Place:Kampot, Cambodia

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NameKampot
Alt namesCB21source: FIPS Change Notice, no. 2 (1999) p 4
Kâmpôtsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Kâmpôt provincesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Kâmpôt-Kâmpóng Saômsource: Britannica Book of the Year (1994) p 576; Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) VI, 707
TypeProvince
Located inCambodia
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Bok Koŭ
Bokor Hill Station
Kâmpóng Saôm
Kâmpôt
Phsar Réam
Phumĭ Chhuk
Prey Nób
Tuk Méas
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Kampot is a province in southwestern Cambodia. It borders the provinces of Koh Kong and Kampong Speu to the north, Takéo to the east, Kep and the country of Vietnam (Kiên Giang) to the south, and Sihanoukville to the west. To its south it has a coastline of around 45 km on the Gulf of Thailand. It is rich in low arable lands and has abundant natural resources. Its capital is the city of Kampot.

Kampot Province had a population of 627,884 in 2010 and consist of eight districts divided into 92 communes with a total of 477 villages. Touk Meas City is located in the province.

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