Travel To Kampong Speu Province, Cambodia - [Cambo Page - ខេមបូ ផេក]

Kampong Speu (Khmer: ខេត្តកំពង់ស្ពឺ, IPA: [kɑmpɔːŋ spɨː], "Starfruit Port") is a province (khaet) of Cambodia. It borders the provinces of Pursat and Kompong Chhnang to the north, Kandal to the east, Takéo to the southeast, Kampot to the south and Koh Kong to the west. Its capital is Chbar Mon town. 

Etymology 

Kampong Speu in Khmer means "starfruit port" or "starfruit harbor". In Khmer, kampong is a place-name element, meaning "port" or "harbor". It derives from the Austronesian language, Malay, in which it means "village". Speu in the Khmer language means "starfruit". 

Administrative divisions 

The province is subdivided into 7 districts and 1 municipality. 

ISO CodeDistrictKhmer 

05-01 Basedth ស្រុកបរសេដ្ឋ 

05-02 Chbar Mon Municipality ក្រុងច្បារមន 

05-03 Kong Pisei ស្រុកគងពិសី 

05-04 Aoral ស្រុកឱរ៉ាល់ 

05-05 Oudong ស្រុកឧដុង្គ 

05-06 Phnom Sruoch ស្រុកភ្នំស្រួច 

05-07 Samraong Tong ស្រុកសំរោងទង 

05-08 Thpong ស្រុកថ្ពង 

Economy 

The Wing Star Shoes factory in Kampong Speu Province manufactures Asics sports shoes. It collapsed in 2013. Three people were killed. Workers struck at the Wing Star Shoes Factory in 2014, blocking National Route 3, and demanding a $5 raise in bonuses and enforcement of labor laws. In 2016 and 2018, mass faintings of workers were reported. The cause in 2016, initially attributed to a worker having been possessed by a "spirit," was later revised to "poor health and imagination." 2018, police reported that after a worker had a seizure, her "scream caused a mass panic, prompting workers to run, feel dizzy and faint. 

Attraction 

Phnom Aural 

Phnom Aural is the tallest peak in Cambodia. It is 1,813 meters tall (other sources give elevations between 1,771 and 1,667 meters). It is in the eastern part of the Cardamom Mountains. To protect the biodiversity of the mountains, Phnom Aural Wildlife Sanctuary was established. This mountain in located in Aoral District, Kampong Speu Province. 

Oudong 

Located at the foothill of the mountain Phnom Oudong, about 40 km northwest of the modern capital Phnom Penh, Oudong was royal residence and Cambodia's capital for more than 250 years until 1866. A monumental royal necropolis of sovereigns of several centuries is scattered on top the prominent bisected mountain, which runs from the southeast to the northeast. 

Kirirom National Park 

Preah Soramrit Kosamak Kirirom National Park is on Kirirom Mountain, in Oamrei Phong village, Kirirom commune, Phnom Sruoch district, about 117 kilometers southwest of Phnom Penh. The mountain is 700 meters high. A natural site, it once was Preah Kosamak town. This well conserved park, abundant in fresh air, has waterfalls and is full of tall pine trees and orchid flowers. 

There are not many types of larger wildlife in evidence on Kirirom, but it is an ideal spot to glimpse some of the country's unique bird life and birdwatchers even come from overseas to visit. The national park is more interesting during or just after the rainy season, not that many fires on the ground and waterfalls having well water. 

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