Kep (???) is also romanized as Kaeb (Khmer: ??? , "Saddle" ) is officially known as Kep Province (????????) is the smallest province ( khaet ) of Cambodia which covers 336 km 2 (130 sq mi), with a population of 40,280. This is one of the newest Cambodian provinces, together with Pailin, Sihanoukville and Tboung Khmum, created by the Royal Decree on December 22, 2008, which separates Kep town from Kampot province, and adjusts several provincial borders. It is the smallest and most sparsely populated province of Cambodia. The provincial capital is Kep District and this province contains Kep National Park.
Video Kep Province
Geography
Location
The Kep area is completely surrounded by Kampot Province except for the 16 km sea beach on the south side in front of the Gulf of Thailand and Phu Quoc island of Vietnam. The western boundary is 20 km from Kampot city. The eastern border is about 20 km from the Vietnam border.
Administrative division
It is divided into two districts ( sr? K ):
- Damnak Chang'aeur : This is the largest province and is divided into three parts (sangkat) - Angkaol in the west, Ou Krasar in the middle and Pong Tuek in the east - and 11 groups (chrome ). It was the place where Australia's David Wilson, 29, Briton Mark Slater, 28, and Jean-Michel Braquet, 27, were kidnapped by the Khmer Rouge guerrilla unit led by Commander Chouk Rin in June 1994.
- Kep : The district, located in the center of the Province, is divided into two parts of Sangkat Kep east of Kep Peninsula and Sangkat Prey Thum in the west, and five groups.
Kep Archipelago
The Kep Peninsula goes southwest to Kep Bay in a triangle. A small archipelago of 13 islands ( Koh ) and the islands lie on the eastern side of the peninsula:
- Koh Tonsay (????????, 'Rabbit Island')
- Koh Kok (??????, Egret Island)
- Koh Mates (????????, Chile Island)
- Koh Svay (????????, 'Pulau Mangga')
- Koh Tbal (????????, 'Millstone Island')
- Koh Hal Trey. (?????????? 'Dry Fish Island')
- Koh Svay Prey (??????????, 'Wild Mango Island')
- Koh Sarang (???????? 'Pulau Sarang')
- Koh Portie (??????? or Pulau Pura, 'Island of Enlightenment')
- Koh Makprang. (????????????, 'Makprang Island' - Cambodian wild little fruits like mango.)
- Koh Angrong (?????????? 'Angkrong Island' - Angkrong is a Ziziphus cambodiana tree species.)
- Koh Ach Seh (?????????, 'Horseback Riding Island', but this popular name evolves into just Kos Seh - Horse Island.)
- Koh Sngout. (????????, 'Dry Island')
KohTonsay
Koh Tonsay (Khmer: ????????? meaning 'Island of Rabbit') is located about 4.5 Kilometers southwest of Kep. Tourists are attracted to two white sand beaches, and the sea is shallow and worth to swim. On the seabed there are a variety of corals, marine animals and plants that attract researchers and ecologists.
The name Koh Tonsay comes from Rumsay. While trying to avoid the commander's army, Prince Sakor Reach grows hopelessly as his own army begins to tire. He led his remaining troops across the sea to an island in front of the city of Kep, where troops spread. Thus, the island is called Koh Rumsay, Koh Ormsay, Koh Ornsay, and Koh Tonsay, as is known today. Another version is that, according to many locals who spent their youth in Kep before 1975, the island was previously called Koh Antai. There is no clear meaning for this word.
Koh Tonsay is 2 square kilometers in the area. During the regime of Sangku Reastr Niyum Prince Norodom Sihanouk, the place was used as a place to rehabilitate criminals, who were also used to defend the island. Horse and wooden carriage trails, thatched huts are also built during this time. Much of this infrastructure has been destroyed by weather and decades of warfare. Today Koh Tonsay is a major tourist attraction for Kep. There are about 8 khmer run basic guest houses and about 5 restaurants, serving fresh seafood especially like crab, shrimp and fish. During the day it can get very busy with day tourists, which departs around 4 pm, so for sunset there are only a few people staying there. Electricity runs only from 6-9pm by generator. Water can be short during the dry months (Des-Apr) and longtail boats with large water tanks that supply demand.
Maps Kep Province
History
Under the rule of the French Kep belonging to Circonscription RÃÆ' Â © sidentielle de Kampot , developed into the most prestigious coastal city in Cambodia. Founded in 1908 and renamed Kep-Sur-Mer it is a thriving resort town for the French and Cambodian elite until the early 1970s.
Built between 1953 and 1970 - after the French occupation, Kep's modernist villa is unique. Architects Vann Molyvann and Lu Ban Hap who embodied the golden age of Cambodian architectural modernism, mixed elements of the modern movement (Bauhaus, Richard Neutra and Le Corbusier) with traditional Khmer architecture, promoted by King Sihanouk - known as the Khmer New Architecture.
A big misconception about Kep is that during the years of the Khmer Rouge, many large houses and colonial mansions of colonial Kep were destroyed. In fact, locals, who need money and food, sort the villas so they can exchange all these precious parts in Vietnam for rice and cash. Many of Kep's villas were abandoned, but some of the city's former splendors were still visible.
The ocean is filled with wide pavements and large statues. Prince Norodom Sihanouk not only makes his own villa, but also his own island. Ile des Ambassadeurs is a favorite place for Sihanouk to entertain regular guests.
