Kampong Chhnang | |
Native Name: | Central Khmer: កំពង់ឆ្នាំង |
Native Name Lang: | km |
Settlement Type: | Province |
Mapsize: | frameless |
Map Alt: | Map of Cambodia highlighting Kampong Chhnang province |
Coordinates: | 11°N 106°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Cambodia |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Kampong Chhnang |
Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
Parts: | 7 districts; 1 municipality |
Established Title: | Provincial status |
Established Date: | 1907 |
Government Type: | Province |
Leader Title: | Governor |
Leader Name: | Sun Sovannarith |
Leader Party: | CPP |
Leader Title2: | National Assembly |
Area Total Km2: | 5521 |
Area Rank: | 14th |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 579,189 |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Population Rank: | 13th |
Population Density Km2: | 95 |
Population Density Rank: | 14th |
Timezone1: | ICT |
Utc Offset1: | +7 |
Iso Code: | KH-4 |
Kampong Chhnang (km|កំពង់ឆ្នាំង in Central Khmer pronounced as /kɑmpɔŋ cʰnaŋ/; meaning 'Port of Pottery') is one of the central provinces (khaet) of Cambodia. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Kampong Thom, Kampong Cham, Kandal, Kampong Speu, and Pursat. The provincial capital is the city of Kampong Chhnang.[2] [3]
Kampong Chhnang consists of two Khmer words, kampong (Central Khmer: កំពង់) means "port" or "harbor" and chhnang (Central Khmer: ឆ្នាំង) means "pottery". Both words combine together meaning "Port of Pottery" or "Pottery Harbor".
Kampong Chhnang is a small province from Phnom Penh. It is in the alluvial plain of central Cambodia and is drained by the Tonle Sap, a tributary of the Mekong river. The capital city of Phnom Penh has grown until it actually encompasses the provincial border of Kampong Chhnang.[4]
The state religion is Theravada Buddhism. More than 93.1% of the people in Kampong Chhnang province are Buddhists. About 5.8% population of Kampong Chhnang province follow Islam followed by Chams. Christianity is followed by 0.3% in the province, then animism or other religions followed by 0.9%.
Kampong Chhnang is the main center for the Kan Imam San religious community, a type of Islam practiced exclusively by some Chams in isolated communities in Cambodia. There are 16 Kan Imam San villages in Kampong Chhnang province. The leaders of the community live and pray near Kampong Tralech.[5]
The name translates from Khmer literally to Port of Pottery. Archaeological remains from the area have revealed among many other findings artifacts from Dvaravati, a former kingdom in present-day Thailand, dating to the 6th through 11th centuries.[6]
Kampong Chhnang province centuries ago was a coastal city on the route between China and India; due to sedimentation from the Mekong river, the coast line moved much farther to sea. When the Tonle Sap river changed its course, the city lost its main water source and thus was deserted, the population moving to a city called Kampong Tralach. A city gradually formed around it, bring new life to Kampong Chhnang. A museum presents the archaeological record of the city's history.
The provincial tree is Diospyros decandra. The provincial slogan is sweet pomelos, delicious rice, beautiful young ladies.
The province is subdivided into 7 districts and 1 municipality. The districts are further subdivided into 65 communes (khum) and 478 villages (phum). There is one city and 14 townships. There are also 102 khum administrative organizations (KAO).[7] [8] [9]
ISO code | District | Khmer | Population (2019)[10] | |
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04-01 | Baribo | Central Khmer: ស្រុកបរិបូណ៌ | 55,371 | |
04-02 | Chol Kiri | Central Khmer: ស្រុកជលគីរី | 31,322 | |
04-03 | Kampong Chhnang Municipality | Central Khmer: ក្រុងកំពង់ឆ្នាំង | 41,080 | |
04-04 | Kampong Leng | Central Khmer: ស្រុកកំពង់លែង | 44,066 | |
04-05 | Kampong Tralach | Central Khmer: ស្រុកកំពង់ត្រឡាច | 99,356 | |
04-06 | Rolea Bier | Central Khmer: ស្រុករលាប្អៀរ | 103,219 | |
04-07 | Samakki Meanchey | Central Khmer: ស្រុកសាមគ្គីមានជ័យ | 81,197 | |
04-08 | Teuk Phos | Central Khmer: ស្រុកទឹកផុស | 62,287 |