Kandal province

Kandal
កណ្ដាល
  • Kandal Province
  • ខេត្តកណ្ដាល
Oudong, the 17th century capital of Cambodia, is located in Kandal province
Oudong, the 17th century capital of Cambodia, is located in Kandal province
Official seal of Kandal
Map of Cambodia highlighting Kandal province
Map of Cambodia highlighting Kandal province
Country Cambodia
Provincial status1907
CapitalTa Khmau
Subdivisions10 districts; 3 cities
Government
 • TypeProvince
 • GovernorKong Sophorn (CPP)
 • National Assembly
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Area
 • Total
3,179 km2 (1,227 sq mi)
 • Rank19th
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total
Increase 1,820,505
 • Rank2nd
 • Density378/km2 (980/sq mi)
  • Rank2nd
Time zoneUTC+07:00 (ICT)
ISO 3166 codeKH-8
HDI (2017)0.591[2]
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Kandal (Khmer: កណ្ដាល, Kândal [kɑnˈɗaːl]; lit.'Middle') is a province of Cambodia located in the southeast portion of the country. It completely surrounds the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh and borders the provinces of Kampong Speu and Takéo to the west, Kampong Chhnang and Kampong Cham to the north, Prey Veng to the east, and shares an international border with Vietnam (An Giang and Đồng Tháp) to the south. It is the second most populous province in Cambodia after the capital Phnom Penh.[3] Its capital and largest city is Ta Khmau, which is approximately eight kilometres (5.0 mi) south of central Phnom Penh. Kandal is one of the wealthier provinces in the country.

  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. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  3. ^ Mom, Kunthear (7 August 2019). "Cambodia's population reaches 15.2 million". Khmer Times. Retrieved 8 August 2019.