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Provinces of Cambodia

First-level administrative division of Cambodia

First-level administrative division of Cambodia

FieldValue
nameProvince
ខេត្ត
km
mapProvincial Boundaries in Cambodia.svg
categoryFirst-level administrative subdivision of a unitary state
territoryCambodia
current_number25
population_range42,665 (Kep) – 2,281,951 (Phnom Penh)
area_range336 sqkm (Kep) – 14288 sqkm (Mondulkiri)
governmentProvincial government
subdivisionDistrict, municipality, section

ខេត្ត km

Cambodia is divided into 25 provinces (, km ). The capital Phnom Penh is not a province but an "autonomous municipality" (, km ; 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').

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List of provinces

SealNameKhmerUNGEGNCapital (seat)url=https://cambodia.unfpa.org/en/publications/cambodia-inter-censal-population-survey-2024-final-reporttitle=Cambodia Inter-censal Population Survey 2024 Final Reportpublisher=Ministry of Planningwork=National Institute of Statisticsdate=18 March 2025access-date=22 September 2025}}Area (km2)DensityISO
Banteay Meancheyបន្ទាយមានជ័យkmSerei Saophoan Municipality898,4846,679135KH-1
Battambangបាត់ដំបងkmBattambang Municipality1,132,01711,70297KH-2
Kampong Chamកំពង់ចាមkmKampong Cham Municipality1,062,9144,549234KH-3
Kampong Chhnangកំពង់ឆ្នាំងkmKampong Chhnang Municipality604,8955,521110KH-4
Kampong Speuកំពង់ស្ពឺkmChbar Mon Municipality924,1757,017132KH-5
Kampong Thomកំពង់ធំkmSteung Saen Municipality807,25413,81458KH-6
Kampotកំពត*km*Kampot Municipality682,9874,873140KH-7
Kandalកណ្តាលkmTa Khmau Municipality1,352,1983,179425KH-8
KepកែបkmKep Municipality48,772336145KH-23
Koh KongកោះកុងkmKhemarak Phoumin Municipality140,96210,09014KH-9
Kratiéក្រចេះkmKratié Municipality441,07811,09440KH-10
Mondulkiriមណ្ឌលគិរីkmSenmonorom Municipality93,65714,2887KH-11
Oddar Meancheyឧត្តរមានជ័យkmSamraong Municipality267,7036,15843KH-22
Pailinប៉ៃលិនkmPailin Municipality79,44580399KH-24
Phnom Penhភ្នំពេញkmDoun Penh Section2,352,8516793,465KH-12
Preah Sihanoukព្រះសីហនុkmSihanoukville Municipality234,7021,938121KH-18
Preah Vihearព្រះវិហារkmPreah Vihear Municipality249,97313,78818KH-13
Prey Vengព្រៃវែងkmPrey Veng Municipality1,277,8674,883273KH-14
Pursatពោធិ៍សាត់kmPursat Municipality516,07212,69241KH-15
RatanakiriរតនគិរីkmBanlung Municipality235,85210,78222KH-16
Siem ReapសៀមរាបkmSiem Reap Municipality1,099,82510,299107KH-17
Stung Trengស្ទឹងត្រែងkmStung Treng Municipality176,48811,09216KH-19
Svay Riengស្វាយរៀងkmSvay Rieng Municipality613,1592,966207KH-20
TakéoតាកែវDoun Kaev Municipality1,097,2433,563308KH-21
Tboung Khmumត្បូងឃ្មុំSuong Municipality889,9705,250170KH-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 (, km): 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 2018: In September 2018, Interior Minister Sar Kheng proposed establishing two more provinces, with areas taken from Kandal, Mondulkiri, and Ratanakiri. Prime Minister Hun Sen rejected the plan.

References

References

  1. (18 March 2025). "Cambodia Inter-censal Population Survey 2024 Final Report". [[Ministry of Planning (Cambodia).
  2. (2008). "The Killing of Cambodia: Geography, Genocide and the Unmaking of Space". Ashgate Publishing, Ltd..
  3. Vong, Sokheng. (31 December 2008). "Decree creates three new provinces".
  4. (10 January 2014). "Kampong Cham's great divide".
  5. Vicheika, Kann. (31 August 2018). "Cambodia to Create Two New Provinces in Bid for 'Efficiency'". [[Voice of America]].
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