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Phnom Penh

capital of Cambodia
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Summary

Phnom Penh is a city[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,476 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Member of: World Tourism Cities Federation[3]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Cambodia[4]
  • Country: Cambodia[5]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Mekong River[6], Bassac River[7]
  • Head of government: Pa Socheatvong[8], Khuong Sreng[9]
  • Instance of: provincial municipality of Cambodia[10], big city[11], largest city[12]
  • Official language: Khmer[13]
  • Shares border with: Mukh Kamphool District[14], Kandal Province[15]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Pou Senchey[16], Chamkarmon District[17], Dangkao District[18], Daun Penh District[19], Meanchey District[20], Prampi Makara District[21], Russei Keo District[22], Sen Sok District[23], Toul Kork District[24], Chroy Changvar Section[25]
  • Twinned administrative body: Shanghai[26], London[27], Providence[28], Long Beach[29], Vientiane[30], Bangkok[31], Chongqing[32], Beijing[33], Ho Chi Minh City[34], Kunming[35], Kitakyūshū-shi[36]
  • Commons category: Phnom Penh[37]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+07:00[38]
  • Local dialing code: 023[39]
  • Enclave within: Kandal Province[40]
  • Inception: 1372[41]
  • Significant event: Fall of Phnom Penh[42]
  • Official website: https://www.phnompenh.gov.kh/[43]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Phnom Penh[44]
  • Population: 1,501,725[45], 2,129,371[46], 1,523,000[47], 1,677,000[48], 1,284,000[49], 925,000[50], 634,000[51], 1,893,000[52], 351,000[53], 189,000[54], 334,000[55], 398,000[56], 457,000[57]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[58], Otto's encyclopedia[59]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Phnom Penh include Phnom Penh International Airport[60], an international airport[61], in Cambodia[62].

Why It Matters

Phnom Penh has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]

Entities named for it include Phnom Penh International Airport[60], an international airport[61], in Cambodia[62].

Related Entities

American University of Phnom Penh Asia Euro University Bangkok Beijing Build Bright University Cambodia Cambodian Mekong University Cambodia University Of Specialties city Democratic Kampuchea École française d'Extrême-Orient Ho Chi Minh City Ieng Sary IIC University of Technology Indiana Institute of Technology of Cambodia International University Khmer Republic London Mechanic: Resurrection National Institute of Education National University of Management Norodom Sihamoni Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Suramarit Norton University Nuon Chea Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia Paragon International University Pasteur Institute in Cambodia

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  30. [35] ↑ . wb.km.gov.cn. wb.km.gov.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [36] ↑ . city.kitakyushu.lg.jp. city.kitakyushu.lg.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  36. [3] ↑ . cn.wtcf.org.cn. cn.wtcf.org.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  43. [45] ↑ . phnompenh.gov.kh. phnompenh.gov.kh. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [60] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [61] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [62] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [63] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [64] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → UTC+07:00
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  2. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 17w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → phnom-penh
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: phnom-penh, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289949968|phnom penh (#289949968)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #m"
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