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).
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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.[1]
Kratie, Ratanakiri, Stung Treng and Mondulkiri were part of Laos until the French protectorate.
| Location | Name | Capital | Population | Area (km²) | Population Density | Human Development Index (HDI) | Abbrivation |
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| 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 |
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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).
Communes are subdivisions of districts. Communes consist of multiple 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.
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.
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.[2]
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