Cambodia Administrative Divisions

Name: Cambodia Administrative Divisions Dataset
Creator: GeoPostcodes
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What is the hierarchy of administrative divisions in Cambodia?

Cambodia operates on a 3‑level system starting with 25 provinces, then districts, and communes as the smallest administrative units.

Here’s a breakdown of the hierarchy:

1. Provinces: Cambodia is divided into 25 provinces.

2. Districts: Provinces are subdivided into districts.

3. Communes: These are the smallest administrative units, often found within districts.

List of Cambodia's administrative divisions with their counts and names

These are the summarized administrative divisions. The full dataset is available in the Download Center.

iso	country	admin level 1	admin level 2	admin level 3	admin level 4
KH	Cambodia	Banteay Meanchey (Province)	9 Districts	67 Communes	This level doesn’t exist for this country.
KH	Cambodia	Battambang (Province)	14 Districts	100 Communes, 3 Quarters	This level doesn’t exist for this country.
KH	Cambodia	Kampong Cham (Province)	10 Districts	109 Communes	This level doesn’t exist for this country.
KH	Cambodia	Kampong Chhnang (Province)	8 Districts	1 Quarter, 70 Communes	This level doesn’t exist for this country.
KH	Cambodia	Kampong Speu (Province)	9 Districts	88 Communes	This level doesn’t exist for this country.
KH	Cambodia	Kampong Thom (Province)	9 Districts	81 Communes	This level doesn’t exist for this country.
KH	Cambodia	Kampot (Province)	9 Districts	4 Quarters, 89 Communes	This level doesn’t exist for this country.
KH	Cambodia	Kandal (Province)	13 Districts	127 Communes	This level doesn’t exist for this country.
KH	Cambodia	Kep (Province)	2 Municipalities	5 Quarters	This level doesn’t exist for this country.
KH	Cambodia	Koh Kong (Province)	7 Districts	29 Communes	This level doesn’t exist for this country.
KH	Cambodia	Kratie (Province)	7 Districts	1 Quarter, 47 Communes	This level doesn’t exist for this country.
KH	Cambodia	Mondulkiri (Province)	5 Districts	21 Communes	This level doesn’t exist for this country.
KH	Cambodia	Oddar Meanchey (Province)	5 Districts	24 Communes	This level doesn’t exist for this country.
KH	Cambodia	Pailin (Province)	2 Municipalities	8 Quarters	This level doesn’t exist for this country.
KH	Cambodia	Phnom Penh (Capital)	7 Districts, 7 Municipalities	16 Communes, 89 Quarters	This level doesn’t exist for this country.
KH	Cambodia	Preah Sihanouk (Province)	2 Districts, 3 Municipalities	25 Quarters, 4 Communes	This level doesn’t exist for this country.
KH	Cambodia	Preah Vihear (Province)	8 Districts	2 Quarters, 49 Communes	This level doesn’t exist for this country.
KH	Cambodia	Prey Veng (Province)	13 Districts	116 Communes	This level doesn’t exist for this country.
KH	Cambodia	Pursat (Province)	7 Districts	49 Communes	This level doesn’t exist for this country.
KH	Cambodia	Ratanak Kiri (Province)	9 Districts	1 Quarter, 49 Communes	This level doesn’t exist for this country.
KH	Cambodia	Siem Reap (Province)	12 Districts	100 Communes	This level doesn’t exist for this country.
KH	Cambodia	Stung Treng (Province)	1 Municipality, 5 Districts	34 Communes	This level doesn’t exist for this country.
KH	Cambodia	Svay Rieng (Province)	8 Districts	80 Communes	This level doesn’t exist for this country.
KH	Cambodia	Takeo (Province)	10 Districts	100 Communes	This level doesn’t exist for this country.
KH	Cambodia	Tboung Khmum (Province)	1 Municipality, 6 Districts	64 Communes	This level doesn’t exist for this country.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the administrative divisions of Cambodia?

Cambodia is divided into 1 capital (រាជធានី) and 24 provinces (ខេត្), which form the top-level administrative units. These are subdivided into 16 municipalities (ខណ្) and 187 districts (ស្រុក). The smallest administrative level consists of 139 quarters (សង្កាត់) and 1,511 communes (ឃុំ). Major capital include Banteay Meanchey, Battambang, and Kampong Cham.

How many administrative levels does Cambodia have?

Cambodia has 3 administrative levels. Level 1: 1 capital (រាជធានី) and 24 provinces (ខេត្). Level 2: 16 municipalities (ខណ្) and 187 districts (ស្រុក). Level 3: 139 quarters (សង្កាត់) and 1,511 communes (ឃុំ).

How is Cambodia organized into provinces?

Cambodia operates on a 3‑level system starting with 25 provinces, then districts, and communes as the smallest administrative units.

What is the difference between capital and provinces in Cambodia?

In Cambodia, capital and provinces both sit at administrative level 1 but serve different functions. Capital (រាជធានី) — there is 1 — is typically a larger city or urban area that governs itself independently. Provinces (ខេត្) — there are 24 — group multiple smaller municipalities under a shared administration.

What are administrative divisions called in Khmer?

Cambodian administrative divisions have specific local names at each level. In Khmer, capital are called រាជធានី; provinces are called ខេត្; municipalities are called ខណ្; districts are called ស្រុក; quarters are called សង្កាត់; communes are called ឃុំ. These local-language terms appear in official documents, legal records, and government databases, so matching them correctly is important for data integration and compliance.

How often do administrative boundaries change in Cambodia?

Administrative boundaries in Cambodia change as governments reorganize regions, merge municipalities, or create new administrative units to reflect population shifts and political decisions. Changes most commonly affect the quarters level, where Cambodia currently has 1,650 units. Businesses that rely on Cambodian administrative data should use a regularly updated reference dataset to avoid mismatches in geocoding, tax jurisdiction mapping, and compliance reporting.