Kampong Cham province

Kampong Cham
កំពង់ចាម
  • Kampong Cham Province
  • ខេត្តកំពង់ចាម
From top: Wat Nokor, Wat Dey Doh, Bos Knoar Hill, Phnom Srei
Official seal of Kampong Cham
Map of Cambodia highlighting Kampong Cham
Map of Cambodia highlighting Kampong Cham
Coordinates: 11°59′N 105°27′E / 11.983°N 105.450°E / 11.983; 105.450
Country Cambodia
Provincial status1 January 1885
Tboung Khmum division31 December 2013
CapitalKampong Cham
Subdivisions1 municipality; 9 districts
Government
 • GovernorUn Chanda (CPP)
 • National Assembly
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Area
 • Total
4,549 km2 (1,756 sq mi)
 • Rank18th
Population
 (2024)
 • Total
Increase 1,062,914
 • Rank7th
 • Density198/km2 (510/sq mi)
  • Rank5th
Time zoneUTC+07:00 (ICT)
Dialing code+855
ISO 3166 codeKH-3
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Kampong Cham (Khmer: កំពង់ចាម, UNGEGN: Kâmpóng Cham [kɑmpɔŋ caːm]; lit. 'Cham Port') is a province of Cambodia located on the central lowlands of the Mekong River. It borders the provinces of Kampong Chhnang to the west, Kampong Thom and Kratié to the north, Tboung Khmum to the east, and Prey Veng and Kandal to the south. Kampong Cham was officially divided into two provinces on 31 December 2013 in what was seen by many as a political move by the ruling party. All land west of the Mekong remained Kampong Cham while land east of the river became Tbong Khmum province. Prior to this division, Kampong Cham extended eastward to the international border with Vietnam, was the eleventh largest province in Cambodia, and with a population of 1,680,694, was the most populous province in Cambodia. Its capital and largest city is Kampong Cham.