Kampong Chhnang municipality
Kampong Chhnang municipality (Khmer: ស្រុកកំពង់ឆ្នាំង) is a municipality in the centre of Kampong Chhnang province in central Cambodia. This is classed as an urban district and the provincial capital Kampong Chhnang City lies within the municipality. The district is quite small and encompasses the provincial town and nearby communes. Kampong Chhnang is the smallest district in Kampong Chhnang province and is surrounded by other Kampong Chhnang districts. The Tonle Sap river lies on the north and eastern borders of the district.
Kampong Chhnang municipality
ស្រុកកំពង់ឆ្នាំង | |
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Municipality | |
Kampong Chhnang municipality Location in Cambodia | |
| Coordinates: 12°15′N 104°40′E | |
| Country | Cambodia |
| Province | Kampong Chhnang |
| Communes | 4 |
| Villages | 26 |
| Capital | Kampong Chhnang |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hay Monorom |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 43,130 |
| Time zone | +7 |
| Geocode | 0403 |
The district is a significant transportation hub for both road and water transport. Kampong Chhnang is the smallest district in Kampong Chhnang province by land area but is densely populated. National Highway 5 which runs from Phnom Penh to Poipet in Banteay Meanchey enters the district in the south and exits to the north west. National Road 53 begins here and runs south west to meet the National Railway line at Romeas in Tuek Phos district. Numerous smaller provincial roads begin in the centre of the district. One of these runs north east for 2 kilometres to Kampong Chhnang Port in Phsar Chhnang commune.