Provinces of Cambodia
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Administrative divisions of Cambodia |
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Cambodia is divided into 25 provinces (Khmer: ខេត្ត, khétt [kʰaet]). The capital Phnom Penh is not a province but an "autonomous municipality" (Khmer: រាជធានី, réachôthéani [riəceaʔtʰiəniː]; lit. 'Capital'), equivalent to a province governmentally and administered at the same level as the other 24 provinces.
Each province is administered by a governor, who is nominated by the Ministry of Interior, subject to approval by the Prime Minister.
Provinces are divided into districts (ស្រុក srok). The districts in Phnom Penh are called
List of provinces
Name | Khmer | Capital (seat) | Population (2019)[1] | Area (km2)[1] | Density | ISO |
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Banteay Meanchey | បន្ទាយមានជ័យ | Serei Saophoan Municipality
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861,883 | 6,679 | 129 | KH-1 |
Battambang | បាត់ដំបង | Battambang Municipality
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997,169 | 11,702 | 84 | KH-2 |
Kampong Cham | កំពង់ចាម | Kampong Cham Municipality
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899,791 | 4,549 | 197 | KH-3 |
Kampong Chhnang | កំពង់ឆ្នាំង | Kampong Chhnang Municipality
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527,027 | 5,521 | 95 | KH-4 |
Kampong Speu | កំពង់ស្ពឺ | Chbar Mon Municipality
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877,523 | 7,017 | 124 | KH-5 |
Kampong Thom | កំពង់ធំ | Steung Saen Municipality
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681,549 | 13,814 | 49 | KH-6 |
Kampot | កំពត | Kampot Municipality | 593,829 | 4,873 | 122 | KH-7 |
Kandal | កណ្តាល | Ta Khmau Municipality
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1,201,581 | 3,179 | 376 | KH-8 |
Kep | កែប | Kep Municipality
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42,665 | 336 | 124 | KH-23 |
Koh Kong | កោះកុង | Khemarak Phoumin Municipality
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125,902 | 10,090 | 12 | KH-9 |
Kratié | ក្រចេះ | Kratié Municipality
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374,755 | 11,094 | 34 | KH-10 |
Mondulkiri
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មណ្ឌលគិរី | Senmonorom Municipality
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92,213 | 14,288 | 6 | KH-11 |
Oddar Meanchey | ឧត្តរមានជ័យ | Samraong Municipality
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276,038 | 6,158 | 42 | KH-22 |
Pailin | ប៉ៃលិន | Pailin Municipality
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75,112 | 803 | 89 | KH-24 |
Phnom Penh | ភ្នំពេញ | Doun Penh Section
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2,281,951 | 679 | 3,136 | KH-12 |
Preah Sihanouk | ព្រះសីហនុ | Sihanoukville Municipality
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310,072 | 1,938 | 156 | KH-18 |
Preah Vihear | ព្រះវិហារ | Tbaeng Meanchey Municipality | 254,827 | 13,788 | 18 | KH-13 |
Prey Veng | ព្រៃវែង | Prey Veng Municipality
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1,057,720 | 4,883 | 217 | KH-14 |
Pursat | ពោធិ៍សាត់ | Pursat Municipality
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419,752 | 12,692 | 32 | KH-15 |
Ratanakiri | រតនគិរី | Banlung Municipality
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217,453 | 10,782 | 19 | KH-16 |
Siem Reap | សៀមរាប | Siem Reap Municipality
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1,014,234 | 10,299 | 98 | KH-17 |
Stung Treng | ស្ទឹងត្រែង | Stung Treng Municipality
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165,713 | 11,092 | 14 | KH-19 |
Svay Rieng | ស្វាយរៀង | Svay Rieng Municipality
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525,497 | 2,966 | 177 | KH-20 |
Takéo | តាកែវ | Doun Kaev Municipality
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900,914 | 3,563 | 252 | KH-21 |
Tboung Khmum | ត្បូងឃ្មុំ | Suong Municipality
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776,841 | 5,250 | 148 | KH-25 |
History
- 1974: The Khmer Rouge government did away with the former Cambodian traditional administrative divisions. Instead of provinces, Democratic Kampuchea was divided into seven geographic zones (Khmer: តំបន់, tâmbán): the Northwest, the North, the Northeast, the East, the Southwest, the West, and the Centre. These zones were derived from divisions established by the Khmer Rouge when they fought against the Khmer Republic during the Cambodian Civil War.[2]
- 2008: On 22 December 2008, King Pailin and Sihanoukville into provincial municipalities, as well as adjusting several provincial borders.[3]
- 2013: On 31 December 2013, King Mekong River) and Tboung Khmum (east of the Mekong River).[4]
- 2018: In September 2018, Interior Minister rejected the plan.
See also
- List of Cambodian provinces by Human Development Index
- Administrative divisions of Cambodia
- List of districts, municipalities and sections in Cambodia
- List of communes in Cambodia
- ISO 3166-2:KH
References
- ^ a b c "General Population Census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019 – Final Results" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics. Ministry of Planning. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ISBN 978-0-7546-7096-4. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ Vong, Sokheng (31 December 2008). "Decree creates three new provinces". Phnom Penh Post.
- ^ Mom, Kunthear; Ponniah, Kevin (10 January 2014). "Kampong Cham's great divide". Phnom Penh Post.
- ^ Vicheika, Kann (31 August 2018). "Cambodia to Create Two New Provinces in Bid for 'Efficiency'". Voice of America. Retrieved 5 July 2019.