Kampong Thom Province

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Kampong Thom
កំពង់ធំ
Statistics
Country: Flag of Cambodia Cambodia
Division: Province
Area: 13,814 km²
Inhabitants: 569,060 (1998)
Pop. density: 41.2 inh./km²
ISO 3166-2: KH-6
Map
Map of Cambodia highlighting Kampong Thom Province
Tonle Sap lake

Kampong Thom is a province of Cambodia. Its capital is Kampong Thom, a picturesque town on the banks of the Stung Saen river.

Kampong Thom is Cambodia's second largest province by area. Sambor temple and Prei Kuk temple are the two main temples in Kompong Thom as well as other less significant Angkorian sites.

The province is subdivided into 8 districts.

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[edit] History

Kompong Tom was a powerful capital in south-east Asia during the Funan period.

[edit] Geography

Happy children in Kampong Thom.
Happy children in Kampong Thom.

Two of the three core areas in Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve are located in Kampong Thom

  • Boeng Chhmar (14,560 hectares), and
  • Stung Saen (6,355 hectares).[1]

[edit] Economy

Much of Kampong Thom is located on the floodplain of Lake Tonle Sap. In 2003-04 it was a significant harvester of wild fish (18,800 tons) and the fourth largest producer of fish through aquaculture in Cambodia (1,800 tons). Most fish-raising is home production, with a growing segment devoted to rice field aquaculture.[2]

Kampong Thom is one of the largest producers of cashew nuts in Cambodia, with 6,371 hectares under production in 2003-04.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Save Cambodia's Wildlife. The Atlas of Cambodia: National Poverty & Environment Maps, SWC, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 2006, p. 72.
  2. ^ Save Cambodia's Wildlife. The Atlas of Cambodia: National Poverty & Environment Maps, SWC, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 2006, pp. 78-81.
  3. ^ Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries, The Fruit Crops: Agricultural Statistics, 2003-04, Phnom Penh, 2004.

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