Kampot

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Kampot

Total population

39,186

Air quality index

55Moderate

WeatherAvg high 86.6°F

Coordinates10.61°, 104.18°

Demographic figures from National Institute of Statistics (Cambodia). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Kampot is a city in southern Cambodia and the capital of Kampot province. It is situated on the Praek Tuek Chhu River, southeast of the Elephant Mountains, and around five kilometres from the Gulf of Thailand. Kampot was the capital of the Circonscription Résidentielle de Kampot under French rule and Cambodia's most important seaport after the loss of the Mekong Delta and before the establishment of Sihanoukville. Its center is, unlike most Cambodian provincial capitals, composed of 19th-century French colonial architecture. The region and town are known for high-quality pepper, which is exported worldwide. It is also known for its fish sauce, sea salt, and durian. The government and the Ministry of Culture and Fine Art have been preparing documents to nominate the Old Town of Kampot for admission to the UNESCO World Heritage Site list, since 2017.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Virak Dara

Cambodian actress

Kong Nay

Cambodian musician

M

Meas Sophea

Cambodian general

O

Oung Chanthol

Cambodian activist

P

Preap In

Anti-monarch militiaman

Chan Vathanaka

Cambodian association football player

P

Prak Chanratana

association football player

K

Khek Sysoda

diplomat

C

Chantranith Ros

Cambodian-born French tennis player

H

Hean Sahib

P

Pierre Pannetier

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Kampot

• Welikanda
  1574.2 mi away · pop. 15,000
• Sewanapitiya
  1578.8 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Aralaganwila
  1580.2 mi away · pop. 15,000
• Dalukana
  1582.2 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Sungavila
  1583.7 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Manampitiya
  1583.8 mi away · pop. 15,000
• Onegama
  1584.1 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Dimbulagala
  1584.6 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Pulasthigama
  1584.7 mi away · pop. 5,000
• 14 Canal
  1584.8 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Tambala
  1586.7 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Gallella
  1587.5 mi away · pop. 5,000

Browse all places in Kampot →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Kampot

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Malayan Snail-eating Turtle

Malayemys macrocephala

Seen 2026-07-18

Giant Golden Orbweaver

Nephila pilipes

Seen 2026-07-11

Burmese Python

Python bivittatus

Seen 2026-06-20

Cardamom Mountains Green Pitviper

Trimeresurus cardamomensis

Seen 2026-05-22

Asian Painted Frog

Kaloula pulchra

Seen 2026-05-10

Mango Stem Borer

Batocera rufomaculata

Seen 2026-05-10

Striped Kukri Snake

Oligodon taeniatus

Seen 2026-04-23

Northern Pig-tailed Macaque

Macaca leonina

Seen 2026-04-15

Swampwatcher

Potamarcha congener

Seen 2026-04-14

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Kampot, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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