Poipet

Poipet
Poipet
Khmer name
Khmer	ប៉ោយប៉ែតUNGEGN: Paôypêt; GD: Paoypaet; ALA-LC: P″oip″aet; IPA: [paojpaet]

Poipet

ប៉ោយប៉ែត
Poipet ប៉ោយប៉ែត
City
	Poipet Location of Poipet, Cambodia
	Coordinates: 13°39′N 102°34′E / 13.650°N 102.567°E
Country	Cambodia
Province	Banteay Meanchey
Municipality	Poipet
Population (2019)
• Total	98,934
• Density	3,614/km2 (9,360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+07:00 (ICT)

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Poipet (Khmer: ប៉ោយប៉ែត [paojpaet]) is a city on the Cambodian-Thai border, in Poipet Municipality, Banteay Meanchey Province. It is a key crossing point between the two countries, and also extremely popular as a gambling destination as gambling is popular, but mostly illegal in Thailand.

Poipet is adjacent to the town of Aranyaprathet on the Thai side of the border. The town came into existence only quite recently for the express purpose of border trade; Sisophon had always been the primary urban center in what had been an agricultural area. Poipet's population has increased from 43,366 in the 1998 census to 89,549 in the 2008 census, making it the fourth most populous settlement in Cambodia just ahead of Sihanoukville and larger than its provincial capital Sisophon.^[2]

Transport[edit]

The Poipet border is a terminus of the Cambodia railway system, though in 2006 restoring of a link from Poipet to the present Cambodian Railways railhead at Sisophon was proposed. In the fall of 2008, an agreement was prepared to have an Australian company carry out this work.^[3] In 2009, Thailand passed legislation to extend the railway from Aranyaprathet to Poipet, and in 2018 the railway line has been reactivated.

On 22 December 2022, Prime Minister Hun Sen said that the government has been conducting studies on high-speed railways connecting domestically and to neighbouring countries. “We are conducting studies on high-speed railways connecting Phnom Penh to Preah Sihanouk province and to the border with Thailand.”^[4]

Casinos in the city[edit]

There is a strip of casinos and hotels between the Cambodian and Thai passport control counters, enabling Thais and other foreigners to gamble in Cambodia without needing to go through Cambodian immigration. In Cambodia, gambling is illegal for Cambodian citizens but not for holders of foreign passports. There is another border on the Cambodian side of this strip area that one needs to pass before being free to travel within the rest of the country.

On 28 December 2022, a fire at the Grand Diamond City Hotel and Casino killed 27 people and injured dozens of others.^[5]

Gallery[edit]

Poipet border crossing into Cambodia
Poipet during sunset
Casino and street scape

References[edit]

^ "General Population Census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019 – Final Results" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics. Ministry of Planning. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
^ "Cambodia: Provinces, Districts, Cities, Communes, City Districts - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de.
^ Ailing railway set for upgrade. The Phnom Penh Post, Wednesday, 29 October 2008.
^ Chea Vanyuth (23 December 2022). "Cambodia on track for high-speed railway". Khmer Times.
^ Sinith, Heng; Cheang, Sopheng (December 30, 2022). "26 bodies found as search ends at Cambodian hotel fire site". ABC News. Retrieved December 30, 2022.

13°39′N 102°34′E / 13.650°N 102.567°E / 13.650; 102.567

[1] "General Population Census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019 – Final Results" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics. Ministry of Planning. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.

[2] "Cambodia: Provinces, Districts, Cities, Communes, City Districts - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de.

[3] Ailing railway set for upgrade. The Phnom Penh Post, Wednesday, 29 October 2008.

[4] Chea Vanyuth (23 December 2022). "Cambodia on track for high-speed railway". Khmer Times.

[5] Sinith, Heng; Cheang, Sopheng (December 30, 2022). "26 bodies found as search ends at Cambodian hotel fire site". ABC News. Retrieved December 30, 2022.

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Capital: Serei Saophoan
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Serei Saophoan Municipality (city)	Kampong Svay Kaoh Pong Satv Mkak Ou Ambel Phniet Preah Ponlea Tuek Thla
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Malai District	Boeng Beng Malai Ou Sampoar Ou Sralau Tuol Pongro Ta Kong
Poipet Municipality (city)	Nimit Poipet Phsar Kandal

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1,000,000 and more	Phnom Penh (capital)
500,000–999,999	n/a
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