Electricity Production amount - EDC(Electricite Du Cambodge): 800MW/year - IPP from Thailand : 63,144.26MW/year - Import (Thailand) : 20MW Tariffs - Import (the price set by EDC) :USD 0.15-0.25 / KWH - Private generator : USD 0.5-0.6 /KWH |
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Water Supply Production capacity: 509,950 m3 per month Tariffs : USD 0.375 / m3 |
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Road -National roads: No 5 (Battbang-Phnom Penh) : 291km -National roads: No 57 : 63 km No 59 : 74 km No 57B (Tmokol, Bovel, Sampov Lon, Bovel, Phnom Break, Sam Sep, Kam Reang) : 176 km Provincial roads: -Battambang Town-Banon : 25km - Battambang Town- Ek Phnom : 8 km |
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Transportation |
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Bus GST Express Bus, K.S.O Transport Co Ltd, Phnom Penh Soriya Transport Co Ltd, Mekong Express, Golden Bayon Express, Therro Express |
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Train Northern line: 385km Battambang-Phnom Penh: 274km |
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Last updated on: 24 Feb 2018