Kampong Speu (Khmer: កំពង់ស្ពឺ, Kâmpóng Spœ [kɑmpɔŋ spɨː]; lit. 'Port of Starfruit') is a province of Cambodia. It borders the provinces of Pursat and Kampong Chhnang to the north, Kandal to the east, Takéo to the southeast, Kampot to the south and Koh Kong to the west. Its capital is the town of Chbar Mon.
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Kampong Speu in Khmer means "starfruit port" or "starfruit harbor". In Khmer, kampong is a place-name element, meaning "port" or "harbor". It derives from the Austronesian language, Malay, in which it means "village". Speu in the Khmer language means "starfruit".
Administrative divisions
The province is subdivided into 7 districts and 1 municipality, further divided into 87 communes.
ISO code District Khmer Population (2019)[2]
05-01 Basedth ស្រុកបរសេដ្ឋ 136,971
05-02 Chbar Mon Municipality ក្រុងច្បារមន 50,359
05-03 Kong Pisei ស្រុកគងពិសី 145,476
05-04 Aoral ស្រុកឱរ៉ាល់ 39,544
05-05 Oudong ស្រុកឧដុង្គ 145,311
05-06 Phnom Sruoch ស្រុកភ្នំស្រួច 104,438
05-07 Samraong Tong ស្រុកសំរោងទង 182,774
05-08 Thpong ស្រុកថ្ពង 63,328
The Wing Star Shoes factory in Kampong Speu province manufactures Asics sports shoes. It collapsed in 2013.[3] Three people were killed.[4] Workers struck at the Wing Star Shoes Factory in 2014, blocking National Route 3, and demanding a $5 raise in bonuses and enforcement of labor laws.[5] In 2016 and 2018, mass faintings of workers were reported. The cause in 2016, initially attributed to a worker having been possessed by a "spirit," was later revised to "poor health and imagination."[6] 2018, police reported that after a worker had a seizure, her "scream caused a mass panic, prompting workers to run, feel dizzy and faint."[7]
Religion in Kampong Speu (2019 census)[8]
Buddhism (99.8%)
Islam (0.1%)
Christianity (0.1%)
Animism and Other religions (0%)
The state religion is Theravada Buddhism. More than 99.8% of the people in Kampong Speu are Buddhists, It's the most Buddhist province of the country. Chams have been practicing Islam for hundreds of years. A small percentage follow Christianity.
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