Cambodia Municipality and Province Investment Information 2013 Council for the Development of Cambodia MAP OF CAMBODIA Note: While every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that the information in this publication is accurate, Japan International Cooperation Agency does not accept any legal responsibility for the fortuitous loss or damages or consequences caused by any error in description of this publication, or accompanying with the distribution, contents or use of this publication. All rights are reserved to Japan International Cooperation Agency. The material in this publication is copyrighted. CONTENTS MAP OF CAMBODIA CONTENTS 1. Banteay Meanchey Province ......................................................................................................... 1 2. Battambang Province .................................................................................................................... 7 3. Kampong Cham Province ........................................................................................................... 13 4. Kampong Chhnang Province ..................................................................................................... 19 5. Kampong Speu Province ............................................................................................................. 25 6. Kampong Thom Province ........................................................................................................... 31 7. Kampot Province ......................................................................................................................... 37 8. Kandal Province .......................................................................................................................... 43 9. Kep Province ................................................................................................................................ 49 10. Koh Kong Province ................................................................................................................... 55 11. Kratie Province .......................................................................................................................... 61 12. Mondulkiri Province ................................................................................................................. 67 13. Oddar Meanchey Province ....................................................................................................... 73 14. Pailin Province ........................................................................................................................... 79 15. Phnom Penh Municipality ........................................................................................................ 85 16. Preah Sihanouk Province .......................................................................................................... 93 17. Preah Vihear Province .............................................................................................................. 99 18. Prey Veng Province .................................................................................................................. 105 19. Pursat Province ......................................................................................................................... 111 20. Ratanakiri Province ................................................................................................................. 117 21. Siem Reap Province ................................................................................................................. 123 22. Stung Treng Province .............................................................................................................. 129 23. Svay Rieng Province ................................................................................................................ 135 24. Takeo Province ......................................................................................................................... 141 Municipality and Province Banteay Meanchey Province Investment Information Banteay Meanchey Province Banteay Meanchey Network 1 Municipality and Province Banteay Meanchey Province Investment Information I. Introduction to the Province Banteay Meanchey Province is located in the northwestern region the Kingdom of Cambodia, 360 km from Phnom Penh. A 386 km railroad through the province links Poipet to Phnom Penh. The province has a shared border with Thailand and holds four border crossings. At present, three of these checkpoints have high volumes of import and export activities (the Poipet International Border Checkpoint in Poipet City) the Malay Regional Border Checkpoint in Malay District and the Boeung Trokourn Regional Checkpoint in Tmor Pork District). Agriculture is an important sector raising the living conditions of farmers through paddy rice, tapioca and other crop production for the export markets. As rice production in the province has been increasing, the provincial government has realized that drainage system are necessary to support cultivation and the local authority has developed irrigation systems such as reservoirs, master canals and sub-irrigation in the province. Beside agriculture, the province has abundant mining deposits being currently developed as well as those waiting to be developed such as iron ore and marble. The existence of various historical temples and bird sanctuaries also attract many tourists to the province. In Poipet City, there is the Poipet O’ Neang Special Economic Zone, which is expected to contribute to industrial development in the province. Banteay Meanchey has great potential as a hub for business, trade and tourism between Cambodia and Thailand. II. Overview of the Province Provincial Capital Serei Sophoan Total area of the Province 6,679 km2 Landscape Plateau and plain area Total Population 697, 069 persons Population Density 104 persons/km2 Population age over 18years 437, 318 persons (Men: 216, 367, Women: 220, 951) Temperature 14oC - 36 oC (Average: 25 oC) Rainfall 1,520.6 mm/year Administrative Boundary Number of cities: 2 Number of communes: 55 Number of districts: 7 Number of villages: 636 Number of sangkats: 10 Adults with literacy 150, 877 persons (93.7%) (Men: 75,780 (94.0%), Women: 75,097 (93.9%)) Provincial Border East: Siem Reap Province West: Thailand North: Oddar Meanchey Province and Thailand South: Battambang Province Number of Establishments Number by size 1-10 (persons) 21,252 11-50(persons) 325 51-100 (persons) 29 101 or more 13 Total 21,619 III. Infrastructure Electricity Total Supply Amount 46 MW EDC 25 MW IPP 21 MW Major power plant Power plan and production capacity: 3 MW Major transmission line 115 KV, 22KV Water Supply amount Supply amount: 3,999,880m3/year (2011) Major water supply plant 10 water supply plants Production capacity: 9,360,000 m3/year Transportation Vehicles (car, bus, truck and motorcycle), railway Road 1 digit national roads Total: 122.58 km (2NRs of 1 digit) NR No.5: 73.55 km, NR No.6: 49.03 km 2 digit national roads Total: 51 km (3 NRs of 2 digit) NR No.59: 53.8 km NR No.56: 66.5 km NR No.58: 40.00 km Provincial (3digit) roads Total: 283.8 km (11 provincial roads) Rural roads Total: 2,688,8 km (1,965 rural roads) Total length 3,255.46 km Rail road Northern line (Phnom Penh - Poipet): 386 km (Rail road in the province: 76 km) Airport None Port Dry Port None Sea Port None River Port None 2 Municipality and Province Banteay Meanchey Province Investment Information International Poipet international check point, in Phom Kbal Spean1, Sankat Poipet, Poipet City Check Points Malay international check point, in Phom Sbal Spean, Malay Commune, Malay District Steung Bot international check point, in Phom Steung Bot, Sangkat Phsar Kandal, Poipet City Boeung Trokourn regional check point, in Phom Bantey Meanrith and Phom Tnol Bombek Kokromeat, Tmor Pork District IV. Investment 1) Special features or strong points for the Province in terms of investment ¾ Abundant production of agricultural products such as rice, tapioca and red corn. ¾ Advantageous geographic location with a shared border with Thailand, and a place in the framework for road connection under the ASEAN economic corridor (Singapore- Kun Ming). ¾ Rich mining resources such as iron ore, marble and others. ¾ Abundant low wage labor force. ¾ Historical temples suitable for tourism development. 2) Investment opportunities or potential sector Manufacturing Sector: Building materials, rock crushing machinery, paint, garment and electronic factories. Agriculture & Agro-industry: Rice milling for export, natural fertilizers, ethanol, refineries (tapioca), animal feed, tapioca starch and food manufacturing. For instance, rice surplus in 2011 was 381,037 ton in 2011, production amount of tapioca in 2011 was 754,493 ton and production amount of yellow maize in 2011 was 5,545 ton. Tourism: Star rated hotels. 3) Approved QIP by Provinces-Municipalities Investment Sub-committees (PMIS) Investment Capital Name& Business Line Share Location Date of Approval (USD) Aphivat Meanchey Co., Ltd N/A Svay Cherk District 515,500 09/02/2007 (Jatropha plant) P.I.G Project Investment Group Co., Ltd N/A Sangkat Poipet 1,052,650 01/04/2010 (Waste collection) Khun Aphivat Water Supply N/A Mongkolborey District 1,981,800 01/04/2010 4) SEZ in the Province Poipet O’ Neang Special Economic Zone Location Phum Soriya Sangkat Nimeth, Poipet City Land area 233 ha Project Status One factory under operation, two factories under the construction, three factories under preparation