Tboung Khmum province

Not to be confused with Tboung Khmum Kingdom or Tboung Khmum district.

Tboung Khmum^[3] (Khmer: ត្បូងឃ្មុំ [tɓoːŋ kʰmum], lit. 'The Gem Pearl of Bee'), also spelled as Tbong Khmum, is a province of Cambodia located on the central lowlands of the Mekong River. It borders the provinces of Kampong Cham to the west, Kratié to the north, Prey Veng to the south and shares an international border with Vietnam to the east. Its capital and largest city is Suong. The province's name consists of two words in Khmer, tboung (gem, precious jewel) and khmum (bee), which together mean "amber or gem".

Tboung Khmum ត្បូងឃ្មុំ
Province
Tboung Khmum Province ខេត្តត្បូងឃ្មុំ
Entering Tboung Khmum from Kampong Cham via the bridge over the Mekong
Seal
Map of Cambodia highlighting Tboung Khmum
Coordinates: 11°59′N 105°27′E
Country	Cambodia
Founded	1897[1]
Provincial status	31 December 2013
Capital	Suong
Government
• Governor	Cheam Chan Sophorn (CPP)
• National Assembly	8 / 125
Area
• Total	5,250 km2 (2,030 sq mi)
• Rank	15th
Population  (2019)[2]
• Total	853,727
• Rank	10th
• Density	148/km2 (380/sq mi)
• Rank	8th
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Dialing code	+855
ISO 3166 code	KH-3
Website	tboungkhmum.gov.kh

Tboung Khmum Province was formed when Kampong Cham Province was split in two by a royal decree signed on 31 December 2013 by King Norodom Sihamoni on the recommendation of Prime Minister Hun Sen. The request by Hun Sen's government to split the province, which was ostensibly for the purpose of improving administrative efficiency in the large province, was made after his ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) lost the province to the opposition in the July 2013 elections.^[4] The CPP won only eight of the available 18 National Assembly seats in Hun Sen's home province. The 10 districts that remain in Kampong Cham overwhelmingly voted for the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, led by Sam Rainsy, while five of the six districts cut out from Kampong Cham to form the Tboung Khmum Province were won solidly by the CPP.^[5] The province has the highest percentage of Muslims in the country, at 11.8%. It also has the largest percentage of Cham people among other provinces, around 15%.^[2]

Administration

The province is subdivided into 6 districts and 1 municipality, further divided into 64 communes.^[4]

ISO code	District	Khmer
25-01	Dambae	ស្រុកតំបែរ
25-02	Krouch Chhmar	ស្រុកក្រូចឆ្មារ
25-03	Memot	ស្រុកមេមត់
25-04	Ou Reang Ov	ស្រុកអូររាំងឪ
25-05	Ponhea Kraek	ស្រុកពញាក្រែក
25-07	Tboung Khmum	ស្រុកត្បូងឃ្មុំ
25-06	Suong Municipality	ក្រុងសួង

Religion

Religion in Tboung Khmum province (2019 census)^[6]

  Buddhism (88.1%)

  Islam (11.8%)

  Christianity (0.1%)

  Animism and Other religions (0.0%)

The state religion is Theravada Buddhism. More than 88.1% of the people in Tboung Khmum province are Buddhists. About 11.8% population of Tboung Khmum province follow Islam followed by Chams. Christianity is followed by 0.1% in the province. It's the most Muslim province of the country.

See also

• Bun Rany, wife of Hun Sen (born in Krouch Chhmar District now located in Tboung Khmum province)
• Champa
• Kampong Cham province

References

1. "History of Tboung Khmum". Tboung Khmum Provincial Administration. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
2. "General Population Census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019 – Final Results" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics. Ministry of Planning. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
3. "Tbong Khmum province". Tourism Cambodia. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
4. Phorn, Bopha; Alex Willemyns (10 January 2014). "Government Creates New CPP-Majority Province". The Cambodia Daily. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
5. Mom, Kunthear; Kevin Ponniah (10 January 2014). "Kampong Cham's great divide". The Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
6. "General Population census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics Ministry of planning. October 2020.

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