Administrative divisions of Cambodia

"Khom" redirects here. For writing system, see Khom script.

Cambodia is divided into twenty-three provinces (ខេត្ត, khaet) and the capital Phnom Penh. Provinces are further subdivided into districts (ស្រុក, srŏk) and municipalities (ក្រុង, krong). Districts are divided into communes (ឃុំ, khum) and quarters (សង្កាត់, sangkat), then further divided into villages (ភូមិ, phum). The municipalities are divided into quarters (សង្កាត់, sangkat), which are divided into villages (ភូមិ, phum), and further divided into groups (krom). The capital is divided into sections (ខណ្ឌ, khan), which are divided into quarters (សង្កាត់, sangkat), and further divided into villages (ភូមិ, phum).

First-level divisions: provinces and capital

Provinces (khaet) and municipalities (krong) are Cambodia's first-level administrative divisions. Provinces are divided into 159 districts (srŏk) and 26 municipalities (krong). The capital is divided into 8 khan.

On 22 December, 2008, King Norodom Sihamoni signed a Royal Decree that changed the municipalities of Kep, Pailin and Sihanoukville into provinces, as well as adjusting several provincial borders.

Kratie, Ratanakiri, Stung Treng and Mondulkiri were part of Laos until the French protectorate.

A clickable map of Cambodia exhibiting its 24 provinces.

Location	Name	Capital	Population	Area (km²)	Population Density	Human Development Index (HDI)	Abbrivation
	Banteay Meanchey Province	Sisophon	678,033	6,679 km²	102	0.421	BM
	Battambang Province	Battambang	1,036,523	11,702 km²	89	0.435	BB
	Kampong Cham Province	Kampong Cham	1,680,694	9,799 km²	172	0.616	KC
	Kampong Chhnang Province	Kampong Chhang	472,616	5,521 km²	86	0.562	KN
	Kampong Speu Province	Kampong Speu Town	716,517	7,017 km²	102		KS
	Kampong Thom Province	Kampong Thom	708,398	13,814 km²	51	0.509	KT
	Kampot Province	Kampot	585,110	4,873 km²	120	0.548	KP
	Kandal Province	Ta Khmau	1,265,805	3,568 km²	355	0.653	KD
	Koh Kong Province	Koh Kong	139,722	11,160 km²	12	0.576	KK
	Kep Province	Kep	40,208	336 km²	120		KE
	Kratie Province	Kratié	318,523	11,094 km²	29	0.513	KR
	Mondulkiri Province	Sen Monorom	60,811	14,288 km²	4	0.573	MK
	Oddar Meanchey Province	Samraong	185,443	6,158 km²	30	0.537	OM
	Pailin Province	Pailin	70,482	803 km²	88		PL
	Phnom Penh Municipality	Phnom Penh	2,000,064	758 km²	2,638	0.638	PP
	Preah Sihanouk Province	Sihanoukville	199,902	868 km²	230		SV
	Preah Vihear Province	Tbeng Meanchey	170,852	13,788 km²	12		PR
	Pursat Province	Pursat	397,107	12,692 km²	31	0.585	PS
	Prey Veng Province	Prey Veng	947,357	4,883 km²	194	0.535	PV
	Ratanakiri Province	Banlung	149,997	10,782 km²	14	0.502	RK
	Siem Reap Province	Siem Reap	896,309	10,299 km²	87	0.601	SR
	Stung Treng Province	Stung Treng	111,734	11,092 km²	10	0.557	ST
	Svay Rieng Province	Svay Rieng City	482,785	2,966 km²	163	0.486	SG
	Takeo Province	Takéo	843,931	3,563 km²	237	0.582	TK

Second-level divisions: districts, municipalities and sections

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See also: List of Cambodian districts and sections

Districts (srŏk) are subdivisions of provinces and consist of multiple communes (khum), and quarters (sangkat). Municipalities (krong) are subdivisions of provinces and consist of multiple quarters (sangkat). A section (khan) is a subdivision of the capital and consists of multiple quarters (sangkat).

Lower-level divisions

Communes (khum)

Communes are subdivisions of districts. Communes consist of multiple villages (phum).

Villages (phum)

Villages (phum), the basic geographical and administrative subdivision in Cambodia, are subdivisions of communes (khum) and quarters (sangkat).

During the Khmer Rouge years and under the Communist government in power during the Vietnamese occupation of Cambodia villages were further subdivided into 'groups' (krom) of 15-20 households who were led by a group leader (Meh Krom). However, this system is no longer part of the official administrative system and is now unevenly applied.

The administrative head of a Phum is the village chief (Protean Phum) who is usually assisted by a deputy. Village chiefs report to the leader of the commune or commune chief (Meh Khum). Village chiefs come under the authority of the Ministry of Interior which is responsible for administration and the National Police. Prior to 2006, village chiefs were government appointed and required ministerial approval after a nomination from the commune. However, in 2006 Cambodia held its first election for village chiefs.

City quarters (sangkat)

The capital (large urban areas - for example, Phnom Penh) is divided into districts called khan. These khan are further divided into quarters called sangkat which is the basic administrative level of local areas in the city.

History

In 1975 the Khmer Rouge government did away with all former Cambodian traditional administrative divisions. Instead of provinces, "Democratic Kampuchea" was divided into seven geographic zones: The Northwest, the North, the Northeast, the East, the Southwest, the West and the Center.

These zones were derived from divisions established by the Khmer Rouge when they fought against the Khmer Republic led by general Lon Nol.

See also

• ISO 3166-2:KH

External links

• Statoid site