Kampong Cham (city)

Kampong Cham កំពង់ចាម
City
Kizuna Bridge and The City
Kampong Cham Location of Kampong Cham, Cambodia
Coordinates: 11°59′13.3″N 105°27′43.3″E / 11.987028°N 105.462028°E / 11.987028; 105.462028
Country	Cambodia
Province	Kampong Cham
Municipality	Kampong Cham
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	38,365
Time zone	UTC+07:00 (ICT)

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Kampong Cham (Khmer: កំពង់ចាម, UNGEGN: Kâmpóng Cham [kɑmpɔŋ caːm]; lit. 'The Waiting 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)^[2] and is located on the Mekong River. Kampong Cham is 124 kilometers northeast from national capital Phnom Penh and can be reached by either boat or by asphalt road. It takes about 2.5 hours by vehicle or 2.5 hours by boat from Phnom Penh to the city of Kampong Cham and vice-versa.

The city is connected to the district of Tbong khmum by the Kizuna bridge, the first in Cambodia to span the Mekong.

The city is subdivided into four districts and 32 villages.

Aerial View of Kampong Cham City

The indirect election of the city council in 2014 gave the presidentship to CPP which has won 11 out of the 15 seats in the city council, while CNRP won the rest.

Kampong Cham has a great outdoor Olympic size 50 meter swimming pool with 5 and 10 meter diving boards. As of January 2020 the entry cost was $2 USD. There is a swim club, coached by Japanese volunteers.

The city has a tropical climate. When compared with winter, the summers have much more rainfall. This location is classified as Aw by Köppen and Geiger. The average annual temperature in Kampong Cham is 27.7 °C. Precipitation here averages 1721 mm per year.

• Cham people
• Cham language

• Kampong Cham travel guide from Wikivoyage