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    Cambodia Provinces — Visual Encyclopedia
    All 25 provinces of Cambodia with key facts and highlights.
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    🗺️ Provinces

    All 25 provinces of Cambodia with key facts and highlights.

    Siem Reap Province

    Home to Angkor Wat and Cambodia's most-visited destination. A bustling hub of temples, tourism, and nightlife centered around the charming town of Siem Reap.

    Nov–Mar

    Phnom Penh

    Cambodia's vibrant capital city at the confluence of the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers. A dynamic mix of history, culture, food, and nightlife.

    Nov–Feb

    Kampot Province

    A laid-back riverside province famous for the world's best pepper, colonial architecture, and the eerie Bokor Hill Station.

    Nov–Apr

    Battambang Province

    Cambodia's rice bowl and cultural heart. Known for its well-preserved colonial architecture, bamboo train, and thriving arts scene.

    Nov–Mar

    Mondulkiri Province

    Cambodia's wild east: rolling green hills, pine forests, waterfalls, and indigenous Bunong communities. The elephant conservation capital.

    Nov–Mar

    Ratanakiri Province

    The remote northeast frontier with volcanic lakes, jungle treks, and indigenous hill-tribe communities. Cambodia at its most wild.

    Nov–Mar

    Preah Sihanouk Province

    Cambodia's coastal hub and gateway to the islands. The mainland has been heavily developed, but the islands remain paradise.

    Nov–Apr

    Kep Province

    Cambodia's smallest province, a former French resort town known for its famous crab market and relaxed coastal atmosphere.

    Nov–Apr

    Kratie Province

    A sleepy riverside province on the upper Mekong, famous for its rare Irrawaddy dolphins. The charming colonial town is one of Cambodia's hidden gems.

    Nov–Mar

    Stung Treng Province

    Cambodia's gateway to Laos and the remote northeast. A frontier province where the Mekong and Sekong rivers meet, known for flooded forests and dolphin pools.

    Nov–Mar

    Kompong Cham Province

    One of Cambodia's most populous provinces straddling the Mekong. Famous for the bamboo bridge rebuilt each dry season and the hilltop temples of Phnom Pros and Phnom Srei.

    Nov–Mar

    Kompong Chhnang Province

    The "Port of Pottery" — a province famed for its traditional clay pots, floating Vietnamese villages on the Tonle Sap, and quiet rural Khmer life.

    Nov–Mar

    Kompong Speu Province

    A largely rural province between Phnom Penh and the coast, home to Kirirom National Park's pine forests and Cambodia's first hill-station resort.

    Nov–Mar

    Kompong Thom Province

    The geographic heart of Cambodia, home to the pre-Angkorian temples of Sambor Prei Kuk — a UNESCO World Heritage Site older than Angkor Wat.

    Nov–Mar

    Kandal Province

    The province that surrounds Phnom Penh on all sides. A fertile floodplain at the confluence of four rivers, known for silk weaving and fruit orchards.

    Nov–Mar

    Koh Kong Province

    Cambodia's wild west coast: dense Cardamom jungle, mangrove estuaries, the Tatai River, and the gateway to pristine islands and waterfalls.

    Nov–Apr

    Oddar Meanchey Province

    A remote northwestern province near the Thai border, once a Khmer Rouge stronghold. Today it draws visitors to Anlong Veng's historical sites and community forests.

    Nov–Mar

    Pailin Province

    Cambodia's second-smallest province, once famous for gem mining and as a Khmer Rouge stronghold. Known for its fruit orchards and Burmese-style pagodas.

    Nov–Mar

    Preah Vihear Province

    A vast, sparsely populated northern province named after the iconic cliff-top temple. Also home to the remote pyramid temple of Koh Ker.

    Nov–Mar

    Prey Veng Province

    A flat, agricultural heartland east of Phnom Penh. Known for rice paddies, lotus ponds, and a glimpse of authentic rural Cambodian life far from tourism.

    Nov–Mar

    Pursat Province

    A gateway to the Cardamom Mountains and the Tonle Sap. Known for its marble carvings, floating villages, and the community-based ecotourism in the Cardamoms.

    Nov–Mar

    Svay Rieng Province

    Cambodia's "Parrot's Beak" protruding into Vietnam. A transit province for travelers crossing the Bavet-Moc Bai border, with growing casino tourism.

    Nov–Mar

    Takeo Province

    The "Cradle of Khmer Civilization" with pre-Angkorian temples like Phnom Chisor and Angkor Borei. A lush agricultural province south of Phnom Penh.

    Nov–Mar

    Tbong Khmum Province

    Cambodia's newest province, split from Kompong Cham in 2013. A major rubber-plantation region with a growing agricultural economy.

    Nov–Mar

    Banteay Meanchey Province

    The northwestern gateway to Cambodia with the Poipet-Aranyaprathet border crossing from Thailand. Home to the vast Banteay Chhmar temple complex.

    Nov–Mar

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