Kampot
កំពត | |
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Kampot Province ខេត្តកំពត | |
Coordinates: 10°36′N 104°10′E / 10.600°N 104.167°E | |
Country | Cambodia |
Provincial status | 20 August 1923 |
Capital | Kampot |
Government | |
• Governor | Mao Thonin ( CPP) |
• National Assembly | 6 / 125
|
Area | |
• Total | 4,873 km2 (1,881 sq mi) |
• Rank | Ranked 17th |
Population (2019)
[1] | |
• Total | 699,085 |
• Rank | 12th |
• Density | 143/km2 (370/sq mi) |
• Rank | 12th |
Time zone | UTC+7 ( ICT) |
Dialing code | +855 |
ISO 3166 code | KH-7 |
Districts | 8 |
Communes | 93 |
Villages | 488 |
Website |
kampot |
Kampot ( Khmer: កំពត [kɑmpɔːt], lit. 'The Kampot's Fish') is a province in southwestern Cambodia. It borders the provinces of Koh Kong and Kampong Speu to the north, Takéo to the east, Kep and the country of Vietnam ( Kiên Giang) to the south, and Sihanoukville to the west. To its south it has a coastline of around 45 km on the Gulf of Thailand. [2] It is rich in low arable lands and has abundant natural resources. Its capital is the city of Kampot.
Kampot Province had a population of 627,884 [3] in 2010 and consist of eight districts divided into 92 communes with a total of 477 villages. [4] Touk Meas City is located in the province.
In the 19th century, during the French Indochina period, Kampot became a regional administrative center with the status of a state border district as a result of the delimitation of the Kingdom of Cambodia. The Circonscription Résidentielle de Kampot contained the arrondissements of Kampot, Kompong-Som, Trang and Kong-Pisey. [5] [6]
In 1889, French colonial census reports a multi-ethnic community: Kampot town consisted of "Cambodian Kampot" on the Prek-Kampot River and "Chinese Kampot" on the right riverbank of the west branch of the Prek-Thom River. Nearby was also a Vietnamese village, called Tien-Thanh and another Vietnamese village on Traeuy Koh Island. A Malay also existed on Traeuy Koh Island. Additional villages of mixed ethnicity are listed. [7]
Destruction and mass murder happened throughout the whole area of Kampot province, as the Cambodian genocide and bloody massacres engulfed Kampot province under the terror of Khmer Rouge rule. A total 90,450 persons were massacred throughout the province. [8] Ta Mok himself massacred 30,000 people in the Angkor Chey District of Kampot.
The province is subdivided into 7 districts and 1 municipality.
ISO code | District | Khmer | Population (2019) [10] |
---|---|---|---|
07-01 | Angkor Chey | ស្រុកអង្គរជ័យ | 88,263 |
07-02 | Banteay Meas | ស្រុកបន្ទាយមាស | 100,299 |
07-03 | Chhouk | ស្រុកឈូក | 125,406 |
07-04 | Chum Kiri | ស្រុកជុំគិរី | 56,784 |
07-05 | Dang Tong | ស្រុកដងទង់ | 63,911 |
07-06 | Kampong Trach | ស្រុកកំពង់ត្រាច | 98,683 |
07-07 | Tuek Chhou | ស្រុកទឹកឈូ | 126,789 |
07-08 | Kampot Municipality | ក្រុងកំពត | 38,950 |
The state religion is Theravada Buddhism. More than 96.9% of the people in Kampot are Buddhists. Chams have been practicing Islam for hundreds of years. A small percentage follow Christianity.
Kampot
កំពត | |
---|---|
Kampot Province ខេត្តកំពត | |
Coordinates: 10°36′N 104°10′E / 10.600°N 104.167°E | |
Country | Cambodia |
Provincial status | 20 August 1923 |
Capital | Kampot |
Government | |
• Governor | Mao Thonin ( CPP) |
• National Assembly | 6 / 125
|
Area | |
• Total | 4,873 km2 (1,881 sq mi) |
• Rank | Ranked 17th |
Population (2019)
[1] | |
• Total | 699,085 |
• Rank | 12th |
• Density | 143/km2 (370/sq mi) |
• Rank | 12th |
Time zone | UTC+7 ( ICT) |
Dialing code | +855 |
ISO 3166 code | KH-7 |
Districts | 8 |
Communes | 93 |
Villages | 488 |
Website |
kampot |
Kampot ( Khmer: កំពត [kɑmpɔːt], lit. 'The Kampot's Fish') is a province in southwestern Cambodia. It borders the provinces of Koh Kong and Kampong Speu to the north, Takéo to the east, Kep and the country of Vietnam ( Kiên Giang) to the south, and Sihanoukville to the west. To its south it has a coastline of around 45 km on the Gulf of Thailand. [2] It is rich in low arable lands and has abundant natural resources. Its capital is the city of Kampot.
Kampot Province had a population of 627,884 [3] in 2010 and consist of eight districts divided into 92 communes with a total of 477 villages. [4] Touk Meas City is located in the province.
In the 19th century, during the French Indochina period, Kampot became a regional administrative center with the status of a state border district as a result of the delimitation of the Kingdom of Cambodia. The Circonscription Résidentielle de Kampot contained the arrondissements of Kampot, Kompong-Som, Trang and Kong-Pisey. [5] [6]
In 1889, French colonial census reports a multi-ethnic community: Kampot town consisted of "Cambodian Kampot" on the Prek-Kampot River and "Chinese Kampot" on the right riverbank of the west branch of the Prek-Thom River. Nearby was also a Vietnamese village, called Tien-Thanh and another Vietnamese village on Traeuy Koh Island. A Malay also existed on Traeuy Koh Island. Additional villages of mixed ethnicity are listed. [7]
Destruction and mass murder happened throughout the whole area of Kampot province, as the Cambodian genocide and bloody massacres engulfed Kampot province under the terror of Khmer Rouge rule. A total 90,450 persons were massacred throughout the province. [8] Ta Mok himself massacred 30,000 people in the Angkor Chey District of Kampot.
The province is subdivided into 7 districts and 1 municipality.
ISO code | District | Khmer | Population (2019) [10] |
---|---|---|---|
07-01 | Angkor Chey | ស្រុកអង្គរជ័យ | 88,263 |
07-02 | Banteay Meas | ស្រុកបន្ទាយមាស | 100,299 |
07-03 | Chhouk | ស្រុកឈូក | 125,406 |
07-04 | Chum Kiri | ស្រុកជុំគិរី | 56,784 |
07-05 | Dang Tong | ស្រុកដងទង់ | 63,911 |
07-06 | Kampong Trach | ស្រុកកំពង់ត្រាច | 98,683 |
07-07 | Tuek Chhou | ស្រុកទឹកឈូ | 126,789 |
07-08 | Kampot Municipality | ក្រុងកំពត | 38,950 |
The state religion is Theravada Buddhism. More than 96.9% of the people in Kampot are Buddhists. Chams have been practicing Islam for hundreds of years. A small percentage follow Christianity.