Kampong Cham Province
ISO Code District Khmer
03-01 Batheay ស្រុកបាធាយ
03-02 Chamkar Loeu ស្រុកចំការលើ
03-03 Cheung Prey ស្រុកជើងព្រៃ
03-05 Kampong Cham Municipality ក្រុងកំពង់ចាម
03-06 Kampong Siem ស្រុកកំពង់សៀម
03-07 Kang Meas ស្រុកកងមាស
03-08 Koh Sotin ស្រុកកោះសូទិន
03-13 Prey Chhor ស្រុកព្រៃឈរ
03-14 Srey Santhor ស្រុកស្រីសន្ធរ
03-15 Steung Trang ស្រុកស្ទឹងត្រង់
Administration
Kampong Cham is subdivided into 9 districts and 1 municipality which in turn are subdivided into communes ( khum ) which are further divided into villages ( phum ) . [ 4 ] The province formerly consisted of 16 districts , however a request by Hun Sen 's government to split the province in two was made after his ruling Cambodian People 's Party ( CPP ) lost the province to the opposition in the July 2013 elections . [ 3 ] The CPP won only eight of the available 18 National Assembly seats in Hun Sen 's home province . The request , which was ostensibly made in order to improve administrative efficiency in the large province , was approved by King Sihamoni on 31 December 2013 . The 10 districts that remain in Khampong Cham province overwhelmingly voted for the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party , led by Sam Rainsy , while five of the six districts cut out from Kampong Cham to form Tbong Khmum Province were won solidly by the CPP . [ 2 ]
Kampong Cham (Khmer: ខេត្តកំពង់ចាម, IPA: [kɑmpɔːŋ caːm], Port of the Chams) is a province (khaet) 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, Tbong 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. 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.