Kratié (town)

Kratié ក្រចេះ
Town
Pagoda in Kratié Pagoda in Kratié
Kratié Location of Kratié (city), Cambodia
Coordinates:
Country	Cambodia
Province	Kratié Province
District	Kratié District
Government
• Type	City
Elevation	17 m (56 ft)
Population (2012)
• Total	38,215

Irrawaddy Dolphin in Mekong River

Closeup Irrawaddi Dolphin jumping in Mekong River

File:Kratie sunset.jpg

Homes on the outskirts of Town

Kratié is the capital of Kratié Province in eastern Cambodia.

The small town has a population of about 38,215 and lies on the banks of the Mekong River. The city is dominated by a central marketplace surrounded by old, French colonial buildings. Red flowered trees grow in rows along the riverbank. The town includes big islands with white sand beaches within the Mekong. The stretch of river north of the city is home to a group of rare Irrawaddy dolphins. The dolphins are the town's main tourist attraction.

A survey conducted in 2007 by Cambodian Mekong Dolphin Conservation Project (CMDCP), a collaborative project between WWF, World Conservation Society, Fisheries Administration and Cambodian Rural Development Team (CRDT), estimated that there are between 66 and 86 dolphins left in the upper Cambodian Mekong area.