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85: 67: 123: 620:, to include casinos, golf courses, and resorts. A 20 kilometre stretch of coastline will be turned into a deep-water port to accommodate cruise ships as well as freight. Near the port, an airfield with a runway 3,400 metres is longer than needed for commercial flights, while its turning bays are too small for civilian aircraft. Therefore, analysts suspect that the port project is a Cambodian-Chinese civil-military collaboration that will permit the Chinese navy to use the facilities as a forward operating base. Responding to US concerns, Prime Minister 1290: 74: 1528: 1376: 1207: 176: 1101: 108: 1122: 1139: 1114: 431: 269: 1085: 798: 832:
Traveling to Koh Kong has been made easier, as bridges have been built, the first in 2002. The landmark Koh Kong Bridge was built by L.Y.P. Group. It is the second longest bridge in Cambodia (Neak Loeung Bridge took the number one spot in 2015). The 1,900-meter crossing can be seen connecting
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in 1979, Koh Kong province was quite under-populated. After the national government encouraged people to live in Koh Kong, there has been a net influx of people. It is estimated that the average annual growth rate in Koh Kong is 16%, which has put pressure on the
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resources in the province. Koh Kong's towns have developed rapidly partially in response to market pressures from Thailand and because of immigration from other parts of Cambodia.
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provincial town of Koh Kong to Koh Kong Resort and the Thai border. In 2007 a new sealed road (National Route 48) was completed from the town to Sre Ambel on the
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has denied the charge, pointing out that the Cambodian constitution "...has no provision for accommodating foreign military bases on its soil."
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Koh Kong Bridge is the second longest bridge in Cambodia, and was the longest until the completion of
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highway, including four new bridges donated by the Thai government. They opened in May 2008.
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The province has been the site of a Sino-Cambodian port development project in
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administration with the local name of "Koh Kong". During the reign of
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Peam Krasop Wildlife Sanctuary: Insights into Life in the Mangroves
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The province is an increasingly popular gateway to Cambodia from
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The province is divided into six districts and one municipality:
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The project is planned to spread over 45,000 1336: 1189: 1044: 884: 584:in exchange of French troop evacuation from 782: 765: 748: 729: 723: 715: 691: 674: 657: 483: 472: 50: 29: 1343: 1329: 1196: 1182: 1051: 1037: 1024:Very comprehensive adventure site in Tatai 908: 572:was given to the city as a counterpart to 1350: 796: 973: 449:question marks, boxes, or other symbols 97:Bottom: Aerial view of Kong Kang Forest 1541: 961:"Scary reality hidden in this picture" 914: 246:10,090 km (3,900 sq mi) 1324: 1177: 1032: 595:After Cambodia's liberation from the 560:From 1795 to 1904 the area was under 477: 127:Map of Cambodia highlighting Koh Kong 1066: 1059:Places adjacent to Koh Kong province 13: 1559:Cambodia–Thailand border crossings 792: 14: 1575: 997: 915:Mekloy, Pongpet (1 August 2019). 1526: 1374: 1288: 1205: 1137: 1120: 1112: 1099: 1083: 866:National Institute of Statistics 429: 268: 267: 174: 121: 106: 83: 72: 65: 1014:Kirirom National Park, Cambodia 974:Sakhuja, Vijay (13 June 2019). 967: 953: 934: 851: 1: 1253:Khemarak Phoumin Municipality 1138: 1084: 1009:Koh Kong Provincial Resources 844: 704:Khemarak Phoumin Municipality 1121: 1113: 627: 520: 7: 976:"There is more to Koh Kong" 473: 10: 1580: 607: 555: 1383: 1372: 1358: 1297: 1286: 1230: 1218: 1064: 783: 766: 749: 730: 724: 716: 692: 675: 658: 546:Botum Sakor National Park 468: 409: 390: 382: 374: 364: 354: 344: 327: 305: 300: 292: 284: 276: 263: 258: 250: 242: 237: 222: 210: 205: 195: 187: 167: 132: 120: 102: 58: 51: 47: 38: 30: 24: 95:Top: Beaches of Koh Kong 28: 1359:Autonomous municipality 293:  β€’ Rank 1156:Sihanoukville province 806: 437:This article contains 306: β€’ Languages 152:11.39917Β°N 103.49472Β°E 1554:Provinces of Cambodia 1352:Provinces of Cambodia 1310:Koh Kong Safari World 1129:Kampong Speu province 896:hdi.globaldatalab.org 800: 550:Kirirom National Park 540:, Cambodia's largest 288:12/km (30/sq mi) 211: β€’ Governor 1004:The Koh Kong Website 870:Ministry of Planning 548:), and a section of 285: β€’ Density 214:Mithona Phouthorng ( 19:Province in Cambodia 16:Province of Cambodia 917:"Not What It Seems" 574:Prachuap Khiri Khan 157:11.39917; 103.49472 148: /  963:. 7 February 2020. 946:2011-10-02 at the 807: 803:Neak Loeung Bridge 570:Patchan Khiri Khet 538:Cardamom Mountains 513:. 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Official seal of Koh Kong
Map of Cambodia highlighting Koh Kong
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National Assembly
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ICT
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ISO 3166 code
Districts
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Khmer script
Khmer
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