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Cambodia is a country in Southeast Asia. Like many countries, it has different ways of counting how many people live in its cities and towns. This list shows the populations of some of Cambodia's cities and towns. The numbers come from the 2018 Commune Database (CDB), which is a record of people living in local areas.

It's good to know that these numbers might be a bit different from other counts, like the national census. This is because people move around a lot, and different ways of counting can give different results. For example, the 2018 Commune Database said about 1.4 million people lived in Phnom Penh, but the 2019 census counted over 2.1 million! The census tries to count everyone exactly where they are at that moment.

The numbers in this list are based on the most recent Commune Database. Sometimes, big cities like Phnom Penh or Siem Reap might have more people than the database shows. Smaller towns, especially near the borders, might sometimes seem to have more people than they actually do. This list helps us get an idea of how many people live in Cambodia's cities.

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Major Cities in Cambodia

Here is a list of some of the biggest cities in Cambodia, based on the Commune Database. You can see their names, the province they are in, how many people live there, and a picture of the city.

Name Province Population Image
Phnom Penh Phnom Penh 2,281,951 Boeng Keng Kang skyline.jpg
Siem Reap Siem Reap 245,494 Siem Reap Skyline at Night.jpg
Battambang Battambang 119,251 Battambang-Kambodscha-Skyline.jpg
Serei Saophoan Banteay Meanchey 99,019 Crossroads centrum - panoramio.jpg
Poipet Banteay Meanchey 98,934 Border crossing cambodia.jpg
Ta Khmau Kandal 75,629 Ta Khmau locator.svg
Sihanoukville Sihanoukville 73,036 Sihanoukville Skyline August 2022 View from 2-Lion Roundabout.jpg
Samraong Oddar Meanchey 70,944 Samraong.jpg
Pursat Pursat 58,355 Pursat Skyline.jpg
Stueng Saen Kampong Thom 53,118 Kampong Thom.jpg
Chbar Mon Kampong Speu 50,359 Chbar Mon locator.svg
Bavet Svay Rieng 43,783 Bavet Boder 2.JPG
Doun Kaev Takéo 43,402 Takeo Independence Monument 4051.jpg
Svay Rieng Svay Rieng 41,424 Svay Rieng University.jpg
Kampong Chhnang Kampong Chhnang 41,080 Kampong Chhnang 2019-1.jpg
Kampong Cham Kampong Cham 38,365 Kampong Cham, Cambodia. 3.jpg
Pailin Pailin 37,393 パイリン州にあるHUGS Agrico 運営の農地 450ha.JPG
Prey Veng Prey Veng 36,254 Prey Veng (city) locator.svg
Suong Tboung Khmum 35,054 Suong locator.svg
Kampot Kampot 32,053 2016 Kampot, Rondo duriana (04).jpg
Banlung Ratanakiri 30,399 Banlung 2018.jpg
Khemarak Phoumin Koh Kong 28,836 Kohkongbridge2007.jpg
Kratié Kratié 28,317 Arhitektura kmerskog grada Kratiea.jpg
Preah Vihear Preah Vihear 24,360 Koh Ker temple(2007).jpg
Sen Monorom Mondulkiri 13,195
Kep Kep 5,470 Kep National Park 2.jpg
Koh Rong Sihanoukville 4,000 Koh Rong viewing Koh Koun and Koh Rong Sanloem.jpg

See also

  • Administrative divisions of Cambodia
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