Sihanoukville

For other uses, see Sihanoukville (disambiguation).
Sihanoukville
ក្រុងព្រះសីហនុ
City
Clockwise from top: Sihanoukville Skyline; Jin Bei Casino; Ochheuteal Beach; Aerial View of Beaches in Sihanoukville; Otrest Beach; Bird's Eye View of Golden Lions Roundabout; and Statue of Preah Thong Neang Neak
Sihanoukville city's urban area (yellow) in Sihanoukville Municipality (red) and Sihanoukville Province (purple)
Sihanoukville city's urban area (yellow)
in Sihanoukville Municipality (red)
and Sihanoukville Province (purple)
Sihanoukville is located in Cambodia
Sihanoukville
Sihanoukville
Location of Sihanoukville City in Cambodia
Coordinates: 10°38′N 103°30′E / 10.633°N 103.500°E / 10.633; 103.500
CountryCambodia
ProvincePreah Sihanouk
MunicipalityPreah Sihanouk
Established22 November 1957[1]
Named forNorodom Sihanouk
Government
 • MayorSar Kackada (CPP)
Area
[2]
 • Total195.9 km2 (75.6 sq mi)
Elevation
15 m (45 ft)
Population
 (2019)[3]
 • TotalDecrease 73,036
 • Rank7th
 • Urban
Increase 66,723
 • Urban density834/km2 (2,160/sq mi)
 • Municipality
Increase 89,846
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
18000
Area code034
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Sihanoukville (Khmer: ក្រុងព្រះសីហនុ, Krŏng Preăh Seihănŭ [kroŋ prĕəh səjhanuʔ]), also known as Kampong Saom (Khmer: កំពង់សោម, Kâmpóng Saôm [kɑmpɔŋ saom]), is a coastal city in Cambodia and the capital of Preah Sihanouk Province, at the tip of an elevated peninsula in the country's south-west on the Gulf of Thailand. The city has a string of beaches along its entire coastline and coastal marshlands bordering Ream National Park in the east. The city has one navigable river, the mangrove-lined Ou Trojak Jet, running from Otres Pagoda to the sea at Otres. Several thinly inhabited islands, under Sihanoukville's administration,[4] are near the city.

The city, which was named in honor of the former king Norodom Sihanouk, had a population of around 89,800 people and approximately 66,700 in its urban center in 2008.[5] Sihanoukville city encompasses the greater part of six communes (Sangkats) in Sihanoukville Province. It has evolved parallel to the construction of the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, which commenced in June 1955, as the country's gateway to direct and unrestricted international sea trade. The only deep-water port in Cambodia includes an oil terminal and a transport logistics facility.[6] The city has developed into the country's primary hub for coastal tourism, including as a gambling destination.

  1. ^ "Sihanoukville History Book". Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Sihanoukville Administration". sihanoukville.gov.kh (in Khmer). Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Administrative Areas in Sihanoukville Municipality by District and Commune" (PDF). Statistics Japan. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  5. ^ "General Population Census of Cambodia 2008" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  6. ^ Philpotts, Robert (March 2006). A Port for Independence. UK: Blackwater Books. p. 18. ISBN 2-9513524-0-9.