First-level Divisions: Provinces and Capital
Provinces (khaet) and municipalities (krong) are Cambodia's first-level administrative divisions. Provinces are divided into 159 districts (srŏk) and 26 municipalities (krong). The capital is divided into 8 khan.
On 22 December, 2008, King Norodom Sihamoni signed a Royal Decree that changed the municipalities of Kep, Pailin and Sihanoukville into provinces, as well as adjusting several provincial borders.
Kratie, Ratanakiri, Stung Treng and Mondulkiri were part of Laos until the French protectorate.
| Location | Name | Capital | Population | Area (km²) | Population Density | ISO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banteay Meanchey Province | Sisophon | 678,033 | 6,679 km² | 102 | KH-1 | |
| Battambang Province | Battambang | 1,036,523 | 11,702 km² | 89 | KH-2 | |
| Kampong Cham Province | Kampong Cham | 1,680,694 | 9,799 km² | 172 | KH-3 | |
| Kampong Chhnang Province | Kampong Chhang | 472,616 | 5,521 km² | 86 | KH-4 | |
| Kampong Speu Province | Kampong Speu Town | 716,517 | 7,017 km² | 102 | KH-5 | |
| Kampong Thom Province | Kampong Thom | 708,398 | 13,814 km² | 51 | KH-6 | |
| Kampot Province | Kampot | 585,110 | 4,873 km² | 120 | KH-7 | |
| Kandal Province | Ta Khmau | 1,265,805 | 3,568 km² | 355 | KH-8 | |
| Koh Kong Province | Koh Kong | 139,722 | 11,160 km² | 12 | KH-9 | |
| Kep Province | Kep | 40,208 | 336 km² | 120 | KH-23 | |
| Kratie Province | Kratié | 318,523 | 11,094 km² | 29 | KH-10 | |
| Mondulkiri Province | Sen Monorom | 60,811 | 14,288 km² | 4 | KH-11 | |
| Oddar Meanchey Province | Samraong | 185,443 | 6,158 km² | 30 | KH-22 | |
| Pailin Province | Pailin | 70,482 | 803 km² | 88 | KH-24 | |
| Phnom Penh Municipality | Phnom Penh | 2,000,064 | 758 km² | 2,638 | KH-12 | |
| Preah Sihanouk Province | Sihanoukville | 199,902 | 868 km² | 230 | KH-18 | |
| Preah Vihear Province | Tbeng Meanchey | 170,852 | 13,788 km² | 12 | KH-13 | |
| Pursat Province | Pursat | 397,107 | 12,692 km² | 31 | KH-15 | |
| Prey Veng Province | Prey Veng | 947,357 | 4,883 km² | 194 | KH-14 | |
| Ratanakiri Province | Banlung | 149,997 | 10,782 km² | 14 | KH-16 | |
| Siem Reap Province | Siem Reap | 896,309 | 10,299 km² | 87 | KH-17 | |
| Stung Treng Province | Stung Treng | 111,734 | 11,092 km² | 10 | KH-19 | |
| Svay Rieng Province | Svay Rieng City | 482,785 | 2,966 km² | 163 | KH-20 | |
| Takeo Province | Takéo | 843,931 | 3,563 km² | 237 | KH-21 |
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