Kampong Cham (city)
Kampong Cham
កំពង់ចាម | |
|---|---|
Kizuna Bridge and The City | |
| Coordinates: 11°59′13.3″N 105°27′43.3″E / 11.987028°N 105.462028°E | |
| Country | Cambodia |
| Province | Kampong Cham |
| Municipality | Kampong Cham |
| Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 61,750 |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (ICT) |
Kampong Cham (Khmer: កំពង់ចាម, UNGEGN: Kâmpóng Cham [kɑmpɔŋ caːm]; lit. 'The chams Port') is the capital city of Kampong Cham Province in southeastern Cambodia. It is the 12th largest city in Cambodia with a population of 61,750 people (2021) and is located on the Mekong River. Kampong Cham is 124 kilometers northeast from the national capital Phnom Penh. It takes about 2.5 hours to travel from Phnom Penh to Kampong Cham and vice-versa by boat or a motorized vehicle on asphalt road.
The city is connected to the district of Tbong khmum by the Kizuna bridge, the first in Cambodia to span the Mekong.