Siem Reap:
Provincial population 798,000 (estimated 2004,
Ministry of Tourism and provincial census). Town population
85,000 (estimated 2002). Siem Reap town, the gateway to
Angkor, is Cambodia's Las Vegas. The luxury hotels are
built to cater to the needs of foreigners:
the
tourists. Countless
hotels and guesthouses, big and small charging at a rate of a few
dollars up to hundreds of dollars per night, spring up like
mushrooms.
Tourist Police: Telephone (012) 969 991, (012) 402 424 ( note
that the number can change without notice).
Medical clinic favored by tourists: Naga Medical
Center. Telephone (063) 964 500. Provincial Hospital,
telephone (063) 963 111, is mainly run by charitable organizations.
