Kampot province
Kampot
កំពត | |
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| Kampot Province ខេត្តកំពត | |
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Map of Cambodia highlighting Kampot | |
| Coordinates: 10°36′N 104°10′E / 10.600°N 104.167°E | |
| Country | Cambodia |
| Provincial status | 20 August 1923 |
| Capital | Kampot and Bokor |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Mao Thonin (CPP) |
| • National Assembly | 6 / 125
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| Area | |
• Total | 4,873 km2 (1,881 sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 17th |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 682,987 |
| • Rank | 12th |
| • Density | 143/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 12th |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Dialing code | +855 |
| ISO 3166 code | KH-7 |
| Districts | 9 |
| Communes | 93 |
| Villages | 488 |
| Website | kampot |
Kampot (Khmer: កំពត [kɑmpɔːt], lit. 'The Kampot's Fish') is a province in southwestern Cambodia. It borders the provinces of Kampong Speu to the north, Takéo to the east, Kep and the country of Vietnam (Kiên Giang) or Kampuchea Krom (Peam) to the south, and Preah Shianouk to the west. To its south it has a coastline of around 45 km on the Gulf of Thailand. Its capital is the city of Kampot.
Kampot had a population of 627,884 in 2010 and consists of eight districts divided into 92 communes with a total of 477 villages. The Preah Monivong National Park at 140,000 hectares is located in Kampot.