Bavet municipality

Bavet (Khmer: បាវិត, Bavĭt [ɓaːʋət]) is the largest city in Svay Rieng Province, Cambodia. It is an international border gate between Cambodia and Vietnam. Its counterpart across the border is Moc Bai, Vietnam.

Not to be confused with Bavette (pasta).
Bavet Municipality
ក្រុងបាវិត
Krong Bavet
Municipality
Bavet Municipality is located in Cambodia
Bavet Municipality
Bavet Municipality
Location in Cambodia
Coordinates: 11°04′N 106°08′E
Country Cambodia
ProvinceSvay Rieng
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total43,783
Time zoneUTC+07:00 (ICT)

Bavet belongs to one of the poorest provinces of Cambodia. Actually, its only economic resource is its position on NH1, on the straight way between Ho Chi Minh City and Phnom Penh.

Bavet is one of the "special economic zones" (SEZ) of Cambodia[2] and there were established textile industries and bicycles factories. However the most evident economic activity of Bavet are the casinos and cockfighting rings, attended by Vietnamese.

In accordance with decentralization politics experienced by Cambodian government,[3] Bavet commune has become a municipality by sub-decree in December 2008.[4] There are about 10–12 (from small to large) casinos and 6 to 7 developing areas set up by foreign investors. The city is in a growing state. The 2 km-long Neak Loeang bridge funded by Japan has been finished in April, 2015. It is the longest bridge in Cambodia.

Transport

The proposed Ho Chi Minh City–Phnom Penh railway is planned to pass through Bavet.


  • Nguyen Tan Dung, Vietnam Prime Minister, and Hun Sen, Cambodia Prime Minister, opened ceremony of boundary stone at Moc Bai-Bavet border.
    Nguyen Tan Dung, Vietnam Prime Minister, and Hun Sen, Cambodia Prime Minister, opened ceremony of boundary stone at Moc Bai-Bavet border.[5]
  • Passport entry stamp issued at Bavet.
    Passport entry stamp issued at Bavet.

References
  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. Cambodian Special Economic Zone Board website Archived August 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. the National Committee for Sub-national Democratic Development (NCDD) Archived June 14, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  4. "sub-decree on creation of Bavet municipality". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
  5. http://cambodiatonight.blogspot.com/2007/08/cambodia-vietnam-start-installing.html


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