Cambodia is divided into 25 provinces (Khmer: ខេត្ត, khétt[kʰaet]). The capital Phnom Penh is not a province but an "autonomous municipality" (Khmer: រាជធានី, réachthéani[riəc.tʰiəniː]; lit. 'Capital'), equivalent to a province governmentally and administered at the same level as the other 24 provinces.
Province ខេត្ត
Category
First-level administrative subdivision of a unitary state
Phnom Penh has both the highest population and the highest population density of all provinces, but is the second smallest in land area. The largest province by area is Mondulkiri and the smallest is Kep which is also the least populated province. Mondulkiri has the lowest population density.
Provinces are divided into districts (ស្រុកsrok). The districts in Phnom Penh are called khan (ខណ្ឌ) normally written as for addresses in English followed by the districts’ names (Ex: Khan Chamkar Mon; lit. 'Chamkar Mon District'). 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 communes (ឃុំkhum), and further subdivided into villages (ភូមិ, phum). In Phnom Penh, sangkat (សង្កាត់) is used in the place of khum and, similar to khan, normally preferred for writing addresses in English (Ex: Sangkat Mittapheap; lit. 'Mittapheap Commune').
1974: The Khmer Rouge government did away with the former Cambodian traditional administrative divisions. Instead of provinces, Democratic Kampuchea was divided into seven geographic zones (Khmer: តំបន់, tâmbán): the Northwest, the North, the Northeast, the East, the Southwest, the West, and the Centre. These zones were derived from divisions established by the Khmer Rouge when they fought against the Khmer Republic during the Cambodian Civil War.[2]
2008: On 22 December 2008, King Norodom Sihamoni signed a decree that changed the municipalities of Kep, Pailin and Sihanoukville into provincial municipalities, as well as adjusting several provincial borders.[3]
2018: In September 2018, Interior Minister Sar Kheng proposed establishing two more provinces, with areas taken from Kandal, Mondulkiri, and Ratanakiri.[5] Prime Minister Hun Sen rejected the plan.
^ abc"General Population Census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019 – Final Results" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics. Ministry of Planning. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
^Tyner, James A (2008). The Killing of Cambodia: Geography, Genocide and the Unmaking of Space. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN978-0-7546-7096-4. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
^Vong, Sokheng (31 December 2008). "Decree creates three new provinces". Phnom Penh Post.
^Mom, Kunthear; Ponniah, Kevin (10 January 2014). "Kampong Cham's great divide". Phnom Penh Post.
^Vicheika, Kann (31 August 2018). "Cambodia to Create Two New Provinces in Bid for 'Efficiency'". Voice of America. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
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Cambodia is divided into 25 provinces Khmer ខ ត ត khett kʰaet The capital Phnom Penh is not a province but an autonomous municipality Khmer រ ជធ ន reachtheani riec tʰieniː lit Capital equivalent to a province governmentally and administered at the same level as the other 24 provinces Provinceខ ត តCategoryFirst level administrative subdivision of a unitary stateLocation CambodiaNumber25Populations42 665 Kep 2 281 951 Phnom Penh 1 Areas336 km2 130 sq mi Kep 14 288 km2 5 517 sq mi Mondulkiri GovernmentProvincial governmentSubdivisionsDistricts municipality and sectionPhnom Penh has both the highest population and the highest population density of all provinces but is the second smallest in land area The largest province by area is Mondulkiri and the smallest is Kep which is also the least populated province Mondulkiri has the lowest population density Each province is administered by a governor who is nominated by the Ministry of Interior subject to approval by the Prime Minister Provinces are divided into districts ស រ ក srok The districts in Phnom Penh are called khan ខណ ឌ normally written as for addresses in English followed by the districts names Ex Khan Chamkar Mon lit Chamkar Mon District 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 communes ឃ khum and further subdivided into villages ភ ម phum In Phnom