Kandal Province
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| Kandal កណ្ដាល |
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| — Province — | |
| Mak Proum Stupa in Udong | |
| Map of Cambodia highlighting Kandal | |
| Coordinates: 11°28′N 104°56′E / 11.467°N 104.933°ECoordinates: 11°28′N 104°56′E / 11.467°N 104.933°E | |
| Country | |
| Capital | Ta Khmao |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Chhun Sirun |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,568 km2 (1,378 sq mi) |
| Area rank | Ranked 18th |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,265,085 |
| • Rank | Ranked 3rd |
| • Density | 350/km2 (920/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+07 |
| Dialing code | +855 |
| ISO 3166 code | KH-8 |
| Districts | 11 |
Kandal (Khmer: កណ្ដាល, "Central") is a province (khaet) of Cambodia. Its capital is Ta Khmao town (lit. Black grandfather). The province completely surrounds, but does not include, the national capital Phnom Penh. The Rithy Panh film Rice People was filmed here.
[edit] Districts
The province is subdivided into 11 districts.
- 0801 Kandal Stueng - កណ្តាលស្ទឹង
- 0802 Kien Svay - គៀនស្វាយ
- 0803 Khsach Kandal - ខ្សាច់កណ្តាល
- 0804 Koh Thom - កោះធំ
- 0805 Leuk Daek - លើកដែក
- 0806 Levea Em - ល្វាឯម
- 0807 Muk Kamphol - មុខកំពូល
- 0808 Ang Snuol - អង្គស្នួល
- 0809 Ponhea Leu - ពញ្ញាឮ
- 0810 S'ang - ស្អាង
- 0811 Ta Khmao - តាខ្មៅ
[edit] References
- ^ "General Population Census of Cambodia 2008 - Provisional population totals" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning. 3 September 2008. http://www.stat.go.jp/english/info/meetings/cambodia/pdf/pre_rep1.pdf.
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Note: Phnom Penh Municipality is completely surrounded by Kandal Province.
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