Kampong Cham province

Kampong Cham កំពង់ចាម
Province
Kampong Cham Province ខេត្តកំពង់ចាម
From top: Wat Nokor, Wat Dey Doh, Bos Knoar Hill, Phnom Srei
Seal
Map of Cambodia highlighting Kampong Cham
Coordinates: 11°59′N 105°27′E / 11.983°N 105.450°E / 11.983; 105.450
Country	Cambodia
Provincial status	1 January 1885
Division	31 December 2013
Capital	Kampong Cham
Subdivisions	1 municipality; 9 districts
Government
• Governor	Un Chanda (CPP)
• National Assembly	10 / 125
Area
• Total	4,549 km2 (1,756 sq mi)
• Rank	18th
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	899,791
• Rank	7th
• Density	198/km2 (510/sq mi)
• Rank	5th
Time zone	UTC+07:00 (ICT)
Dialing code	+855
ISO 3166 code	KH-3

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Kampong Cham (Khmer: កំពង់ចាម, UNGEGN: Kâmpóng Cham [kɑmpɔŋ caːm]; lit. 'The Waiting Port') is a province of Cambodia located on the central lowlands of the Mekong River. It borders the provinces of Kampong Chhnang to the west, Kampong Thom and Kratié to the north, Tboung Khmum to the east, and Prey Veng and Kandal to the south. Kampong Cham was officially divided into two provinces on 31 December 2013 in what was seen by many as a political move by the ruling party.^[2][3] All land west of the Mekong remained Kampong Cham while land east of the river became Tbong Khmum province. Prior to this division, Kampong Cham extended eastward to the international border with Vietnam, was the eleventh largest province in Cambodia, and with a population of 1,680,694, was the most populous province in Cambodia. Its capital and largest city is Kampong Cham.