Phnom Penh,capital city of Cambodia has dozens of market and the most popular and busiest is the Central Market known as Psar Thmey.This is the focal point and heart of the city where most of the public and crossborder buses also converge at nearby bus terminal.
Built in 1937 by French architects and surprisingly cool, even in the heat of the hottest day, many interesting products are available.
The building was recently restored – an enormous, yellow, art Deco UFO which has landed in the middle of the city.
Phnom Penh itself has close to 9 districts.1) Doun Penh-the commercial hub with the unique Psar Thmey.
2) 7 Makara-or Prampi Makara district with the Orussey Market,Capitol Guesthouse
3) Tuol Kouk-well-known for the large villas in its northern part of the district and Royal University of Cambodia.
4) Chamkar Mon-Tonle Basak area
5) Russey Keo-northwestern outskirt with town like Svay Pak,Phnom Penh Thmei and Khmuonh east of Tonle Sap River.Camko City is an urban development zone being developed by a consortium spearheaded by World City Co Ltd of South Korea.
6) Saensokh-apsara bakery
7) Por Senchey-industrial zone
8) Dangkao-largest district with the Royal Agriculture University in the locality.
9) Meanchey-Stung Meanchey,Presek Pra and Shen Zhou Apparel Factory.
Cambodia's total population is 14,701,717 as at year consensus 2011. The ethnic groups consisted of Khmer 90%, Vietnamese 5%, Chinese 1%, others 4%.
The official language is Khmer and 92% of the people practice Theravada Buddhism.
Phnom Penh has lots of impressive colonial styled architectural buildings such as the Psar Thmey.
The eastern side across Pasteur Street(Street 51), which is the main entrance, has many souvenirs and ornaments on sale from T-shirts to large stone heads. In the center are the many jewelry stores and precious stone vendors as well as many electronic goods merchants, cloth sellers and other dealers; most of them selling considerably cheap.
Nowadays, the Central market is a tourist hot spot where tourists can see the daily activities of the Cambodian people.The Sorya Shopping Center which is just nearby has a supermarket where prices of goods on display were in USD currency.
Phnom Penh is fast developing with many mega projects already in construction.
Notable high rise skyscrapers near Psar Thmey and along Boulevard Preah Monivong is the OCIC Tower(Canadia Tower) with a helipad on top.This building is the headquarters of Canadia Bank Development Ltd.
The Vattanac Capital Building which is near completion will be another new landmark changing the landscape of the city.
