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Sihanoukville

Administration
Full nameSihanoukville
Native nameក្រុងព្រះសីហនុ
Native name langkhm
Other nameKampong Saom
Krong Preah Sihanouk
Settlement typeProvincial City
CountryCambodia
Official1964
Provincial status2008
Government
GovernorH.E. Sbong Sarath
Geography
Total Area335 sq mi (868 km2)
Demography
Total Population199902 (2008)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (0/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneUTC+07 (UTC)
Area code+855
ISO 3166 codeKH-18
Districts3
Communes22

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Sihanoukville ( - Krong Preah Sihanouk), also known as Kampong Som, is a province in southern Cambodia on the Gulf of Thailand. This port city is a growing Cambodian urban center, located 185 km (115 mi) southwest of the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh. The province is named after King Father Norodom Sihanouk and grew up around the construction of Sihanoukville Port. Construction on the port began in June 1955 and it was the only deep water port in Cambodia. The port was built in part due to the waning power of the French leading to the Vietnamese tightening their control over the Mekong Delta and hence restricting river access to Cambodia. Sihanoukville's beaches have made it a popular tourist destination.

The province is served by Sihanoukville International Airport, 18 km (11.2 mi) from downtown, although it has a limited commercial operation. The planned flights between Sihanoukville and Siem Reap may encourage visitors to Angkor temples in Siem Reap to extend their stay, though the crash of a charter flight in Phnom Damrey on 25 June 2007 from Siem Riep, has caused concerns.

Sihanoukville attracts tourists with its laidback beach atmosphere when compared to Thailand's more developed ones. However, the city has attracted not only tourists, but several NGOs and foreign and national investors in the last years in order to develop not only the growing tourist industry, but its capacity as an international sea port and other sectors like textile and real estate. In Sihanoukville is also located the main factory of Angkor, the Cambodian national beer.

Sihanoukville was the place of the last official battle of the United States army in the Vietnam War, although the incident took place outside Vietnam. It is known as the Mayagüez incident on May 12 � 15, 1975 between the US forces and the Khmer Rouge. Currently, visitors dive in Koh Tang, one of the Sihanoukville islands where the major battle to free the SS Mayagüez took place. Divers can see two shipwrecks 40 m (131.2 ft) down.

On 22 December 2008, King Norodom Sihamoni signed a Royal Decree that changed the municipalities of Kep, Pailin and Sihanoukville into provinces, as well as adjusting several provincial borders.

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Cambodia needs a sensible energy plan - Phnom Penh Post Tweet this news
Phnom Penh Post--Cambodia has been trying to promote -Sihanoukville- as the latest Southeast Asian beach resort for some time, an effort that has struggled despite the ... - Date : Mon, 23 Aug 2010 08:15:11 GMT+00:00
Trofimov confesses in court - Phnom Penh Post Tweet this news
Phnom Penh Post--Russian Alexander Trofimov covers his face while exiting -Sihanoukville- Municipal Court in August 2008, following an appeal against his conviction on child ... - Date : Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:17:39 GMT+00:00
Kingdom can't go it alone on Mekong train project - Phnom Penh Post Tweet this news
Phnom Penh Post--At the least, it should show the line between Phnom Penh and -Sihanoukville- that is now being rehabilitated and is nearing completion. ... - Date : Mon, 23 Aug 2010 08:18:42 GMT+00:00
Return of the 'colouring book king' - Halifax Evening Courier Tweet this news
Halifax Evening Courier--He now plans to raise enough money to build an orphanage and playground for homeless children in -Sihanoukville- in the Gulf of Thailand. ... - Date : Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:21:02 GMT+00:00
Suspects not present at paedophilia hearings - Phnom Penh Post Tweet this news
Phnom Penh Post--Jean Marie Beranger, 61, was arrested in -Sihanoukville- in September last year on suspicions of abusing the boy. He was later released on bail, ... - Date : Wed, 04 Aug 2010 08:07:45 GMT+00:00
Sihanoukville Port on course for 2010 target - Phnom Penh Post Tweet this news
Phnom Penh Post---SIHANOUKVILLE- Autonomous Port could exceed its total freight target for 2010 after six-monthly statistics revealed better-than-expected growth, according to ... - Date : Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:19:06 GMT+00:00
Sihanoukville needs sensible development - Phnom Penh Post Tweet this news
Phnom Penh Post--A tourist relaxes on a lounge chair near No Name Bar on Otres Beach in -Sihanoukville-. -Sihanoukville- today has no well-developed beaches and tourist ... - Date : Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:14:24 GMT+00:00
Angkor Air set for big take-off - Phnom Penh Post Tweet this news
Phnom Penh Post--Thong Khon said the company should consider launching regular flights to -Sihanoukville- as soon as possible in a bid to attract tourists to Cambodia's coast. ... - Date : Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:18:35 GMT+00:00
Officials, businesses resolve Otres spat - Phnom Penh Post Tweet this news
Phnom Penh Post--ALL vendors and business owners who have been ordered to relocate from -Sihanoukville's- Otres beach have accepted payments offered by Preah Sihanouk ... - Date : Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:08:11 GMT+00:00
Otres vendors reject 'gifts' - Phnom Penh Post Tweet this news
Phnom Penh Post--REPRESENTATIVES of 70 business owners and landless vendors slated for eviction from -Sihanoukville's- Otres beach rejected an offer of cash “gifts” made by ... - Date : Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:17:32 GMT+00:00

Islands :
ISO Code District Romanization
1801 មិត្តភាព Mittakpheap
1802 ព្រៃនប់ Prey Nob
1803 ស្ទឹងហាវ Stueng Hav

Provinces of Cambodia

ProvincesBanteay Meanchey * Battambang * Kampong Cham * Kampong Chhnang * Kampong Speu * Kampong Thom * Kampot * Kandal * Koh Kong * Kratié * Mondulkiri * Oddar Meancheay * Pursat * Preah Vihear * Prey Veng * Ratanakiri * Siem Reap * Stung Treng * Svay Rieng * Takéo
MunicipalitiesKep * Phnom Penh * Sihanoukville (Kampong Som) * Pailin



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