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Kampong Chhnang

Cambodia
Also known as: Kâmpóng Chhnăng

Kampong Chhnang, town, central Cambodia. Kampong Chhnang is located just west of the Sap River (the outlet for the Tonle Sap) and has port facilities. It is connected to Phnom Penh, the national capital, by a national highway route and railway.

The surrounding area is occupied by Khmer peoples, some of whom tend rice paddies and live on floating fishing villages during the monsoonal high-water season. The major products of the area are pottery, rice, and bananas, supplemented by fishing. Pop. (2019) 41,080.

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