Kampong Cham (city)

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Kampong Cham (city)
កំពង់ចាម
Kampong Cham (city) is located in Cambodia
Kampong Cham (city)
Location of Kampong Cham (city), Cambodia
Coordinates: 12°00′N 105°27′E / 12°N 105.45°E / 12; 105.45
Country  Cambodia
Province Kampong Cham Province
District Kampong Cham District
Government
 - Type City

Kampong Cham (Khmer: កំពង់ចាម)is the capital of the Cambodian province of Kampong Cham. It is the third largest city in Cambodia with a population of 63,771 people (2006) 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.

Kompong Cham - Floating Village.jpg
Kompong Cham - Bamboo Bridge.jpg

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."

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Coordinates: 12°00′N 105°27′E / 12°N 105.45°E / 12; 105.45