PHNOM PENH CITY

Phnom Penh city took from Vattanak Building

Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia. It is a center of security, politics, economics, cultural heritage, and diplomacy. The capital city still retains a lot of ts considerable charm with plenty to see. It exudes a sort of provincial charm and tranquility with French colonial mansions and tree-lined boulevards amidst monumental Angkorian architecture. There are many interesting tourist spots in the capital including historical tourist, sigh-seeing tourist, nature tourist, and eco-tourist such as Royal Palace, the Silver Pagoda, the National Museum, Wat Phnom, Riverside with charming park, Independence Monument, Choeung Ek Memorial (the Killing Field), Toul Sleng Genocide Museum. Tourism can enjoy buying wooden or stone carvings, paintings, silk, silver, gems and even antiques in the popular markets in Phnom Penh capital like Phsar Thmei (New Central Market), Tuol Tom Pong Market (Russian Market), and Night Market.

Geography
Phnom Penh is located in the south-central region of Cambodia, at the confluence of the Tonlé Sap, Mekong, and Bassac rivers. These rivers provide potential freshwater and river ecosystems as important resources for sustainable environment conditions, nature's beauty and a prosperous culture for the people of Phnom Penh City from the past to the present.

Phnom Penh lies in front of the Mekong River, which is the main river in Asia with a length of 4,200km (2610 miles). The original source of the river is from the highlands of Tibet China. The river crosses Cambodia from North to South with a total length of 486km (302 miles) and passes Phnom Penh as an intersection of the river to create attractive freshwater and ecosystems for the city.

Climate

The climate is hot year-round with only minor variations. City temperatures range from 18° to 38 °C (64° to 100 °F). There are two seasons:

• Dry season lasts from December to May (6 months periods)
• Rainy season lasts from June to November (6 months periods)

Area: 678.46 Km2 equal to 0.37% of country's total area

Population: 1,501,725 people, woman 792,926 people

Economy
GDP per capita is 769 UDS (2009); the GDP per capita for Phnom Penh is 820 USD (2005)
Investment: ¾ of industrial investments in the whole country
Transportation: ¾ of the whole country
Tourism: 950,000 people/year