| Tboung Khmum | |
| Native Name: | Central Khmer: ត្បូងឃ្មុំ |
| Native Name Lang: | km |
| Official Name: | Tboung Khmum Province Central Khmer: ខេត្តត្បូងឃ្មុំ |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1897[1] |
| Established Title2: | Provincial status |
| Established Date2: | 31 December 2013 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Tboung Khmum in Cambodia |
| Coordinates: | 11.9833°N 132°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Cambodia |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Suong |
| Leader Party: | CPP |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Leader Name: | Cheam Chan Sophorn |
| Leader Title1: | National Assembly |
| Area Total Km2: | 5250 |
| Area Rank: | 15th |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 853,727 |
| Population As Of: | 2023 |
| Population Density Km2: | 148 |
| Population Density Rank: | 8th |
| Population Rank: | 10th |
| Timezone: | ICT |
| Utc Offset: | +7 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | +855 |
| Iso Code: | KH-3 |
Tboung Khmum[3] (Central Khmer: ត្បូងឃ្មុំ in Central Khmer pronounced as /tɓoːŋ kʰmum/,), also spelled as Tbong Khmum, is a province of Cambodia located on the central lowlands of the Mekong River. It borders the provinces of Kampong Cham to the west, Kratié to the north, Prey Veng to the south and shares an international border with Vietnam to the east. Its capital and largest city is Suong. The province's name consists of two words in Khmer, tboung (gem, precious jewel) and khmum (bee), which together mean "amber or gem".
Tboung Khmum Province was formed when Kampong Cham Province was split in two by a royal decree signed on 31 December 2013 by King Norodom Sihamoni on the recommendation of Prime Minister Hun Sen. The request by Hun Sen's government to split the province, which was ostensibly for the purpose of improving administrative efficiency in the large province, was made after his ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) lost the province to the opposition in the July 2013 elections.[4] The CPP won only eight of the available 18 National Assembly seats in Hun Sen's home province. The 10 districts that remain in Kampong Cham overwhelmingly voted for the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, led by Sam Rainsy, while five of the six districts cut out from Kampong Cham to form the Tboung Khmum Province were won solidly by the CPP.[5] The province has the highest percentage of Muslims in the country, at 11.8%.[2]
The province is subdivided into 6 districts and 1 municipality, further divided into 64 communes.[4]
| ISO code | District | Khmer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25-01 | Dambae | Central Khmer: ស្រុកតំបែរ | |
| 25-02 | Krouch Chhmar | Central Khmer: ស្រុកក្រូចឆ្មារ | |
| 25-03 | Memot | Central Khmer: ស្រុកមេមត់ | |
| 25-04 | Ou Reang Ov | Central Khmer: ស្រុកអូររាំងឪ | |
| 25-05 | Ponhea Kraek | Central Khmer: ស្រុកពញាក្រែក | |
| 25-07 | Tboung Khmum | Central Khmer: ស្រុកត្បូងឃ្មុំ | |
| 25-06 | Suong Municipality | Central Khmer: ក្រុងសួង |
The state religion is Theravada Buddhism. More than 88.1% of the people in Tboung Khmum province are Buddhists. About 11.8% population of Tboung Khmum province follow Islam followed by Chams. Christianity is followed by 0.1% in the province. It's the most Muslim province of the country