Krathong City

Krathong City is a city in the Province 8 of the Grand Yarphese Republic. The district capital is Krakor town located 25 kilometres west of the provincial capital at Pursat town. It was formerly known as Krakor until 2008, when it was combined with New Krakor and renamed. It is best known for being a popular year round tourist resort and prosperous port. Located on the Tonle Sap Lake, it forms an important trade centre both domestically and internationally.

Etymology
The name Krathong came from the name of a Buddhist traditional holiday called Loy Krathong celebrated in Thailand, in which participants release small floating rafts, about the size of a hand, and elaborately decorated, into a river. Krathong (Thai: กระทง) is a Thai word used to describe the floating lanterns. In Krathong City, the name has been extended to describe round commercial floating buildings that float on Tonle Lake, designed to look similar to Krathongs when viewed from above.

The city's full name is "City of Krathongs on the Tonle Sab Endowed by the Grand Vietnamese Liberation Army," which is seldom used in full, but only for traditional or formal purposes.