Travel to Kampong Chnang Province, Cambodia - [Cambo Page - ខេមបូ ផេក]

Kampong Chhnang (Khmer: ខេត្តកំពង់ឆ្នាំង, IPA: [kɑmpɔːŋ cʰnaːŋ], "Port of Pottery") is one of the central provinces (khaet) of Cambodia. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Kampong Thom, Kampong Cham, Kandal, Kampong Speu and Pursat. The capital city of Kampong Chhnang Province is Kampong Chhnang. 

Etymology 

Kampong Chhnang in Khmer means "port of pottery" or "pottery harbor". Kampong in Khmer translates as port or harbor. The word Kampong is shared in other Austrasiatic languages, the Malaysian and Indonesian, both meaning "village." Chhnang in the Khmer language means "pottery." 

Geography 

Kampong Channang is a small province 91 kilometres (57 mi) from Phnom Penh. It is in the alluvial plain of central Cambodia and is drained by the Tonle Sap, a tributary of the Mekong river. The capital city of Phnom Penh has grown until it actually encompasses the provincial border of Kampong Chhnang.

History 

The name translates from Khmer literally to Port of Pottery. Archaeological remains from the area have revealed among many other findings artifacts from Dvaravati, a former kingdom in present-day Thailand, dating to the 6th through 11th centuries. 

Listen the fairy tales about Neang Kong Rei, Kampong Chnang Province, Cambodia 

Kampong Chhnang Province centuries ago was a coastal city on the route between China and India; due to sedimentation from the Mekong river, the coast line moved much farther to sea. When the Tonle Sap river changed its course, the city lost its main water source and thus was deserted, the population moving to a city called Kampong Tralach. A city gradually formed around it, bring new life to Kampong Chhnang. A museum presents the archaeological record of the city's history. 

Group of Palm Trees in Kampong Chhnang Province 

Symbols 

The provincial tree is Diospyros decandra. The provincial slogan is sweet pomelos, delicious rice, beautiful young ladies. 

Administrative divisions 

The province is subdivided into 7 districts and 1 municipality. The districts are further subdivided into 65 communes (khum) and 478 villages (phum). There is one city and 14 townships. There are also 102 khum administrative organizations (KAO). 

ISO CodeDistrictKhmer 

04-01 Baribour ស្រុកបរិបូណ៌ 

04-02 Chol Kiri ស្រុកជលគីរី 

04-03 Kampong Chhnang Municipality ក្រុងកំពង់ឆ្នាំង 

04-04 Kampong Leaeng ស្រុកកំពង់លែង 

04-05 Kampong Tralach ស្រុកកំពង់ត្រឡាច 

04-06 Rolea B'ier ស្រុករលាប្អៀរ 

04-07 Sameakki Mean Chey ស្រុកសាមគ្គីមានជ័យ 

04-08 Tuek Phos ស្រុកទឹកផុស 

Date too visited: Saturday-17-Aug-2019 

Location: Dar Mountain, Kampong Chhnang Proince, Cambodia 

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