Svay Rieng (English spelling)

Japanese: スバイリエン（英語表記）Svay Rieng

The capital of the province of the same name in southeastern Cambodia. Population: 15,000. The name means "mango groves continue." It is close to the border with Vietnam, and a road runs through it connecting Phnom Penh and Ho Chi Minh (formerly Saigon). It is the center of the rice-growing region and a distribution center for rice. Svay Rieng province (area: 2,900 km2, population: 350,000) is a fertile delta region between the East and West Bai Co rivers, tributaries of the Saigon River, and has a distinctive landscape of wide fields and sparse forests. As this region juts out into Vietnamese territory, it is also known as "the parrot's beak" and has been embroiled in border disputes between the two countries since the 17th century.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

カンボジア南東部，同名州の州都。人口約1万5000。地名は〈マンゴーの樹林が続く〉の意。ベトナムとの国境に近く，プノンペンとホー･チ･ミン(旧，サイゴン)を結ぶ道路が通る。米作地域の中心で，米の集散地である。スバイリエン州(面積約2900km2，人口約35万)はサイゴン川支流の東･西バイコ川にはさまれた肥沃なデルタ地帯で，広い田畑と疎林が特色ある景観を示す。この地方はベトナム領に突出した形になっているので〈オウムの嘴（くちばし）〉の別名をもち，17世紀以来両国の国境紛争にまきこまれてきた。

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