Penh sangkat សង ក ត is used in the place of khum and similar to khan normally preferred for writing addresses in English Ex Sangkat Mittapheap lit Mittapheap Commune Contents 1 List of provinces 2 History 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksList of provinces Edit Koh Kong Kratie Battambang BanteayMeanchey Preah Vihear PreahSihanouk Kampot KampongSpeu Phnom Penh Kandal Takeo Kep Siem Reap PreyVeng KampongChhnang Pursat Svay Rieng Tboung Khmum KampongCham Pailin Oddar Meanchey Stung Treng Rattanakkiri Mondulkiri Kampong Thom Name Khmer Capital seat Population 2019 1 Area km2 1 Density ISOBanteay Meanchey បន ទ យម នជ យ Serei Saophoan Municipality 861 883 6 679 129 KH 1Battambang ប ត ដ បង Battambang Municipality 997 169 11 702 84 KH 2Kampong Cham ក ពង ច ម Kampong Cham Municipality 899 791 4 549 197 KH 3Kampong Chhnang ក ពង ឆ ន ង Kampong Chhnang Municipality 527 027 5 521 95 KH 4Kampong Speu ក ពង ស ព Chbar Mon Municipality 877 523 7 017 124 KH 5Kampong Thom ក ពង ធ Steung Saen Municipality 681 549 13 814 49 KH 6Kampot ក ពត Kampot Municipality 593 829 4 873 122 KH 7Kandal កណ ត ល Ta Khmau Municipality 1 201 581 3 179 376 KH 8Koh Kong ក ក ង Khemarak Phoumin Municipality 125 902 10 090 12 KH 9Kratie ក រច Kratie Municipality 374 755 11 094 34 KH 10Mondulkiri មណ ឌលគ រ Senmonorom Municipality 92 213 14 288 6 KH 11Phnom Penh ភ ន ព ញ Doun Penh Section 2 281 951 679 3 136 KH 12Preah Vihear ព រ វ ហ រ Tbaeng Meanchey Municipality 254 827 13 788 18 KH 13Prey Veng ព រ វ ង Prey Veng Municipality 1 057 720 4 883 217 KH 14Pursat ព ធ ស ត Pursat Municipality 419 752 12 692 32 KH 15Ratanakiri រតនគ រ Banlung Municipality 217 453 10 782 19 KH 16Siem Reap ស មរ ប Siem Reap Municipality 1 014 234 10 299 98 KH 17Preah Sihanouk ព រ ស ហន Sihanoukville Municipality 310 072 1 938 156 KH 18Stung Treng ស ទ ងត រ ង Stung Treng Municipality 165 713 11 092 14 KH 19Svay Rieng ស វ យរ ង Svay Rieng Municipality 525 497 2 966 177 KH 20Takeo ត ក វ Doun Kaev Municipality 900 914 3 563 252 KH 21Oddar Meanchey ឧត តរម នជ យ Samraong Municipality 276 038 6 158 42 KH 22Kep ក ប Kep Municipality 42 665 336 124 KH 23Pailin ប ល ន Pailin Municipality 75 112 803 89 KH 24Tboung Khmum ត ប ងឃ ម Suong Municipality 776 841 5 250 148 KH 25History Edit1974 The Khmer Rouge government did away with the former Cambodian traditional administrative divisions Instead of provinces Democratic Kampuchea was divided into seven geographic zones Khmer ត បន tamban the Northwest the North the Northeast the East the Southwest the West and the Centre These zones were derived from divisions established by the Khmer Rouge when they fought against the Khmer Republic during the Cambodian Civil War 2 2008 On 22 December 2008 King Norodom Sihamoni signed a decree that changed the municipalities of Kep Pailin and Sihanoukville into provincial municipalities as well as adjusting several provincial borders 3 2013 On 31 December 2013 King Norodom Sihamoni signed a decree that split Kampong Cham into two provinces Kampong Cham west of the Mekong River and Tboung Khmum east of the Mekong River 4 2018 In September 2018 Interior Minister Sar Kheng proposed establishing two more provinces with areas taken from Kandal Mondulkiri and Ratanakiri 5 Prime Minister Hun Sen rejected the plan See also EditList of Cambodian provinces by Human Development Index Subdivisions of Cambodia List of Cambodian districts and sections Communes of Cambodia ISO 3166 2 KHReferences Edit a b c General Population Census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019 Final Results PDF National Institute of Statistics Ministry of Planning 26 January 2021 Retrieved 9 February 2021 Tyner James A 2008 The Killing of Cambodia Geography Genocide and the Unmaking of Space Ashgate Publishing Ltd ISBN 978 0 7546 7096 4 Retrieved 5 July 2019 Vong Sokheng 31 December 2008 Decree creates three new provinces Phnom Penh Post Mom Kunthear Ponniah Kevin 10 January 2014 Kampong Cham s great divide Phnom Penh Post Vicheika Kann 31 August 2018 Cambodia to Create Two New Provinces in Bid for Efficiency Voice of America Retrieved 5 July 2019 External links EditStatoid site Portal Cambodia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Provinces of Cambodia amp oldid 1128461060, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
