Prasat Bakong
'Prasat Bakong District' Bakong District is a district located in Siem Reap Province, in north-west Cambodia. According to the 1998 census of Cambodia, it had a population of 54,129.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town with 54,100 residents
- Description: district of Cambodia
- Also known as: “Prasat Bakong District” and “Srok Prasat Bakong”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bakong.
Bakong
Photo: Culexx, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bakong is the earliest sandstone temple mountain constructed under the Khmer Empire located at Angkor, near present-day Siem Reap in Cambodia. Built in the late ninth century CE, it served as the official state temple of king Indravarman I within the capital city of Hariharalaya, today known as Roluos.
Prasat Bakong
- Categories: district of Cambodia and locality
- Location: Siem Reap, Cambodia, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
13.3421° or 13° 20′ 32″ northLongitude
103.9978° or 103° 59′ 52″ eastPopulation
54,100Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
7P558XRX+V4OpenStreetMap ID
node 3895998698OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
8403891Wikidata ID
Q4929377
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Prasat Bakong” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Srŏk Prasat Bakong”
- French: “Praasaat Baakɔɔng”
- Italian: “distretto di Prasat Bakong”
- Japanese: “プラサットバコン郡”
- Khmer: “Srŏk Prasat Bakong”
- Khmer: “ប្រាសាទបាគង”
- Khmer: “ស្រុក ប្រាសាទបាគង”
- Khmer: “ស្រុកបាគង”
- Khmer: “ស្រុកប្រាសាទបាគង”
- Korean: “프라삿 바콩”
- Spanish: “Prasat Bakong”
- Swedish: “Srŏk Prasat Bakong”
- Vietnamese: “Prasat Bakong”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rokar Kambot and Kouk Trach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Roluos Pagoda and Hariharalaya: Yoga & Meditation Retreat Centre.
Cambodia: Must-Visit Destinations
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