Moung Ruessei district
district in Battambang, Cambodia
Moung Ruessei (Khmer: ស្រុកមោងឫស្សី, "Mace of Bamboo") is a district (srok) of Battambang province, in north-western Cambodia. The capital lies at the town of Moung Ruessei.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 9 communes (khum).
“Moung Ruessei district” enters the record as district in Battambang, Cambodia. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Moung, Ruessei and district can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jan 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4928976. Authority coordinates are 12.767, 103.450. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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