Koh Pich

Koh Pich (Khmer: កោះពេជ្រ, lit. ‘Diamond Island’) is a new district of Phnom Penh on the rivers Mekong and Bassac.

Koh Pich

កោះពេជ្រ
Koh Pich City Hall
Area
  Total0.8 ha (2.0 acres)
Websitewww.ocic.com.kh

The land was a swamp until the year 2000,[1] but it is now (2017) under work and could become the Phnom Penh residential district and a separate municipality.

A neighborhood named "Elysée" has a style inspired by Paris.[2] In other areas, high towers are under construction.[3]

Almost all of the island is in Chamkar Mon Section.[4]

Education

The Canadian International School of Phnom Penh has its main campus in Koh Pich; this campus opened in 2015.[5]

The 2010 accident

References

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