Chbar Ampov ( km, ច្បារអំពៅ, ; meaning "Sugarcane Garden") is a district (''
khan
Khan may refer to:
*Khan (inn), from Persian, a caravanserai or resting-place for a travelling caravan
*Khan (surname), including a list of people with the name
*Khan (title), a royal title for a ruler in Mongol and Turkic languages and used by ...
'') 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 ...
.
Formed in December 2013 by splitting eight communes from neighbouring
Khan Mean Chey, Chbar Ampov is located on the east of Phnom Penh, and is separated from the city by the
Bassac river
The Bassac River ( km, ទន្លេបាសាក់; Tonlé Bassac) is a distributary of the Tonlé Sap and Mekong River. The river starts in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and flows southerly, crossing the border into Vietnam near Châu Đốc. The n ...
.
Administration
Chbar Ampov is subdivided into 8
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 30
Villages
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
.
Transport
As of mid 2022, only the
Monivong Bridge
Monivong Bridge ( Khmer: ស្ពានព្រះមុនីវង្ស) is a heavily trafficked bridge in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It bridges the Bassac River near the end of National Highway 2 to southern Cambodia and lies along the Nationa ...
on National Road 1 links the Chbar Ampov to the capital. A second bridge is under construction to the north of the Monivong bridge and will span the Bassac river linking the
Koh Norea island development to
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 Tonle Basac district, and a third bridge, the Prek Talong bridge is proposed, connecting Sangkat Prek Pra and Sangat Chak Angre Kraom in Mean Chey district.
Education
Chbar Ampov has a growing number of private International and public state schools catering for the areas growing population.
Private schools include:
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British International School of Phnom Penh
British International School of Phnom Penh is an international school in Sangkat Prek Eng, Khan Chbar Ampov, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
It was formerly in the Boeung Keng Kang I
Boeng Keng Kang I (BKKI; km, បឹងកេងកងទី១) is a ...
in Chong Prek, Sangkat Prek Aeng.
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Southbridge International School Cambodia (SISC) within
Peng Huoth's borey The Star Platinum Polaris I, in Sangkat Nirouth.
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CIA FIRST International School, Chbar Ampov in Beung Chhuk Village, Sangkat Nirouth
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Sovannaphumi School in Russei Sros Village, Sangkat Nirouth.
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Paññāsāstra International School (PSIS) in Deum Ampil, Sangkat Chbar Ampov I.
* BELTEI International School
in Deum Ampil, Sangkat Chbar Ampov I.
Images
Sangkat Chbar Ampov Muoy, Phnom Penh, Cambodia - panoramio.jpg, Sangkat Chbar Ampov Muoy
References
Districts of Phnom Penh
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