Kampong Thom Province

Infobox Cambodian Province
name = Kampong Thom
khmer =
area = 13,814
population = 569,060
population_as_of = 1998
density = 41.2
isocode = KH-6
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Kampong Thom is a province of Cambodia. Its capital is Kampong Thom, a picturesque town on the banks of the Stung Saen river.

Kampong Thom is Cambodia's second largest province by area. Sambor temple and Prei Kuk temple are the two main temples in Kompong Thom as well as other less significant Angkorian sites.

The province is subdivided into 8 districts.
*0601 Baray
*0602 Kampong Svay
*0603 Stueng Saen
*0604 Prasat Balangk
*0605 Prasat Sambour
*0606 Sandaan
*0607 Santuk
*0608 Stoung

History

Kompong Tom was a powerful capital in south-east Asia during the Funan period.

Geography

Two of the three core areas in Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve are located in Kampong Thom
* Boeng Chhmar (14,560 hectares), and
* Stung Saen (6,355 hectares). [Save Cambodia's Wildlife. "The Atlas of Cambodia: National Poverty & Environment Maps", SWC, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 2006, p. 72.]

Economy

Much of Kampong Thom is located on the floodplain of Lake Tonle Sap. In 2003-04 it was a significant harvester of wild fish (18,800 tons) and the fourth largest producer of fish through aquaculture in Cambodia (1,800 tons). Most fish-raising is home production, with a growing segment devoted to rice field aquaculture. [Save Cambodia's Wildlife. "The Atlas of Cambodia: National Poverty & Environment Maps", SWC, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 2006, pp. 78-81.]

Kampong Thom is one of the largest producers of cashew nuts in Cambodia, with 6,371 hectares under production in 2003-04. [Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries, "The Fruit Crops: Agricultural Statistics, 2003-04, Phnom Penh, 2004.]

References

External links

* [http://www.tourismcambodia.com/Attractions/KampongThom/ Tourism Cambodia]
* http://andybrouwer.co.uk/route6.html