Provinces of Cambodia

Provinces of Cambodia
ខេត្តក្រុងនៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា
Provinces of Cambodia; ខេត្តក្រុងនៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា
Category	Unitary state
Location	Kingdom of Cambodia
Number	25 Provinces
Populations	35,753 Kep – 1,501,725 Phnom Penh (2008 est.)
Areas	336 km2 (130 sq mi) Kep – 14,288 km2 (5,517 sq mi) Mondulkiri
Government	Provincial Government;
Subdivisions	District;

Cambodia is divided into 25 provinces (Khmer: ខេត្ត, khaet, singular and plural). The capital Phnom Penh is not province but a special administrative area and is included as the 25th province since it is administered at the same level as the other 24 provinces. The name of the provinces are the same as that of their respective capital cities, except for Banteay Meanchey, Kandal, Mondulkiri, Oddar Meanchey, Rattanakiri, Koh Kong, Kampong Thom, Takeo, Kampong Speu, and Tboung Khmum.

Phnom Penh has both the highest population and the highest population density. The largest province by area is Mondulkiri and the smallest Phnom Penh. Kep has the lowest population, while Mondulkiri has the lowest population density (facts according to the year 2008 census).

Each province is administered by a governor, who is appointed by the Ministry of Interior.

Cambodia is subdivided into 163 districts (srok, ស្រុក). The 12 districts of Phnom Penh are called khan (ខណ្ឌ), but even in official documents they are sometimes misidentified as srok. The number of districts in each province varies, from two in the smallest provinces to 14 in Battambang, Prey Veng, and Siem Reap. Further subdivision levels are khum (subdistricts), sangkat (quarters) and finally, phum (villages). In Phnom Penh there are no khum.

List of provinces

Template:Provincial Map of Cambodia

No	Name	Native Name	Capital (Seat)	Population (2008 census)	Area (km²)	Density	ISO
1	Phnom Penh Municipality	ភ្នំពេញ	Phnom Penh (Chamkarmon District)	1,501,725	678.46	2,200	KH-12
2	Banteay Meanchey Province	បន្ទាយមានជ័យ	Serei Saophoan	677,872	6,679	102	KH-1
3	Battambang Province	បាត់ដំបង	Battambang	1,058,174	11,702	89	KH-2
4	Kampong Cham Province	កំពង់ចាម	Kampong Cham	928,694	4,549	204	KH-3
5	Kampong Chhnang Province	កំពង់ឆ្នាំង	Kampong Chhang	472,341	5,521	86	KH-4
6	Kampong Speu Province	កំពង់ស្ពឺ	Kampong Speu	716,944	7,017	102	KH-5
7	Kampong Thom Province	កំពង់ធំ	Kampong Thom	631,409	13,814	51	KH-6
8	Kampot Province	កំពត	Kampot	585,850	4,873	120	KH-7
9	Kandal Province	កណ្តាល	Ta Khmao	1,265,280	3,568	355	KH-8
10	Koh Kong Province	កោះកុង	Koh Kong	117,481	11,160	12	KH-9
11	Kep Province	កែប	Kep	35,753	336	120	KH-23
12	Kratié Province	ក្រចេះ	Kratié	319,217	11,094	29	KH-10
13	Mondulkiri Province	មណ្ឌលគីរី	Senmonorom	61,107	14,288	4	KH-11
14	Oddar Meanchey Province	ឧត្តរមានជ័យ	Samraong	185,819	6,158	30	KH-22
15	Pailin Province	បៃលិន	Pailin	70,486	803	88	KH-24
16	Preah Sihanouk Province	ព្រះសីហនុ	Sihanoukville	221,396	868	230	KH-18
17	Preah Vihear Province	ព្រះវិហារ	Phnom Tbeng Meanchey	171,139	13,788	12	KH-13
18	Pursat Province	ពោធិ៍សាត់	Pursat	397,161	12,692	31	KH-15
19	Prey Veng Province	ព្រៃវែង	Prey Veng	947,372	4,883	194	KH-14
20	Ratanakiri Province	រតនគីរី	Banlung	150,466	10,782	14	KH-16
21	Siem Reap Province	សៀមរាប	Siem Reap	896,443	10,299	87	KH-17
22	Stung Treng Province	ស្ទឹងត្រែង	Stung Treng	111,671	11,092	10	KH-19
23	Svay Rieng Province	ស្វាយរៀង	Svay Rieng	482,788	2,966	163	KH-20
24	Takéo Province	តាកែវ	Takéo	844,906	3,563	237	KH-21
25	Tboung Khmum Province	ត្បូងឃ្មុំ	Suong	754,000	4,928	153	KH-25

History

Before 1975

Khmer Rouge

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.^[1]

2008

On 22 December 2008, King Norodom Sihamoni signed a Royal Decree that changed the municipalities of Kep, Pailin and Sihanoukville into provincial municipalities, as well as adjusting several provincial borders.^[2]

2013

On 31 December 2013, King Norodom Sihamoni signed a Royal Decree that split Kampong Cham into two provinces: Kampong Cham (west of the Mekong river) and Tbong Khmum (east of the Mekong river).^[3]

References

^ James A. Tyner, The Killing of Cambodia
^ "Decree Creates Three New Provinces".
^ "Kampong Cham's great divide".

External links

Statoid site

[1] James A. Tyner, The Killing of Cambodia

[2] "Decree Creates Three New Provinces".

[3] "Kampong Cham's great divide".

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