Chamkar Mon ( km, ចំការមន, meaning 'Mulberry Farm') is the southernmost district in central
Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh (; km, ភ្នំពេញ, ) is the capital and most populous city of Cambodia. It has been the national capital since the French protectorate of Cambodia and has grown to become the nation's primate city and its economic, indus ...
,
Cambodia
Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ...
. The district has an area of 10.56 km
2. As of the 2019 census, its population is 70,772.
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Administration
Chamkar Mon was subdivided into 12 Sangkat
Administrative divisions of Cambodia have several levels. Cambodia is divided into 24 provinces (''Khaet''; km, ខេត្ត, ) and the special administrative unit Phnom Penh. Though a different administrative unit, Phnom Penh is at provin ...
s and 95 Phums (villages).sangkat
Administrative divisions of Cambodia have several levels. Cambodia is divided into 24 provinces (''Khaet''; km, ខេត្ត, ) and the special administrative unit Phnom Penh. Though a different administrative unit, Phnom Penh is at provin ...
s from Khan Chamkar Mon have been moved to a new khan, Khan Boeng Keng Kang
Boeng Keng Kang ( km, បឹងកេងកង ) is a section (''khan'') in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
This ''khan'' was created on January 8, 2019, according to sub-decree 03 អនក្រ.បក by taking 7 quarters ('' sangkat'') from Chamkar Mon ...
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Cityscape
Places of interest
* Naga World
*Phsar Tuol Tompoung Market (Russian Market)
*Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum ( km, សារមន្ទីរឧក្រិដ្ឋកម្មប្រល័យពូជសាសន៍ទួលស្លែង) or simply Tuol Sleng ( km, ទួលស្លែង, link=no, ; lit. "Hill of ...
*Wat Tuol Tompoung
Education
Canadian International School of Phnom Penh
Canadian International School of Phnom Penh is an international school in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
It has three campuses: Koh Pich (Diamond Island), the Bassac Garden Preschool, and the Olympia City Preschool. The Koh Pich campus is in Chamkar Mon Se ...
maintains the main campus on Koh Pich
Diamond Island ( km, កោះពេជ្រ, , lit. "Diamond Island") is a satellite city in Phnom Penh on the Mekong and Bassac rivers.
The land was a swamp until the year 2000, but it is now (2017) under work and could become the Phnom Pen ...
in Chamkar Mon Section and the Bassac Garden Preschool in the Chamkar Mon Section.
iCan British International School is in Tonle Bassac commune.[ - mentioned on ]
list of schools
by the U.S. State Department
References
Districts of Phnom Penh
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