Kampong Chhnang ( km, កំពង់ឆ្នាំង ) is the capital city of Kampong Chhnang Province, in central Cambodia. It is located just west of the Tonlé Sap River and is a noted

port A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ham ...

. The small city is connected to

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 ...

by a national highway route and railway.

Phnom Kong Rei Phnom (Neang) Kong Rei or ''Kong Rei Mountain'' ( km, ភ្នំនាងកង្រី) is a mountain range in Kampong Chhnang Province, Cambodia. Geography Phnom Kong Rei is a small isolated range of moderate height lying north of Kampon ...

is a landmark located north of the city across the Tonle Sap River. The economy of the area is dominated by

rice Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly ''Oryza glaberrima ''Oryza glaberrima'', commonly known as African rice, is one of the two domesticated rice species. It was first domesticated and grown i ...

production and many locals live on floating fishing villages during the high-water

monsoon A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal oscil ...

season.Kampong Chhnang – Britannica Online Encyclopedia
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Cambodia National and Provincial Resources Data Bank The Cambodia National and Provincial Resources Data Bank is an online collection of data about Cambodia. It was prepared by the Cambodian Ministry of Commerce with funding from the World Bank and is designed to be accessible to entrepreneurs and inv ...

Kampong Chhnang official tourism siteKampong Chhnang images
Provincial capitals in Cambodia Cities in Cambodia Populated places in Kampong Chhnang province {{cambodia-geo-stub