Kampong Cham (Khmer: កំពង់ចាម, UNGEGN: Kâmpóng Cham [kɑmpɔŋ caːm]; lit. 'The Waiting Port') is the capital city of Kampong Cham Province in southeastern Cambodia. It is the 12th largest city in Cambodia with a population of 61,750 people (2021)[2] and is located on the Mekong River. Kampong Cham is 124 kilometers northeast from national capital 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 and vice-versa.
Kampong Cham
កំពង់ចាម | |
|---|---|
 Kizuna Bridge and The City | |
  Kampong Cham Location of Kampong Cham, Cambodia | |
| Coordinates: 11°59′13.3″N 105°27′43.3″E / 11.987028°N 105.462028°E | |
| Country |  Cambodia |
| Province | Kampong Cham |
| Municipality | Kampong Cham |
| Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 38,365 |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (ICT) |
The city is connected to the district of Tbong khmum by the Kizuna bridge, the first in Cambodia to span the Mekong.
Administrative division
editThe city is subdivided into four districts and 32 villages.
Politics
editThe indirect election of the city council in 2014 gave the presidentship to CPP which has won 11 out of the 15 seats in the city council. CNRP won the rest.
Sport
editKampong Cham has a great outdoor Olympic size 50 meter swimming pool with 5 and 10 meter diving boards. As of January 2020 the entry cost was $2 USD. There is a swim club, coached by Japanese volunteers.
Climate
editThe city has a tropical climate. When compared with winter, the summers have much more rainfall. This location is classified as Aw by Köppen and Geiger. The average annual temperature in Kampong Cham is 27.7 °C. Precipitation here averages 1721 mm.
| Climate data for Kampong Cham, Cambodia | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 35 (95) |
37 (99) |
38 (100) |
39 (102) |
37 (99) |
36 (97) |
37 (99) |
35 (95) |
34 (93) |
34 (93) |
33 (91) |
35 (95) |
39 (102) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.5 (88.7) |
32.9 (91.2) |
34.1 (93.4) |
34.7 (94.5) |
33.5 (92.3) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.7 (87.3) |
32.1 (89.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.1 (79.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
29.5 (85.1) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.1 (79.0) |
27.7 (81.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.8 (69.4) |
21.9 (71.4) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
21.5 (70.7) |
23.4 (74.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 10 (50) |
10 (50) |
18 (64) |
20 (68) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
18 (64) |
16 (61) |
11 (52) |
10 (50) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4 (0.2) |
5 (0.2) |
33 (1.3) |
86 (3.4) |
242 (9.5) |
228 (9.0) |
224 (8.8) |
271 (10.7) |
263 (10.4) |
247 (9.7) |
106 (4.2) |
12 (0.5) |
1,721 (67.9) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 67 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 83 | 81 | 76 | 72 | 75 |
| Source 1: Climate-Data.org (temp & precip)[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weatherbase (humidity)[4] | |||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "General Population Census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019 – Final Results" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics. Ministry of Planning. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "World Population Review of Kampong Cham city". World Population Review. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "Climate: Kampong Cham". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ "KAMPONG CHAM, CAMBODIA". Weatherbase. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
External links
edit
Kampong Cham travel guide from Wikivoyage
