Kampong Som - Definition and Overview

Preah Seihanu
ព្រះសីហនុ
Statistics
Area:	868 km²
Inhabitants:	155,690 (1998)
Pop. density:	179.4 inh./km²
ISO 3166-2:	KH-18

Preah Seihanu (English: Sihanoukville), formerly known as Kampong Som, is a port city in southern Cambodia on the Gulf of Thailand. The city is an important deep water port for Cambodia and is also becoming a tourist location. The city is named for King Norodom Sihanouk.

Administratively Sihanoukville is a municipality, at the same level as a province of Cambodia. The municipality is subdivided into 3 districts.

1801 Mittakpheap
1802 Prey Nob
1803 Stueng hav

Provinces of Cambodia

Provinces:	Banteay Meanchey \| Battambang \| Kampong Cham \| Kampong Chhnang \| Kampong Speu \| Kampong Thom \| Kampot \| Kandal \| Kaoh Kong \| Kratié \| Mondul Kiri \| Oddar Meancheay \| Pursat \| Preah Vihear \| Prey Veng \| Ratanak Kiri \| Siemreap \| Stung Treng \| Svay Rieng \| Takéo
Municipalities:	Keb \| Phnom Penh \| Preah Seihanu (Kampong Som or Sihanoukville) \| Pailin

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