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Pop. Between 1874 and 1921, the total population of Cambodia increased from about 946,000 to 2.4 million. By 1950, it had increased to between 3,710,107 and 4,073,967, and in 1962 it had reached 5.7 million. From the 1960s until 1975, the population of Cambodia increased by about 2.2% yearly, the lowest increase in Southeast Asia.
The most significant temple‑complex, a double sanctuary (Prasat Thom/Prang), follows a linear plan and not a concentric one like most of the temples of the Khmer kings. Unparalleled is the 36-metre (118 ft)-high seven‑tiered pyramid, which most probably served as state temple [4]: 103 of Jayavarman IV. Also impressive are the shrines with ...
Ethnic groups in Cambodia. The largest of the ethnic groups in Cambodia are the Khmer, who comprise 95.8% of the total population [1] and primarily inhabit the lowland Mekong subregion and the central plains. The Khmer historically have lived near the lower Mekong River in a contiguous arc that runs from the southern Khorat Plateau where modern ...
The majority of the world's Khmers live in Cambodia, the population of which is over 95% Khmer. [15] [16] [17] World Map of populations of Khmer Diaspora
The national census does not record population by city, rather by province. The only available method of estimating the population of a city is through the CDB, which is updated every two years. For instance, the 2018 CDB suggests that 1,474,489 people were living in Phnom Penh municipality, [ 1 ] whereas the 2019 census (which only preliminary ...
Cambodia, [a] officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, [b] is a country in Mainland Southeast Asia. It borders Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, Vietnam to the east, and has a coastline along the Gulf of Thailand on the southwest. It spans an area of 181,035 square kilometres (69,898 square miles), and has a population of about 17 ...
Rank Province HDI (2021) [1] High human development 1: Phnom Penh: 0.729 Medium human development 2: Takéo: 0.622 3: Koh Kong: 0.620 4: Battambang/Pailin: 0.619 5: Kandal
Cambodia is divided into 25 provinces (Khmer: ខេត្ត, khétt [kʰaet]). The capital Phnom Penh is not a province but an "autonomous municipality" (Khmer: រាជធានី, réachthéani [riəceaʔtʰiəniː]; lit. 'capital'), equivalent to a province governmentally and administered at the same level as the other 24 provinces.