Kampot province
Kampot
កំពត | |
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| Kampot Province ខេត្តកំពត | |
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Map of Cambodia highlighting Kampot | |
| Coordinates: 10°36′N 104°10′E / 10.600°N 104.167°E | |
| Country | Cambodia |
| Provincial status | 20 August 1923 |
| Capital | Kampot and Bokor |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Mao Thonin (CPP) |
| • National Assembly | 6 / 125
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| Area | |
• Total | 4,873 km2 (1,881 sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 17th |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 682,987 |
| • Rank | 12th |
| • Density | 143/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 12th |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Dialing code | +855 |
| ISO 3166 code | KH-7 |
| Districts | 9 |
| Communes | 93 |
| Villages | 488 |
| Website | kampot |
Kampot (Khmer: កំពត [kɑmpɔːt], lit. 'The Kampot's Fish') is a province in southwestern Cambodia. It borders the provinces of Kampong Speu to the north, Takéo to the east, Kep and the country of Vietnam (Kiên Giang) or Kampuchea Krom (Peam) to the south, and Preah Shianouk to the west. To its south it has a coastline of around 45 km on the Gulf of Thailand. Its capital is the city of Kampot.
Kampot had a population of 627,884[2] in 2010 and consists of eight districts divided into 92 communes with a total of 477 villages.[3] The Preah Monivong National Park at 140,000 hectares is located in Kampot.[4]
History
In the 19th century, during the French Indochina period, Kampot became a regional administrative center with the status of a state border district as a result of the delimitation of the Kingdom of Cambodia. The Circonscription Résidentielle de Kampot contained the arrondissements of Kampot, Kompong-Som, Trang and Kong-Pisey.[5][6]
In 1889, French colonial census reports a multi-ethnic community: Kampot town consisted of "Cambodian Kampot" on the Prek-Kampot River and "Chinese Kampot" on the right riverbank of the west branch of the Prek-Thom River. Nearby was a Vietnamese village, called Tien-Thanh and another Vietnamese village on Traeuy Koh Island. A Malay one existed on Traeuy Koh Island. Additional villages of mixed ethnicity are listed.[7]
Destruction and mass murder happened throughout Kampot province, as the Cambodian genocide and massacres engulfed Kampot province under the Khmer Rouge rule. A total 90,450 persons were massacred throughout the province.[8]
Districts
The province is subdivided into 7 districts and 2 municipality.
| ISO code | District | Khmer | Population (2019)[9] |
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| 07-01 | Angkor Chey | ស្រុកអង្គរជ័យ | 88,263 |
| 07-02 | Banteay Meas | ស្រុកបន្ទាយមាស | 100,299 |
| 07-03 | Chhouk | ស្រុកឈូក | 125,406 |
| 07-04 | Chum Kiri | ស្រុកជុំគិរី | 56,784 |
| 07-05 | Dang Tong | ស្រុកដងទង់ | 63,911 |
| 07-06 | Kampong Trach | ស្រុកកំពង់ត្រាច | 98,683 |
| 07-07 | Tuek Chhou | ស្រុកទឹកឈូ | 126,789 |
| 07-08 | Kampot Municipality | ក្រុងកំពត | 38,950 |
| 07-09 | Bokor Municipality | ក្រុងបូកគោ |
Religion
- Buddhism (96.9%)
- Islam (2.80%)
- Christianity (0.20%)
- Animism and Other religions (0.00%)
Gallery
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Map of Kampot province
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View of the coast near Kampot from Bokor mountain (Phnom Bokor).
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The Dâmrei Mountains receives monsoon rainfalls, and keeps the eastern parts of the province in rain shadow.
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The highland plateaus in Phnom Bokor National Park
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Farmlands
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Kampot pepper farm
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Fishing boats on Kampot River
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Phnom Chhnork, cave temple near Kampot city
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Caves in Kampong Trach
References
- ^ "General Population Census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019 – Final Results" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics. Ministry of Planning. 26 January 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ General Population Census of Cambodia, 1998: Village Gazetteer. National Institute of Statistics. February 2000. pp. xviii.
- ^ "Kampot Province". Cambodia Advisor. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Kampot of the Belle Époque: From the Outlet of Cambodia to a Colonial Resort - After colonization by the French..." (PDF). Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
- ^ "The History of the Vinh Te Canal". UNREPRESENTED NATIONS AND PEOPLES ORGANIZATION. January 27, 2004. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
- ^ "Kampot of the Belle Époque: From the Outlet of Cambodia to a Colonial Resort - When the French installed the Résidence,..." (PDF). Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
- ^ "The Muslim World League Journal". November 1982.
- ^ "General Population Census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019 - National Report on Final census results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-02-02.
- ^ "Final General Population Census 2019-English.pdf" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics Ministry of planning. October 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-10-26. Retrieved 2021-02-03.