Kampot province
Province of Cambodia
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Kampot (Khmer: កំពត, Kâmpôt [kɑmpɔːt]) 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
កំពត | |
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| Kampot Province ខេត្តកំពត | |
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 Map of Cambodia highlighting Kampot | |
| Coordinates: 10°36′N 104°10′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 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
Map of Kampot province
View of the coast near Kampot from Bokor mountain (Phnom Bokor).
The Dâmrei Mountains receives monsoon rainfalls, and keeps the eastern parts of the province in rain shadow.
The highland plateaus in Phnom Bokor National Park
Farmlands
Kampot pepper farm
Fishing boats on Kampot River
Phnom Chhnork, cave temple near Kampot city
Caves in Kampong Trach
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