Kampot Province

Kampot ខេត្តកំពត
Province
Teuk Chhou River
Map of Cambodia highlighting Kampot
Coordinates: 10°36′N 104°10′E / 10.600°N 104.167°E / 10.600; 104.167Coordinates: 10°36′N 104°10′E / 10.600°N 104.167°E / 10.600; 104.167
Country	Cambodia
Provincial status	1907
Capital	Kampot
Government
• Governor	Khoy Khun Huor (CPP)
Area
• Total	4,873 km2 (1,881 sq mi)
Area rank	Ranked 17th
Population (2008)
• Total	627,884
• Rank	Ranked 12th
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
• Density rank	Ranked 9th
Time zone	Cambodia (UTC+7)
Dialing code	+855
ISO 3166 code	KH-7
Districts	8
Communes	92
Villages	477

Kampot (Khmer: ខេត្តកំពត IPA: [kɑmpɔːt]) is a (south west province) province (khaet) of Cambodia. It borders the provinces of Koh Kong and Kampong Speu to the north, Takeo and Kep and Vietnam to the east 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 Kampot town.

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 Kampot Province.

Under 19th century French colonial administration Kampot became a regional administrative center with the status of a state border district as a result of the delimitation of the Kingdom of Cambodia. The Circonscription Résidentielle de Kampot contained the arrondissements of Kampot, Kompong-Som, Trang and Kong-Pisey.

In 1889 French colonial census reports a multi-ethnic community: Kampot town consisted of "Cambodian Kampot" on the Prek-Kampot River and "Chinese Kampot" on the right riverbank of the west branch of the Prek-Thom River. Nearby was also a Vietnamese village, called Tien-Thanh and another Vietnamese village on Traeuy Koh Island. A Malay also existed on Traeuy Koh Island. Additional villages of mixed ethnicity are listed.

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