Kampot province explained

Kampot
Official Name:Kampot Province
Central Khmer: ខេត្តកំពត
Native Name:Central Khmer: កំពត
Native Name Lang:km
Settlement Type:Province
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Kampot in Cambodia
Coordinates:10.6°N 114°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Established Title:Provincial status
Established Date:20 August 1923
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Kampot
Leader Party:CPP
Leader Title:Governor
Leader Name:Mao Thonin
Leader Title2:National Assembly
Area Total Km2:4873
Area Rank:Ranked 17th
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total: 652,602
Population Rank:12th
Population As Of:2023
Population Density Rank:12th
Population Density Km2:143
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Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:+855
Iso Code:KH-7

Kampot (Central Khmer: កំពត in Central Khmer pronounced as /kɑmpɔːt/,) is a province in southwestern Cambodia. It borders the provinces of Koh Kong and Kampong Speu to the north, Takéo to the east, Kep and the country of Vietnam (Kiên Giang) to the south, and Sihanoukville to the west. To its south it has a coastline of around 45 km on the Gulf of Thailand.[2] It is rich in low arable lands and has abundant natural resources. Its capital is the city of Kampot.

Kampot Province had a population of 627,884[3] in 2010 and consist of eight districts divided into 92 communes with a total of 477 villages.[4] Touk Meas City is located in the province.

History

In the 19th century, during the French Indochina period, Kampot became a regional administrative center with the status of a state border district as a result of the delimitation of the Kingdom of Cambodia. The Circonscription Résidentielle de Kampot contained the arrondissements of Kampot, Kompong-Som, Trang and Kong-Pisey.[5] [6]

In 1889, French colonial census reports a multi-ethnic community: Kampot town consisted of "Cambodian Kampot" on the Prek-Kampot River and "Chinese Kampot" on the right riverbank of the west branch of the Prek-Thom River. Nearby was also a Vietnamese village, called Tien-Thanh and another Vietnamese village on Traeuy Koh Island. A Malay also existed on Traeuy Koh Island. Additional villages of mixed ethnicity are listed.[7]

Khmer Rouge era

Destruction and mass murder happened throughout the whole area of Kampot province, as the Cambodian genocide and bloody massacres engulfed Kampot province under the terror of Khmer Rouge rule. A total 90,450 persons were massacred throughout the province.[8] Ta Mok himself massacred 30,000 people in the Angkor Chey District of Kampot.

Economy

Agriculture

Forestry and mining

Tourism

Districts

The province is subdivided into 7 districts and 1 municipality.

ISO codeDistrictKhmerPopulation (2019)[10]
07-01Angkor CheyCentral Khmer: ស្រុកអង្គរជ័យ88,263
07-02Banteay MeasCentral Khmer: ស្រុកបន្ទាយមាស100,299
07-03ChhoukCentral Khmer: ស្រុកឈូក125,406
07-04Chum KiriCentral Khmer: ស្រុកជុំគិរី56,784
07-05Dang TongCentral Khmer: ស្រុកដងទង់63,911
07-06Kampong TrachCentral Khmer: ស្រុកកំពង់ត្រាច98,683
07-07Central Khmer: ស្រុកទឹកឈូ 126,789
07-08Central Khmer: ក្រុងកំពត38,950

Religion

The state religion is Theravada Buddhism. More than 96.9% of the people in Kampot are Buddhists. Chams have been practicing Islam for hundreds of years. A small percentage follow Christianity.

External links

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: A List of Cambodian Islands. 2019-10-26. Visit Koh Rong. en-US. 2019-11-12.
  3. Book: Kampot Data Book 2009. National Committee for Sub-National Democratic Development (NCDD). October 2009. 15. 2011-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20120430121949/http://www.ncdd.gov.kh/images/stories/ncdd/2010/pdb/eng/ProvDataBook_E_7_2008.pdf. 2012-04-30. dead.
  4. Book: General Population Census of Cambodia, 1998: Village Gazetteer. National Institute of Statistics. February 2000. xviii.
  5. Web site: Kampot of the Belle Époque: From the Outlet of Cambodia to a Colonial Resort - After colonization by the French.... Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto. December 26, 2015.
  6. Web site: The History of the Vinh Te Canal. UNREPRESENTED NATIONS AND PEOPLES ORGANIZATION. January 27, 2004. December 26, 2015.
  7. Web site: Kampot of the Belle Époque: From the Outlet of Cambodia to a Colonial Resort - When the French installed the Résidence,.... Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto. December 26, 2015.
  8. Web site: The Muslim World League Journal. November 1982.
  9. Web site: Kampot Province. Cambodia Advisor. 5 May 2016.
  10. https://www.nis.gov.kh/nis/Census2019/Final%20General%20Population%20Census%202019-English.pdf