Doun Kaev (town)

For the municipality, see Doun Kaev Municipality.

Doun Kaev (Khmer: ដូនកែវ [doun kaew]; lit. "Crystal Grandmother") is the capital of Takéo Province, Cambodia. In 2019 it had a population of 43,402 which had increased from 1998. The small city and province is known for silk weaving, and the province is home to about 10,000 of the total of 15,000 Cambodian weavers. Most silk weavers in the villages are near the national highway in the direction of Takéo town. The technique of silk weaving could have come to the Khmer during the Kingdom of Funan, probably in the 2nd century, from India and China.^{[citation needed]}

Doun Kaev ដូនកែវ
City
Independence Monument in Doun Kaev
Doun Kaev Location of Takéo, Cambodia
Coordinates: 10°59′N 104°47′E
Country	Cambodia
Province	Takéo
Municipality	Doun Kaev
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	43,402
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)

Notable people

• Pen Sovan (1936–2016), former Prime Minister of Cambodia
• Chinary Ung (born 1942), composer

References

1. "General Population Census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019 – Final Results" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics. Ministry of Planning. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.