Koh Kong Province

Koh Kong ខេត្តកោះកុង
Province
Floating hotel at Tatai River
Map of Cambodia highlighting Koh Kong
Coordinates: 11°23′57″N 103°29′41″E / 11.39917°N 103.49472°E / 11.39917; 103.49472Coordinates: 11°23′57″N 103°29′41″E / 11.39917°N 103.49472°E / 11.39917; 103.49472
Country	Cambodia
Provincial status	1959
Capital	Khemarak Phoumin
Government
• Governor	Bun Leut (CPP)
Area
• Total	11,160 km2 (4,310 sq mi)
Area rank	Ranked 6th
Population (2008)
• Total	139,722
• Rank	Ranked 21st
• Density	13/km2 (32/sq mi)
• Density rank	Ranked 22nd
Time zone	UTC+07
Dialing code	+855
ISO 3166 code	KH-9
Districts	8
Communes	33
Villages	133

Koh Kong (Khmer: ខេត្តកោះកុង; IPA: [kɑh koŋ], "Kong Island") is a province (khaet) of Cambodia. The name means "Kŏng Island Province". Its capital is Khemarak Phoumin. The province was called Patchanta Khirikhet (Thai: ปัจจันตคิรีเขตร; Thai pronunciation: [pàt.tɕan.tàʔ kʰi.riː.kʰèːt]) from 1795 to 1904.

The most southwestern province of Cambodia, Koh Kong has a long undeveloped coastline and a mountainous, forested and largely inaccessible interior which embraces part of the Cardamom Mountains, Cambodia's largest national park (Botum Sakor National Park) and a section of Kirirom National Park. Its tourist attractions include casinos and waterfalls, while an export processing zone and new port facilities are being developed for trade.

From 1795 to 1904 the area was under Siamese administration with the local name of "Koh Kong." During the reign of King Mongkut, the name Prachankirikhet was given to the city since the area falls in the same latitude as another city of Prachuap Khiri Khan which also had its name changed during the same year. In 1904, the region and the city of Trat was ceded to French Indochina in exchange of French troop evacuation from Chanthaburi. Yet, in 1907 Trat was returned back to Siam in exchange of the Siamese province of Inner Cambodia while Koh Kong remained part of French Cambodia.