Kandal province

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Kandal កណ្ដាល
Province
Kandal Province ខេត្តកណ្ដាល
Oudong, the 17th century capital of Cambodia, is located in Kandal province
Seal
Map of Cambodia highlighting Kandal province
Country	Cambodia
Provincial status	1907
Capital	Ta Khmau , Sampov Pun and Arey Ksat
Subdivisions	10 districts; 3 cities
Government
• Type	Province
• Governor	Kong Sophorn (CPP)
• National Assembly	11 / 125
Area
• Total	3,179 km2 (1,227 sq mi)
• Rank	19th
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Total	1,820,505
• Rank	2nd
• Density	378/km2 (980/sq mi)
• Rank	2nd
Time zone	UTC+07:00 (ICT)
ISO 3166 code	KH-8
HDI (2017)	0.591[2] medium

Kandal (Khmer: កណ្ដាល, Kândal [kɑnˈɗaːl]; lit. 'Middle') is a province of Cambodia located in the southeast portion of the country. It completely surrounds the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh and borders the provinces of Kampong Speu and Takéo to the west, Kampong Chhnang and Kampong Cham to the north, Prey Veng to the east, and shares an international border with Vietnam (An Giang and Đồng Tháp) or Kampuchea Krom (Meat Chrouk and Phsar Dek) to the south. It is the second most populous province in Cambodia after the capital Phnom Penh.^[3] Its capital and largest city is Ta Khmau, which is approximately eight kilometres (5.0 mi) south of central Phnom Penh. Kandal is one of the wealthier provinces in the country.