The Tonlé Sap River runs through the district crossing roughly from north to south.

Numerous smaller tertiary roads run either to the nearby national railway line or to the Tonle Sap.

[3] Kampong Tralech hosts the main center of the Kan Imam San religious community, a type of Islam practiced exclusively by some Chams in isolated communities in Cambodia.

[5] Lovek was Cambodia's main city after the Siamese King Borommaracha II sacked Angkor in 1431.

The city became a wealthy trading centre and attracted various Europeans traders and missionaries through the 16th and 17th centuries.