Serei Saophoan ( ; "Glorious and Auspicious") is a municipality (krong) in the centre of Banteay Meanchey province, in north-western Cambodia. Serei Saophoan is the urban district of Banteay Meanchey province and the district capital is also the provincial capital Sisophon town. The town is located 359 kilometres north of Phnom Penh and 48 kilometres from the border with Thailand at Poipet. Serei Saophoan municipality is the central municipality of Banteay Meanchey and is surrounded by other Banteay Meanchey districts. Cambodia's main railway line from Phnom Penh to Poipet enters the municipality from the south and exits to the west. The municipality is easily accessed by road from Phnom Penh (359 km) Battambang (68 km) and Siem Reap (city) (102 km). Serei Saophoan municipality is the smallest municipality in Banteay Meanchey province by land area. However, it has one of the largest municipality populations in the province due to its central location and access to transport infrastructure. National Highway 5 which begins in Phnom Penh and ends at Poipet and the National railway both bisect the municipality in parallel. National Highway 6 which begins in Phnom Penh also has its terminus at Sisophon town in Serei Saophoan. National road 56 begins at Sisophon town in the centre of the municipality and runs north east to Samraong in Oddar Meanchey province. Etymology Serei Saophoan means "glorious and auspicious" in Khmer. Serei () is derived from the Sanskrit word śrī (श्री) meaning "glorious", and Saophoan () is derived from the Sanskrit word śubhana meaning "auspicious". Rehabilitation centre A boot camp-style rehabilitation centre, chiefly for those addicted to drugs, is located within Serei Saophoan district, in Sisophon town. The camp is run by the military police, a division of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces. Young men are sent to the centre by their parents because they take drugs, drink too much or are out of control. At the centre residents receive compulsory military training, massive amounts of exercise and self-criticism sessions 7 days per week for a minimum of five months. The centre submits its young inmates to a gruelling regime of military-style physical training. Residents are signed into the centre by their parents, regardless of their age, and attendance is voluntary. However, if the young men try to escape, the staff chase them, catch them and bring them back to the camp. There the other residents administer a beating. Location Serei Saophoan