CHECKINGOUT
phnom penh
158
FAHTHAI
1.5 million
2,213
90%
1373
1979
680km
2
TEXT: YIXUAN FAN;
ILLUSTRATION: BEA CRESPO AT ILLUSTRATIONROOM.COM.AU
The year in which the city won the
StockholmWater Award to recognise
vast improvements in its running water
The estimated
number of
motorcycles
registered
from
2006-2013
The year in which Phnom Penh was
liberated from the infamous Khmer Rouge
The city's
estimated
population
The year in which Wat Phnom
was built under the leadership
of Daun Penh – thus inspiring
Phnom Penh
'
s name
The height of Phnom
Penh’s tallest
skyscraper – The
Vattanac Capital Tower
The percentage of Buddhists
among city residents
The number of rivers – namely, the
Tonlé Sap, the Mekong and the Bassac
– that converge in Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh's
total land area
The number of
bridges in the city
3
597,000
1432
The year in which
Phnom Penh was
first designated as
the royal capital
The number
of residents
in Phnom
Penh per
square
kilometre
2010
321km
The distance from
Phnom Penh to
Angkor Wat
200m
Facts and stats on the
Cambodian capital
The
final call:
Phnom Penh
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