Administration įormerly part of Kampong Cham Province, Krouch Chhmar is one of six districts split off to form the new province of Tboung Khmum on 31 December 2013. To the south is Tboung Khmom district and the Kampong Cham district of Kampong Siem lies across the river to the west. Dambae district forms most of the eastern border. Reading from the north clockwise, Krouch Chhmar shares a border with Stueng Trang district of Kampong Cham and Chhloung district of Kratie Province the Kratie district of Preaek Prasab to the north east. The Mekong runs along the western and northern borders of the district and the district boundary includes the river itself to midstream. Krouch Chhmar district is in north-western Tboung Khmum Province. In 1975, when Phnom Penh fell to the communists she was the director of Krouch Chhmar district hospital, deep in the "liberated zone" (the zone controlled by the Khmer Rouge). īun Rany joined the Khmer Rouge in 1970, after the coup by Lon Nol and received medical training. Bun Rany was born in 1954 in Roka Khnaor, Krouch Chhmar district, the fourth of five children from a farming family. Krouch Chhmar district is also the birthplace of Cambodia's first lady, Bun Rany the wife of Prime Minister Hun Sen. From this intersection in Dambae District is it a further 34 kilometres west to the town of Kampong Cham. From here it is around 18 kilometres north to Kratie or 30 kilometres south to the intersection with National Highway 7. The main road from the district capital of Krouch Chhmar runs along the Mekong for around 35 kilometres of secondary road to an intersection with National road 73 at Chhloung. The district can only be accessed by vehicles via Chhloung town, Chhloung District in Kratie Province. Road access however, is more problematic. The district is easily accessed by boat from neighboring Kampong Cham Province. Not surprisingly, communities in this isolated district are mostly clustered along the banks of the river and boats are an important form of transport. The Mekong River forms western and northern borders of the districts and includes the Mekong island of Koh Pir in its area. The district capital is Krouch Chhmar town located around 35 kilometres north east of the provincial capital of Kampong Cham by water. Krouch Chhmar District ( Khmer: ស្រុកក្រូចឆ្មារ) is a district ( srok) located in Tboung Khmum Province, Cambodia. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Khmer script.
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