Tboung Khmum province facts for kids

Quick facts for kids 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
Country	Cambodia
Founded	1897
Provincial status	31 December 2013
Capital	Suong
Area
• Total	5,250 km2 (2,030 sq mi)
Area rank	15th
Population  (2019)
• Total	776,841
• Rank	10th
• Density	148/km2 (380/sq mi)
• Density rank	8th
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Dialing code	+855
ISO 3166 code	KH-3

Tboung Khmum (pronounced t'bong k'moom) is a province in Cambodia. It's located in the central lowlands near the Mekong River. The name "Tboung Khmum" means "Amber" in the Khmer language. It comes from two words: tboung (meaning "gem" or "precious jewel") and khmum (meaning "bee").

This province was created quite recently, on December 31, 2013. Before that, it was part of a larger province called Kampong Cham Province. The government decided to split the province into two to make it easier to manage. Suong is the capital and largest city of Tboung Khmum.

How Tboung Khmum is Managed

The province of Tboung Khmum is divided into smaller areas to help with its management. It has 6 districts and 1 municipality (which is like a city area). These are further divided into 64 communes, which are even smaller local areas.

Religions in Tboung Khmum

The main religion in Cambodia is Theravada Buddhism. In Tboung Khmum province, most people, about 88.1%, follow Buddhism. There is also a significant number of people, about 11.8%, who follow Islam. Many of these are Cham people. A small number of people, about 0.1%, follow Christianity.

See also

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