Kampong Thom Province
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Kampong Thom (Khmer: កំពង់ធំ, IPA: [kɑmpɔːŋ tʰom] "Grand Port") is a province (khaet) o Cambodie. It borders the provinces o Siem Reap tae the northwast, Preah Vihear tae the north, Stung Treng tae the north east, Kratie tae the east, Kampong Cham an Kampong Chhnang tae the sooth an the Tonle Sap tae the wast. Its caipital is Kampong Thom, a picturesque toun on the banks o the Stung Sen River.
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Kampong Thom កំពង់ធំ | |
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Province | |
Rice paddies in Baray. | |
Map o Cambodie heichlichtin Kampong Thom | |
Coordinates: 12°42′N 104°53′E | |
Kintra | Cambodie |
Caipital | Kampong Thom |
Govrenment | |
• Govrenor | Hun Neng (CPP) |
Area | |
• Total | 13814 km2 (5,334 sq mi) |
Population (2009)[1] | |
• Total | 708,398 |
• Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+07 |
Dialin code | +855 |
ISO 3166 code | KH-6 |
Destricts | 8 |
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Kampong Thom is Cambodie's seicont lairgest province bi aurie. Thare are a nummer o significant Angkorian steids in the aurie includin Prasat Sambor Prei Kuk an Prasat Andet temples. Kampong Thom is ane o the provinces that border the Tonle Sap Lake an is in Tonlé Sap Biosphere Reserve.[2]