Khan Chamkar Mon Explained

Official Name:	Chamkar Mon
Native Name:	Central Khmer: ខណ្ឌចំការមន
Settlement Type:	District (Khan)
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Cambodia
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Phnom Penh
Population Total:	70,772
Population As Of:	2019
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population Density Km2:	auto
Blank Name Sec1:	Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:	12300
Blank Name Sec2:	Geocode
Timezone:	ICT
Utc Offset:	+7
Coordinates:	11.5434°N 104.9241°W

Chamkar Mon (Central Khmer: ចំការមន, meaning 'Mulberry Farm') is the southernmost district in central Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The district has an area of 10.56 km². As of the 2019 census, its population was 70,772.^[1]

Administration

Chamkar Mon was subdivided into 12 Sangkats and 95 Phums (villages).^{[2] [3]}

No.	Postal Code	Sangkat (commune)	Phums (villages)
1	12301	Tonle Bassac	Phum1–Phum16
2	12302	Boeung Keng Kang I	Phum1–Phum9
3	12303	Boeung Keng Kang II	Phum1–Phum9
4	12304	Boeung Keng Kang III	Phum1–Phum9
5	12305	Boeung Trobaek	Phum1–Phum8
6	12306	Tumnob Teuk	Phum1–Phum5
7	12307	Phsar Daem Thkov	Phum1–Phum7
8	12308	Tuol Svay Prey I	Phum1–Phum7
9	12309	Tuol Svay Prey II	Phum1–Phum11
10	12310	Tuol Tompoung I	Phum1–Phum5
11	12311	Tuol Tompoung II	Phum1–Phum4
12	12312	Olympic	Phum1–Phum5

On January 8, 2019, according to sub-decree 03 អនក្រ.បក, 7 sangkats from Khan Chamkar Mon have been moved to a new khan, Khan Boeng Keng Kang.^[4]

No.	Code	Sangkat	Khmer	Number of Phum/Villages
1	120101	Tonle Basak	សង្កាត់ទន្លេបាសាក់	16
2	120109	Tuol Tumpung II	សង្កាត់ទួលទំពូងទី ២	4
3	120110	Tuol Tumpung I	សង្កាត់ទួលទំពូងទី ១	5
4	120111	Boeng Trabaek	សង្កាត់បឹងត្របែក	8
5	120112	Phsar Daeum Thkov	សង្កាត់ផ្សារដើមថ្កូវ	7
Total				40

Education

The Canadian International School of Phnom Penh maintains its main campus on Koh Pich in Chamkar Mon Section and the Bassac Garden Preschool in the Chamkar Mon Section.^{[5] [6]}

iCan British International School is in Tonle Bassac commune.^[7]

DK SchoolHouse is in the embassy district of Phnom Penh.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: General Population Census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019 – Final Results. Ministry of Planning. National Institute of Statistics. 26 January 2021. 3 February 2021.
2. Web site: Map 12. Administrative Areas in Phnom Penh Municipality by District and Commune. National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning (Cambodia) . 2013-12-31.
3. Web site: Khmerization: New districts signed into being by PM. 28 December 2013.
4. Web site: Cambodia Gazetteer Database Online. 2019. Cambodia NCDD Databases. National Committee for Sub-National Democratic Development (NCDD). 2020-01-16.
5. Web site: Contact Us. Canadian International School of Phnom Penh. 2020-05-16. Bassac Garden Preschool Preah Norodom Blvd. (41), Bassac Garden City, Khan Chamkarmorn, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
6. Web site: Property Tax Map. City of Phnom Penh. 2020-05-06. - Map of Chamkar Mon Section - Compare map to Google Maps view of Chamkar Mon District.
7. Web site: Home. iCan British International School. 2020-05-16. - mentioned on a list of schools by the U.S. State Department
8. Web site: Home. DK Schoolhouse. 2024-05-07.