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Cambodia has 513,759 establishments: final results of survey

Xinhua, February 25, 2015 Adjust font size:

Cambodia currently has some 513, 759 establishments, up 11 percent compared with 463,363 in 2011, according to the final results of the inter-censal economic survey released Wednesday. "Those establishments employ 1.87 million people," the survey said.

Five most populous business areas are capital Phnom Penh with 97,200 businesses, Kampong Cham province with 54,231, Kandal province with 38,679, Siem Reap province with 37,622 and Takeo province with 32,780, it said. "The five provinces are located in the plain areas, occupying more than 50 percent of the total number of establishments in Cambodia," said the survey, which was conducted in March last year.

Speaking at the official release of the results, Minister of Planning Chhay Than said the survey covered all establishments in Cambodia, except street businesses. "The survey's results will be used for formulating various policies and plans of the central and local governments, for academic research, for management strategy, and for market research in private sector," he said. Endi