Kampot Province
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| Kampot ខេត្តកំពត | |
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| Province | |
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| Coordinates: 10°36′N 104°10′E / 10.600°N 104.167°ECoordinates: 10°36′N 104°10′E / 10.600°N 104.167°E | |
| Country |
 Cambodia |
| Capital | Kampot |
| Government | |
| • Governor | H.E. Khoy Khun Huor (CPP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,873 km2 (1,881 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 627,884 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Cambodia (UTC+7) |
| Dialing code | +855 |
| ISO 3166 code | KH-7 |
| Districts | 8 |
| Communes | 92 |
| Villages | 477 |
Kampot (Khmer: ខេត្តកំពត IPA: [kɑmpɔːt]) is a province (khaet) of Cambodia. It borders the provinces of Koh Kong and Kampong Speu to the north, Takeo to the east, Sihanoukville to the west and Kep as well as a long coastline on the Gulf of Thailand to the south, Its capital is Kampot town. Kampot has a population of 627,884[2] and consist of eight districts divided into 92 communes with a total of 477 villages.[3] Touk Meas City is located in Kampot Province.
Districts
The province is subdivided into 8 districts.
- 0701 Angkor Chey - អង្គរជ័យ
- 0702 Banteay Meas - បន្ទាយមាស
- 0703 Chhuk - ឈូក
- 0704 Chum Kiri - ជុំគិរី
- 0705 Dang Tong - ដងទង់
- 0706 Kampong Trach - កំពង់ត្រាច
- 0707 Teouk Chhou, changed from Kampot district in 2008 - ស្រុកទឹកឈូ បានប្ដូរឈ្មោះមកពីស្រុកកំពតឆ្នាំ២០០៨
- 0708 Kampot Town, changed from Kampong Bay in 2008 - ក្រុងកំពត បានប្ដូរឈ្មោះពីស្រុកកំពង់បាយឆ្នាំ២០០៨
View of the coast near Kampot from Bokor mountain
References
- ↑ "General Population Census of Cambodia 2008 - Provisional population totals" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning. 3 September 2008.
- ↑ Kampot Data Book 2009. National Committee for Sub-National Democratic Development (NCDD). October 2009. p. 15.
- ↑ General Population Census of Cambodia, 1998: Village Gazetteer. National Institute of Statistics. February 2000. pp. xviii.
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