Official Name: | Doun Penh |
Native Name: | Central Khmer: ខណ្ឌដូនពេញ |
Settlement Type: | District (Khan) |
Pushpin Map: | Cambodia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Cambodia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Phnom Penh |
Population Total: | 155,069 |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Blank Name Sec1: | Postal code |
Blank Info Sec1: | 12200 |
Blank Name Sec2: | Geocode |
Blank Info Sec2: | 1202 |
Timezone: | ICT |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Doun Penh or Daun Penh (Central Khmer: ដូនពេញ, in Central Khmer pronounced as /dounpɨɲ/, lit. "Grandmother Penh") is a major district (khan) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Many major businesses in Phnom Penh like Sorya Shopping Center and Mokod Pich Jewelry Enterprise are located here. The district has an area of 7.44km2. According to the 2019 census of Cambodia, it had a population of 155,069.[2]
The district is the commercial hub of Phnom Penh, marked by the Central Market with its unique art deco architecture and several major roads which emanate from and pass near the market. The district is subdivided into 11 sangkats and 134 kroms.
No. | Sangkat | Postal Code | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Srah Chak | 12201 | |
2 | Wat Phnom | 12202 | |
3 | Phsar Chas | 12203 | |
4 | Phsar Kandal I | 12204 | |
5 | Phsar Kandal II | 12205 | |
6 | Chey Chumneas | 12206 | |
7 | Chaktomuk | 12207 | |
8 | Phsar Thmey I | 12208 | |
9 | Phsar Thmey II | 12209 | |
10 | Phsar Thmey III | 12210 | |
11 | Boeng Reang | 12211 |
In 2014, due to the large numbers of schools in the areas, there are congestion problems when the schools dismiss classes.[3]