Kampot province

Kampot
កំពត
Province
Kampot Province
ខេត្តកំពត
Official seal of Kampot
Seal
Map of Cambodia highlighting Kampot
Map of Cambodia highlighting Kampot
Coordinates: 10°36′N 104°10′E / 10.600°N 104.167°E / 10.600; 104.167
Country Cambodia
Provincial status20 August 1923
CapitalKampot
Government
 • GovernorMao Thonin (CPP)
 • National Assembly
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Area
 • Total
4,873 km2 (1,881 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 17th
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total
Decrease 652,602
 • Rank12th
 • Density143/km2 (370/sq mi)
  • Rank12th
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Dialing code+855
ISO 3166 codeKH-7
Districts8
Communes93
Villages488
Websitekampot.gov.kh
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Kampot (Khmer: កំពត [kɑmpɔːt], lit. 'The Kampot's Fish') is a province in southwestern Cambodia. It borders the provinces of Koh Kong and Kampong Speu to the north, Takéo to the east, Kep and the country of Vietnam (Kiên Giang) to the south, and Sihanoukville to the west. To its south it has a coastline of around 45 km on the Gulf of Thailand.[2] It is rich in low arable lands and has abundant natural resources. Its capital is the city of Kampot.

Kampot Province had a population of 627,884[3] in 2010 and consist of eight districts divided into 92 communes with a total of 477 villages.[4] Touk Meas City is located in the province.

  1. ^ "General Population Census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019 – Final Results" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics. Ministry of Planning. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  2. ^ "A List of Cambodian Islands". Visit Koh Rong. 2019-10-26. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  3. ^ Kampot Data Book 2009 (PDF). National Committee for Sub-National Democratic Development (NCDD). October 2009. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-30. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
  4. ^ General Population Census of Cambodia, 1998: Village Gazetteer. National Institute of Statistics. February 2000. pp. xviii.