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Kampong Cham
ក្រុងកំពង់ចាម
City
first bridge to link both sides of the Mekong River in Cambodia
first bridge to link both sides of the Mekong River in Cambodia
Country Cambodia
ProvinceKampong Cham
DistrictKampong Cham District
Government
 • TypeCity municipality
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total118,242
Time zoneUTC+7 (Cambodia)

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Kampong Cham (Khmer: ក្រុងកំពង់ចាម) is the capital city of Kampong Cham Province in eastern Cambodia. It is the sixth largest city in Cambodia[2] with a population of 63,771 people (2006)[3] 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 connected to the district of Tbong khmum by the Kizuna bridge, the first in Cambodia to span the Mekong.

The city is subdivided into four khums and 31 phums.


Climate

Climate data for Kampong Cham
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °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
(90)
Mean daily minimum °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
(74)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 7.6
(0.3) 		10
(0.4) 		33
(1.3) 		76
(3) 		200
(7.7) 		240
(9.3) 		230
(8.9) 		200
(8) 		290
(11.6) 		230
(9.2) 		97
(3.8) 		23
(0.9) 		1,636.6
(64.4)
Source: Weatherbase [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "2008 Census". Archived from the original on 2013-01-11.
  2. ^ Tourism Cambodia
  3. ^ travelsradiate.com, stats implemented from Geonames
  4. ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Kampong Cham, Cambodia". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
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