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Geography | |
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Location | Southeast Asia |
Coordinates | 10°35′10″N 103°17′45″E / 10.58611°N 103.29583°E |
Area | 24.5 km2 (9.5 sq mi) |
Length | 9.5 km (5.9 mi) |
Width | 1–4.8 km (0.62–2.98 mi) |
Coastline | 37 km (23 mi) |
Highest point | 210 meters (689ft) |
Administration | |
Province | Sihanoukville |
Demographics | |
Population | 558 (2019 census)[1] |
Languages | Khmer |
Ethnic groups | Khmer |
Koh Rong Sanloem (Khmer: កោះរ៉ុងសន្លឹម, Kaôh Rŏng Sânlœ̆m [kɑh.roŋ.sanlɨm]) is an island off the coast of Sihanoukville, Cambodia, 4 km (2 mi) south of Koh Rong. It is around 9 km (6 mi) long (north to south), 4 km (2 mi) wide (east to west) and 1 km (1 mi) wide at its narrowest point. Its distance from the local port of Sihanoukville is 25 km (16 mi) (beeline) and 23 km (14 mi) (beeline) from the Serendipity/Ochheuteal beach pier.[2] The word "Sanloem" translates to: 1. drowsiness[3] and to: 2. far out and hard to discern, in a wider sense.[4] Inconsistencies on how to spell the island's name in its Latinized version date back to the 19th century. The first controversial spelling variants were issued by map makers during French rule. Alternatives have since become widespread and are in common usage. Often confusion ensues as Google Maps offers the phonetically most consistent variant,[5] whereas Google Search redirects to an alternative.[6][original research]
Koh Rong Sanloem is part of Koh Rong City and lies within Sihanoukville Province in Commune 5 (Koh Rong). It is also part of Koh Rong Marine National Park that was established in 2018.[7] Alongside its sister-island Koh Rong it has developed into a popular holiday destination for individual travelers. With respect to the island's very tiny population, by 2014 the tourism sector became the core of the economy.
In 1975 the crew of SS Mayaguez was shipped to Koh Rong Sanloem, detained and interrogated by Khmer Rouge soldiers during the Mayaguez incident.
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