Koh Kong province

Koh Kong
កោះកុង
Province
Koh Kong Province
ខេត្តកោះកុង
Top: Beaches of Koh Kong
Bottom: Aerial view of Kong Kang Forest
Official seal of Koh Kong
Seal
Map of Cambodia highlighting Koh Kong
Map of Cambodia highlighting Koh Kong
Coordinates: 11°23′57″N 103°29′41″E / 11.39917°N 103.49472°E / 11.39917; 103.49472
Country Cambodia
Provincial status13 January 1958
CapitalKhemarak Phoumin
Government
 • GovernorMithona Phouthorng (CPP)
 • National Assembly
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Area
 • Total10,090 km2 (3,900 sq mi)
 • Rank6th
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • TotalIncrease 138,368
 • Rank22nd
 • Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
  • Rank24th
Demographics
 • Languages
Time zoneUTC+07:00 (ICT)
Dialing code+855
ISO 3166 codeKH-9
Districts8
Communes33
Villages133
HDI (2019)0.622[2]
medium · 3rd
Websitekohkong.gov.kh
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Koh Kong (Khmer: កោះកុង, Kaôh Kŏng [kɑh koŋ], lit. 'The Curved Island') is a province (khaet) of Cambodia. Its capital is Khemarak Phoumin (Koh Kong).[3]

  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. ^ Mekloy, Pongpet (1 August 2019). "Not What It Seems". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 1 August 2019.