Kampong Seila

Kampong Seila ស្រុកកំពង់សីលា
District (srok)
Preah Sihanouk Province districts: Krong Preah Sihanouk (dark red), Stueng Hav (yellow), Prey Nob (blue), Kampong Seila (green)
Country	Cambodia
Province	Preah Sihanouk Province
Communes	4
Villages	14
Population (2008)
• Total	14,965
Time zone	+7
Geocode	1804

Kampong Seila District (Khmer: ស្រុកកំពង់សីលា) is a district (srok) in south-western Cambodia, which formerly belonged to Koh Kong Province. In January 2009 King Norodom Sihamoni incorporated the district into Preah Sihanouk Province per Royal Decree, which states: "The administrative boundaries of Preah Sihanouk municipality and Koh Kong province shall be adjusted by sub-dividing land from Kampong Seila district in whole and partial land of Sre Ambil district in Koh Kong province to Preah Sihanouk municipality." Officials were assigned to create a National Workshop - also in relation to other provinces - and to process all necessary administrative tasks. The National Institute of Statistics of Cambodia refers in its most recent and preliminary studies to a successful integration of the district, including maps, although concluding statistics and numbers are expected to be available with the next full report. Preah Sihanouk Province's new official domain already runs administration of Kompong Seila district.

The district's northern part encompasses the Kirirom National Park and to the east it constitutes the south-western promontory of the Preah Monivong National Park of the Elephant Mountains. The Elephant Mountain range of uplifted Mesozoic substrates is an important watershed for the large Tonle Sap system in central Cambodia. The intact habitat is subject to concerted maintenance of five major protected areas.

Throughout the diamond-shaped province rolling hills are predominant and the area flattens towards the south where it almost touches the sea. For nearly its entire length the National Highway 4 (Cambodia) loops through the district from north to south.

Kampong Seila consists of 4 communes (Sangkat), which are divided into 14 villages (phum). The district's capital is called Kompong Seila,which is in turn the center of Kampong Seila's capital commune. Its distance from Phnom Penh is roughly 135 km and from Sihanoukville (city) around 85 km.

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