Kampong Cham province

Coordinates: 11°59′N 105°27′E / 11.983°N 105.450°E / 11.983; 105.450
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Kampong Cham
កំពង់ចាម
Province
Kampong Cham Province
ខេត្តកំពង់ចាម
From top:
Wat Nokor
, Wat Dey Doh, Bos Knoar Hill, Phnom Srei
Division
31 December 2013
CapitalKampong Cham
Subdivisions1 municipality; 9 districts
Government
 • GovernorUn Chanda (CPP)
 • National Assembly
10 / 125
Area
 • Total4,549 km2 (1,756 sq mi)
 • Rank18th
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • TotalDecrease 899,791
 • Rank7th
 • Density198/km2 (510/sq mi)
  • Rank5th
Time zoneUTC+07:00 (ICT)
Dialing code+855
ISO 3166 codeKH-3
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Kampong Cham (

Mekong River. It borders the provinces of Kampong Chhnang to the west, Kampong Thom and Kratié to the north, Tboung Khmum to the east, and Prey Veng and Kandal to the south. Kampong Cham was officially divided into two provinces on 31 December 2013 in what was seen by many as a political move by the ruling party.[2][3] All land west of the Mekong remained Kampong Cham while land east of the river became Tbong Khmum province. Prior to this division, Kampong Cham extended eastward to the international border with Vietnam, was the eleventh largest province in Cambodia, and with a population of 1,680,694, was the most populous province in Cambodia. Its capital and largest city is Kampong Cham
.

Etymology

Kampong Cham is the corrupted word of "Kampong Rong Chamm" means "The Waiting Port" then shorten as "Kampong Chamm", Later, the sound changed to "Kampong Cham" in Khmer. Kampong means port or harbor. Chamm refers to the "Waiting". A symbol the province is known for is two snakes sinuously wrapped around each other, which is located at the capital city bridge, Kampong Cham.

Geography

Houses on the border of the Mekong river.

Kampong Cham is primarily lowlands. The main river is the Mekong River, which forms the eastern border of the province, separating it from Tbong Khmum province.

Religion

Religion in Kampong Cham province (2019 census)[4]

  
Christianity
(0.1%)
  Animism and Other religions (0.0%)

The state religion is

Chams
. Christianity is followed by 0.1% in the province.

Administration

Kampong Cham is subdivided into 9 districts and 1 municipality which in turn are subdivided into communes (

King Sihamoni on 31 December 2013. The 10 districts that remain in Kampong Cham province overwhelmingly voted for the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, led by Sam Rainsy, while five of the six districts cut out from Kampong Cham to form Tboung Khmum province were won solidly by the CPP.[2]

ISO
code 		Name Khmer Population (2019)[6] Subdivisions
—
Municipality
—
03-05
Kampong Cham
 កំពង់ចាម 38,365 4 sangkat
—
District
—
03-01
Batheay
 បាធាយ 106,997 12 khum
03-02
Chamkar Loeu
 ចំការលើ 101,675 8 khum
03-03
Cheung Prey
 ជើងព្រៃ 92,898 10 khum
03-06
Kampong Siem
 កំពង់សៀម 94,729 15 khum
03-07
Kang Meas
 កងមាស 85,488 11 khum
03-08
Koh Sotin
 កោះសូទិន 48,069 8 khum
03-13
Prey Chhor
 ព្រៃឈរ 133,712 15 khum
03-14
Srey Santhor
 ស្រីសន្ធរ 81,687 14 khum
03-15
Steung Trang
 ស្ទឹងត្រង់ 103,501 12 khum

2 districts in south Mekong river are Koh Sotin and Steung Trang

Politics

See also: Kampong Cham (National Assembly constituency)

Kampong Cham is allocated 10 seats in the

National Assembly, down from 18. It had been the largest constituency until 2018
.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ "General Population Census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019 – Final Results" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics. Ministry of Planning. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b Mom, Kunthear; Kevin Ponniah (10 January 2014). "Kampong Cham's great divide". The Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  3. ^ a b Phorn, Bopha; Alex Willemyns (10 January 2014). "Government Creates New CPP-Majority province". The Cambodia Daily. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  4. ^ "General Population census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics Ministry of planning. October 2020.
  5. ^ "Kampong Cham Administration". Royal Government of Cambodia. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
  6. ^ http://nis.gov.kh/nis/Census2019/Final%20General%20Population%20Census%202019-English.pdf [bare URL PDF]

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