Sihanoukville (city)

Sihanoukville
ក្រុងព្រះសីហនុ
Clockwise from top: Sihanoukville Skyline; Bird's Eye View of Golden Lions Roundabout; Golden Lions Roundabout; Statue of Preah Thong Neang Neak; Waiting for Love Tree; Otrest Beach; Ochheuteal Beach; and Aerial View of Beaches in Sihanoukville
Sihanoukville city's urban area (yellow) in Sihanoukville Municipality (red) and Sihanoukville Province (purple)
Sihanoukville city's urban area (yellow)
in Sihanoukville Municipality (red)
and Sihanoukville Province (purple)
Sihanoukville is located in Cambodia
Sihanoukville
Sihanoukville
Location of Sihanoukville City in Cambodia
Coordinates: 10°38′N 103°30′E / 10.633°N 103.500°E / 10.633; 103.500
Country Cambodia
ProvincePreah Sihanouk
MunicipalityPreah Sihanouk
Established22 November 1957[1]
Named forNorodom Sihanouk
Government
 • MayorSar Kackada (CPP)
Area
 • Total195.9 km2 (75.6 sq mi)
Elevation
15 m (45 ft)
Population
 (2019)[3]
 • TotalDecrease 73,036
 • Rank7th
 • Urban
Increase 66,723
 • Urban density834/km2 (2,160/sq mi)
 • Municipality
Increase 89,846
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
18000
Area code034

Sihanoukville (Khmer: ក្រុងព្រះសីហនុ, Krŏng Preăh Seihănŭ [kroŋ prĕəh səjhanuʔ]), also known as Kampong Saom (Khmer: កំពង់សោម, Kâmpóng Saôm [kɑmpɔŋ saom]), is a coastal city in Cambodia and the capital of Preah Sihanouk Province, at the tip of an elevated peninsula in the country's south-west on the Gulf of Thailand. The city has a string of beaches along its entire coastline and coastal marshlands bordering Ream National Park in the east. The city has one navigable river, the mangrove-lined Ou Trojak Jet, running from Otres Pagoda to the sea at Otres. A number of thinly inhabited islands, under Sihanoukville's administration,[4] are near the city.

The city, which was named in honour of former king Norodom Sihanouk, had a population of around 89,800 people and approximately 66,700 in its urban center in 2008.[5] Sihanoukville city encompasses the greater part of six communes (Sangkats) in Sihanoukville Province. It has evolved in parallel with the construction of the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, which commenced in June 1955, as the country's gateway to direct and unrestricted international sea trade. The only deep-water port in Cambodia includes an oil terminal and a transport logistics facility.[6] As a consequence, the city grew to become a center of trade, commerce, transport, and process manufacturing.[7][8][9] Sihanoukville's many beaches and nearby islands make it Cambodia's premier seaside resort.[10] Its infrastructure problems persist, in particular those related to water and power supply, while international standards for health facilities remain limited.[11]

Sihanoukville also faces challenges related to crime, security, and safety, with the city frequently being the focus of scandals linked to organized crimes, petty crimes, and corruption.[12][13]

  1. ^ "Sihanoukville History Book". Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Sihanoukville Administration". sihanoukville.gov.kh (in Khmer). Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  3. ^ "General Population Census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019 – Final Results" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics. Ministry of Planning. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Administrative Areas in Sihanoukville Municipality by District and Commune" (PDF). Statistics Japan. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  5. ^ "General Population Census of Cambodia 2008" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  6. ^ Philpotts, Robert (March 2006). A Port for Independence. UK: Blackwater Books. p. 18. ISBN 2-9513524-0-9.
  7. ^ "Economic Corridors and Industrial Estates, Ports and Alternative Roads in Cambodia" (PDF). IDE-JETRO. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 16, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  8. ^ "Cambodia Re-emerges". The New York Times. October 19, 2003. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  9. ^ "Kompong Som". Sandbox Networks, Inc. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  10. ^ "The rise of Sihanoukville". The Phnom Penh Post. March 21, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  11. ^ "No Power Leads to No Water in Sihanoukville". The Cambodia Daily. April 2, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  12. ^ Laurenson, Jack. "Embassies Warn of Rise in Coastal Crime". Khmer Times. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  13. ^ "Rapes & Assaults Against Tourists Tarnish Sihanoukville's Charm". AEC News Today. 2015-08-11. Retrieved 2017-06-20.

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