The paved road connects the city with Kampot. Kep Beach consists mainly of mangrove swamps and black stones rather than white sands of Sihanoukville, although beach food with white sands of Sihanoukville has made the beaches more spacious and cleaner.
There are now more than 60 guesthouses, resorts and hotels in Kep. It is currently one of the fastest growing tourist areas in Cambodia with a focus on middle to upper class businesses.
Education
Five schools for secondary education are located in the Province which was attended by 588 students, of which 246 were women in 2008. In the same year there were 9 kindergartens and 21 elementary schools with a total population of 9,644 students.
As a former French settlement, Kep is a French school center like the Sisters of the Providence School closed in 1975 when the Khmer Rouge took power. The building was destroyed in early 2012 and its land is dedicated to official offices.
French relics in education are represented today by Ecole pour Tous which is dedicated primarily to children in the area. The province has no university, depending on it in nearby Kampot province.
The Technical School of Don Bosco Kep offers technical training for local youth, and the Association of Decorative Associations for both disadvantaged children and youth.
The Kep International School (KIS) is the first English school in Kep to follow the Cambridge curriculum in the morning and in the afternoons dedicated to Khmer classes such as reading, writing and history, among other topics.
Places of interest
The Island Rabbit (Koh Tunsay) is probably the main tourist attraction in Kep, but the smallest Cambodian province has many other interesting places promoted from an environmental perspective as ecotourism not only by local governments but also by private initiatives such as the Kep Tourism Association that collects local hotels and restaurants in the Province.
Kep Beach is located in Kep District, at the tip of the peninsula. This area is the site of some crumbling French homes. Most of the black sand is now found with the white sands of Sihanoukville.
Forest Trek is located within Kep National Park with an 8 kilometer journey around the hills of Kep.
The Butterfly Farm is a private ecological park on the Jasmine Valley Trail dedicated to preserving the local environment led by expatriate philanthropists.
The Don Bosco Birth House Monument was inaugurated in May 2012 as a tribute to Don Bosco and it is a reproduction house where John Bosco was born in 1816 in Castelnuovo Don Bosco, Italy. It's on the campus of Don Bosco Vocational Center.
The Teuk Chhou Zoo is a private zoo, located 2.5 km away from the provincial town of Thmei Village in Prey Thom Commune and is home to a wide variety of animal and plant species.
Phnom Sar Sear consists of three small mountains scattered across an area of ​​approximately 1.5 square kilometers. The mountain towered as high as about 40 meters holding a number of caves. The caves of Phnom Ach Pro Chiev and especially the caves of Phnom Dam Rey Sar are the most famous.
Economy
Kep Province economy is more limited to agriculture, fisheries, tourism and salt production. 92% of the province's population is dedicated to agriculture in 2008 (75% of paddy farming). In the same year there were 10 guest houses listed. In 2013 there are 16 major hotels listed by the Tourism Department and 65 by the local Tourist Association according to www.visitkep.com. Kep Expo is an official initiative to promote the Provincial Kep as a tourist and development place, its artists, production and environmental protection.
Health
In 2008 there were 452 families with births during that year. 150 women were sent by shamans and 2 babies died one month after their birth. 6 children under 5 years died in 2008 and 7 children aged 9-12 months did not receive full immunization.
Families rely on their water primarily from rain and wells: in 2008 38% families use water from wells and open wells and 33% from pump wells. During the dry season of the year, 78% of families drank water from unsafe sources.
According to a 2009 NCDD study, 42 families living with HIV-infected contaminated members, 105 registered orphans, 104 families affected by natural disasters and 11 people who were victims of landmines and blasted weapons.
There were 5 registered clinics in Kep Province in 2008 and no hospitals.
Malaria, Dengue and others are the current tropical diseases in Cambodia. The southern coastal province is considered a high-risk area of ​​malaria, especially islands and forest areas, where it is advisable to keep prevention measures against mosquito bites, especially during the wet season.
Transport
Highway No. 33 crosses the province from west to east, walking from Kampot town to Kampong Trach District then progressing to the Vietnam border. A line from No 33 named No 33A rotates at the White Horse Monument in Damnak Chang'aeur District, running along the coast before rejoining to No. 33, about 3 km (2 mi) to the east.
Kep does not have public bus or taxi transportation. The gap is filled by motorcycle taxi (locally known as moto-dop ) and tuk-tuk. Commercial bus companies like Phnom Penh Sorya Transport serve routes between Phnom Penh - Kep and Kampot through National Highway No. 3 and No 33. Public transport from Kep to Sihanoukville is served by shuttle bus service.
The province is crossed by the southern Cambodian Rail line that connects Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville Port with stations in Kep. However, in 2013 the line does not operate.
The small Kep Harbor is only served by small tour boats sailing to Kep Islands, especially Pulau Kelinci. No scheduled sea links to other domestic coastal ports or neighboring countries Vietnam and Thailand.
The distance between Kep and other major Cambodian provinces
- Phnom Penh: 164 km (102 miles) to the north (from the city of Kep)
- Sihanoukville: 130 km (81 mi) to the west along the coast
- Kampot City: 25 km (16 miles) westward
- Bokor Hill Station: 67 km (42 mi) to the west
- Vietnam Border: 25 km (16 mi) to the east
- Siem Reap: 478 km (297Ã, mi) to the north
- Battambang: 455 km (283Ã, mi) to the northwest
- Koh Kong province and Thai border: 364 km (226Ã, mi) to the west
References
External links
- VisitKep.com
- Kep-Cambodia.com
Source of the article : Wikipedia
0 Comments