Kampong Cham (city)
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| Kampong Cham ក្រុងកំពង់ចាម |
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 Kampong Cham
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| Coordinates: 12°00′N 105°27′E / 12°N 105.45°E | |
| Country |  Cambodia |
| Province | Kampong Cham |
| District | Kampong Cham District |
| Government | |
| • Type | City municipality |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 63,771 |
| Time zone | Cambodia (UTC+7) |
Kampong Cham (Khmer: ក្រុងកំពង់ចាម) is the capital city of the Kampong Cham Province in eastern Cambodia. It is the third largest city in Cambodia[1] with a population of 63,771 people (2006)[2] and is located on the Mekong River. Kampong Cham is 124 kilometers northeast from Phnom Penh and can be reached by either boat or by asphalt road. It takes about 2.5 hours by vehicle or 2.5 hours by boat from Phnom Penh to the city of Kampong Cham. Its geographic location is 12.00°N, 105.46°E.
The city is subdivided into four khums and 31 phums.
Kampong means "the side of a river or any other water body" with Cham meaning Cham ethnicity of Champa. A similar Malay word "Kampung" means "village."
[edit] Climate
| Climate data for Kampong Cham | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 31 (88) |
33 (92) |
34 (94) |
35 (95) |
33 (92) |
32 (90) |
32 (89) |
32 (89) |
31 (87) |
31 (87) |
31 (87) |
30 (86) |
32.0 (89.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 21 (70) |
22 (72) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
24 (76) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (76) |
24 (76) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
21 (70) |
23.4 (74) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 8 (0.3) |
10 (0.4) |
33 (1.3) |
76 (3) |
196 (7.7) |
236 (9.3) |
226 (8.9) |
203 (8) |
295 (11.6) |
234 (9.2) |
97 (3.8) |
23 (0.9) |
1,636 (64.4) |
| Source: Weatherbase [3] | |||||||||||||
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Tourism Cambodia
- ^ travelsradiate.com, stats implemented from Geonames
- ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Kampong Cham, Cambodia". Weatherbase. 2011. http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=59984&refer=wikipedia. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
Coordinates: 12°00′N 105°27′E / 12°N 105.45°E
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