Krouch Chhmar District

Krouch Chhmar ស្រុកក្រូចឆ្មារ
District (srok)
Krouch Chhmar Location in Cambodia
Coordinates: 12°16′42″N 105°38′35″E / 12.27833°N 105.64306°E / 12.27833; 105.64306
Country	Cambodia
Province	Tboung Khmum
Communes	14
Villages	76
Population  (2019)[1][2]
• Total	85,187
Time zone	+7
Geocode	2504

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Krouch Chhmar District (Khmer: ស្រុកក្រូចឆ្មារ, lit. 'The Lemon') is a district (srok) located in Tboung Khmum Province, Cambodia. The district capital is Krouch Chhmar town located around 35 kilometres north east of the provincial capital of Kampong Cham by water. The Mekong River forms western and northern borders of the districts and includes the Mekong island of Koh Pir in its area.^[3] 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 district is easily accessed by boat from neighboring Kampong Cham Province. Road access however, is more problematic. The district can only be accessed by vehicles via Chhloung town, Chhloung District in Kratie Province. 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. From here it is around 18 kilometres north to Kratie or 30 kilometres south to the intersection with National Highway 7. From this intersection in Dambae District is it a further 34 kilometres west to the town of Kampong Cham.^[4]