Siem Reap Province in northwestern Cambodia

Country	Cambodia
Province	Siem Reap
Settled	802
Official	1907
Government
- District Chief & Governor	Sou Phirin
- Deputy Governor	Kim Chay Hieng
Population (2009)
- Total	171,800
Time zone	Cambodia (UTC+7)

The City of Siem Reap is the capital city of Siem Reap Province in northwestern Cambodia, and is the gateway to Angkor.
Siem Reap has colonial and Chinese-style architecture in the Old French Quarter, and around the Old Market. In the city, there are traditional Apsara dance performances, craft shops, silk farms, rice-paddy countryside, fishing villages and a bird sanctuary near the Tonle Sap Lake.
Siem Reap today, being a popular tourist destination, has a large number of hotels and restaurants. Most smaller establishments are concentrated around the Old Market area, while more expensive hotels are located between Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport and the town along National Road 6. There are a variety of mid-range hotels and restaurants along Sivatha, and mid budget to mid-range hotels in the Phsar Leu area.