Tuol Kouk ( km, ទួលគោក ; meaning "Dry Hill") is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...

('' khan'') in Phnom Penh,

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 Thailan ...

. Tuol Kouk is well known for the large

villa A villa is a type of house that was originally an ancient Roman upper class country house. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the fall of the Roman Republic, villas became s ...

s in its northern part of the district. This district is subdivided into 10 ''

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 143

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 ...

. The district has an area of 7.99 km². After boundary changes, its population has decreased to 145,570. Tuol Kouk contains a mixture of villas, small wooden houses, commercial warehouses and NGO offices (including Live and Learn Environmental Education). The Toul Kouk intersection at street 298 and Confederation de la Russie is the primary entrance to Tuol Kouk and marks the eastern extreme of the

Royal University of Phnom Penh The Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP; km, សាកលវិទ្យាល័យភូមិន្ទភ្នំពេញ; french: Université royale de Phnom Penh) is a national research university of Cambodia, located in the Phnom P ...

main campus. The ministries of Defense,

Rural Development Rural development is the process of improving the quality life and economic well-being of people living in rural areas, often relatively isolated and sparsely populated areas. Rural development has traditionally centered on the exploitation of ...

, Women’s Affairs, and a variety of commercial enterprises are located along the main roads of the district.

Education

Home of English International School has a Toul Kork Branch in Sen Sok Section. The

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 ...

previously had a Tuol Kork preschool campus, which opened in 2016. This campus was in the Sunway Tuol Kork.

References

Districts of Phnom Penh {{Cambodia-geo-stub