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Province
ខេត្ត
*Khétt*
Province; ខេត្ត; Khétt
Category	First-level administrative subdivision of a unitary state
Location	Cambodia
Number	25
Populations	42,665 (Kep) – 2,281,951 (Phnom Penh)
Areas	336 km2 (130 sq mi) (Kep) – 14,288 km2 (5,517 sq mi) (Mondulkiri)
Government	Provincial government;
Subdivisions	District, municipality, section;

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Cambodia is divided into 25 provinces (Khmer: ខេត្ត, khétt [kʰaet]). The capital Phnom Penh is not a province but an "autonomous municipality" (Khmer: រាជធានី, réachthéani [riəceaʔtʰiəniː]; lit. 'capital'), equivalent to a province governmentally and administered at the same level as the other 24 provinces.

Phnom Penh has both the highest population and the highest population density of all provinces, but is the second smallest in land area. The largest province by area is Mondulkiri and the smallest is Kep which is also the least populated province. Mondulkiri has the lowest population density.

Each province is administered by a governor, who is nominated by the Ministry of Interior, subject to approval by the Prime Minister.

Provinces are divided into districts (ស្រុក, srŏk). The districts in Phnom Penh are called khan (ខណ្ឌ) normally written as for addresses in English followed by the districts' names (Ex: Khan Chamkar Mon; lit. 'Chamkar Mon District'). The number of districts in each province varies, from two in the smallest provinces to 14 in Battambang, Prey Veng, and Siem Reap. Further subdivision levels are communes (ឃុំ khum), and further subdivided into villages (ភូមិ, phum). In Phnom Penh, sangkat (សង្កាត់) is used in the place of khum and, similar to khan, normally preferred for writing addresses in English (Ex: Sangkat Mittapheap; lit. 'Mittapheap Commune').

List of provinces

Name	Khmer	UNGEGN	Capital (seat)	Population (2019)^[1]	Area (km²)^[1]	Density	ISO
Banteay Meanchey	បន្ទាយមានជ័យ	Bântéay Méanchoăy	Serei Saophoan Municipality	861,883	6,679	129	KH-1
Battambang	បាត់ដំបង	Bătdâmbâng	Battambang Municipality	997,169	11,702	84	KH-2
Kampong Cham	កំពង់ចាម	Kâmpóng Cham	Kampong Cham Municipality	899,791	4,549	197	KH-3
Kampong Chhnang	កំពង់ឆ្នាំង	Kâmpóng Chhnăng	Kampong Chhnang Municipality	527,027	5,521	95	KH-4
Kampong Speu	កំពង់ស្ពឺ	Kâmpóng Spœ	Chbar Mon Municipality	877,523	7,017	124	KH-5
Kampong Thom	កំពង់ធំ	Kâmpóng Thum	Steung Saen Municipality	681,549	13,814	49	KH-6
Kampot	កំពត	Kâmpót	Kampot Municipality	593,829	4,873	122	KH-7
Kandal	កណ្តាល	Kândal	Ta Khmau Municipality	1,201,581	3,179	376	KH-8
Kep	កែប	Kêb	Kep Municipality	42,665	336	124	KH-23
Koh Kong	កោះកុង	Kaôh Kŏng	Khemarak Phoumin Municipality	125,902	10,090	12	KH-9
Kratié	ក្រចេះ	Krâchéh	Kratié Municipality	374,755	11,094	34	KH-10
Mondulkiri	មណ្ឌលគិរី	Môndôlkĭri	Senmonorom Municipality	92,213	14,288	6	KH-11
Oddar Meanchey	ឧត្តរមានជ័យ	Ŏttâr Méanchoăy	Samraong Municipality	276,038	6,158	42	KH-22
Pailin	ប៉ៃលិន	Pailĭn	Pailin Municipality	75,112	803	89	KH-24
Phnom Penh	ភ្នំពេញ	Phnum Pénh	Doun Penh Section	2,281,951	679	3,136	KH-12
Preah Sihanouk	ព្រះសីហនុ	Preăh Seihânŭ	Sihanoukville Municipality	310,072	1,938	156	KH-18
Preah Vihear	ព្រះវិហារ	Preăh Vĭhar	Tbaeng Meanchey Municipality	254,827	13,788	18	KH-13
Prey Veng	ព្រៃវែង	Preý Vŭng	Prey Veng Municipality	1,057,720	4,883	217	KH-14
Pursat	ពោធិ៍សាត់	Poŭthĭsăt	Pursat Municipality	419,752	12,692	32	KH-15
Ratanakiri	រតនគិរី	Rôtânôkĭri	Banlung Municipality	217,453	10,782	19	KH-16
Siem Reap	សៀមរាប	Siĕm Réab	Siem Reap Municipality	1,014,234	10,299	98	KH-17
Stung Treng	ស្ទឹងត្រែង	Stœ̆ng Trêng	Stung Treng Municipality	165,713	11,092	14	KH-19
Svay Rieng	ស្វាយរៀង	Svay Riĕng	Svay Rieng Municipality	525,497	2,966	177	KH-20
Takéo	តាកែវ		Doun Kaev Municipality	900,914	3,563	252	KH-21
Tboung Khmum	ត្បូងឃ្មុំ		Suong Municipality	776,841	5,250	148	KH-25

