Kampong Cham (city)

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Kampong Cham (city) កំពង់ចាម
Kampong Cham (city) Location of Kampong Cham (city), Cambodia
Coordinates: 12°00′N 105°27′E / 12°N 105.45°E / 12; 105.45
Country	Cambodia
Province	Kampong Cham Province
District	Kampong Cham District
Government
- Type	City

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Kampong Cham (Khmer: កំពង់ចាម)is the capital of the Cambodian province of Kampong Cham. It is the third largest city in Cambodia with a population of 63,771 people (2006) and is located on the Mekong River. Kampong Cham is 124 kilometers northeast from Phnom Penh and can be reached by either boat or by asphalt road. It takes about 2.5 hours by vehicle or 2.5 hours by boat from Phnom Penh to the city of Kampong Cham. Its geographic location is 12.00°N, 105.46°E.

The city is subdivided into four khums and 31 phums.

Kampong means "the side of a river or any other water body" with Cham meaning Cham ethnicity of Champa. A similar Malay word "Kampung" means "village."

[edit] See also

• Cham people
• Cham language

Coordinates: 12°00′N 105°27′E / 12°N 105.45°E / 12; 105.45

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