Kep | |
Native Name: | ក្រុងកែប |
Nickname: | Côte de la perle d'Agathe (pre-1970s) |
Settlement Type: | City Municipality |
Website: | https://kampot.city/kep |
Pushpin Map: | Cambodia |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Cambodia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Kep |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Kep |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 35,990 |
Timezone: | ICT |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Coordinates: | 10.4875°N 104.3208°W |
Kep is the capital of Kep Province in southern Cambodia. It lies near Kep National Park. The small city has a population of 35,990. The city is home to many abandoned villas left from by the French Colonial authorities and the elites of Cambodia during the 70s due to the Khmer Civil War and the Khmer Rouge.