History

1974: The Khmer Rouge government did away with the former Cambodian traditional administrative divisions. Instead of provinces, Democratic Kampuchea was divided into seven geographic zones (Khmer: តំបន់, tâmbán): the Northwest, the North, the Northeast, the East, the Southwest, the West, and the Centre. These zones were derived from divisions established by the Khmer Rouge when they fought against the Khmer Republic during the Cambodian Civil War.^[2]

2008: On 22 December 2008, King Norodom Sihamoni signed a decree that changed the municipalities of Kep, Pailin and Sihanoukville into provincial municipalities, as well as adjusting several provincial borders.^[3]

2013: On 31 December 2013, King Norodom Sihamoni signed a decree that split Kampong Cham into two provinces: Kampong Cham (west of the Mekong River) and Tboung Khmum (east of the Mekong River).^[4]

2018: In September 2018, Interior Minister Sar Kheng proposed establishing two more provinces, with areas taken from Kandal, Mondulkiri, and Ratanakiri.^[5] Prime Minister Hun Sen rejected the plan.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "General Population Census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019 – Final Results" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics. Ministry of Planning. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
^ Tyner, James A (2008). The Killing of Cambodia: Geography, Genocide and the Unmaking of Space. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7546-7096-4. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
^ Vong, Sokheng (31 December 2008). "Decree creates three new provinces". Phnom Penh Post.
^ Mom, Kunthear; Ponniah, Kevin (10 January 2014). "Kampong Cham's great divide". Phnom Penh Post.
^ Vicheika, Kann (31 August 2018). "Cambodia to Create Two New Provinces in Bid for 'Efficiency'". Voice of America. Retrieved 5 July 2019.

External links

Statoid site

[census2019-1] "General Population Census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019 – Final Results" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics. Ministry of Planning. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.

[2] Tyner, James A (2008). The Killing of Cambodia: Geography, Genocide and the Unmaking of Space. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7546-7096-4. Retrieved 5 July 2019.

[3] Vong, Sokheng (31 December 2008). "Decree creates three new provinces". Phnom Penh Post.

[4] Mom, Kunthear; Ponniah, Kevin (10 January 2014). "Kampong Cham's great divide". Phnom Penh Post.

[5] Vicheika, Kann (31 August 2018). "Cambodia to Create Two New Provinces in Bid for 'Efficiency'". Voice of America. Retrieved 5 July 2019.

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Administrative divisions of Cambodia
First-level
Province Autonomous municipality (Phnom Penh)
Second-level
District Municipality Section
Third-level
Commune Quarter
Fourth-level
Village
Fifth-level
Block
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List of provinces

History

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References

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