Nearly 10,000 families voluntarily move out of Angkor park: PM

Inscribed on the Unesco's World Heritage List in 1992, the Angkor is the most popular tourist destination in Cambodia. - AFP

SIEM REAP: Some 9,900 families living in illegal structures at Cambodia's Angkor Archaeological Park have so far volunteered to resettle at new designated locations, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said here on Friday (Dec 8).

The 2,456-hectare relocated sites are situated in the Run Ta Ek area in Banteay Srei district and the Pak Sneng area in Angkor Thom district outside the ancient park.