Kampot province

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Template:Short description Template:Infobox settlement Template:Contains special characters Kampot (Template:Langx Template:IPA, Template:Literal translation) 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. 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<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> in 2010 and consists of eight districts divided into 92 communes with a total of 477 villages.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Kampot is located in the province.

History

In the 19th century, during the French Indochina period, 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Khmer Rouge era

Destruction and mass murder happened throughout the whole area of Kampot province, as the Cambodian genocide and bloody massacres engulfed Kampot province under the terror of Khmer Rouge rule. A total 90,450 persons were massacred throughout the province.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ta Mok himself massacred 30,000 people in the Angkor Chey District of Kampot.

Economy

Agriculture

  • Kampot pepper is a specialized product, protected by GI law, totaling 13 ha and a harvesting area of 10.50 ha located in Domnak Kantoul, Kang Tboung Commune, Kompong Trach District.
  • Durian, another specialized product totaling 537 ha and yielding 10,657 tons located in Makbrang Commune, Tek Chhou district.
  • Rubber, plantation area: 20 ha
  • Kampot sea salt is extracted from the seawater through salt evaporation ponds in the coastal areas of Kampot and Kep provinces.

Forestry and mining

  • Forestry area: 227,154 ha
  • 48 Mineral production and mining areas

Tourism

Districts

The province is subdivided into 7 districts and 2 municipality.

ISO code District Khmer Population (2019)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
07-01 Angkor Chey Template:Lang 88,263
07-02 Banteay Meas Template:Lang 100,299
07-03 Chhouk Template:Lang 125,406
07-04 Chum Kiri Template:Lang 56,784
07-05 Dang Tong Template:Lang 63,911
07-06 Kampong Trach Template:Lang 98,683
07-07 Tuek Chhou Template:Lang 126,789
07-08 Kampot Municipality Template:Lang 38,950
07-09 Bokor Municipality Template:Lang

Religion

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The state religion is Theravada Buddhism. More than 96.9% of the people in Kampot are Buddhists. Chams have been practicing Islam for hundreds of years. A small percentage follow Christianity.

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