Khaet Preah Sihanouk

Preah Sihanouk, also Sihanoukville, is a province in southwest Cambodia on the Gulf of Thailand. The provincial capital, also called Sihanoukville, is a deep water port city and a steadily growing and diversifying urban center on an elevated peninsula.First established as Kampong Som, the province was later renamed in honor of former King Norodom Sihanouk, who orchestrated the establishment of Sihanoukville city and the Sihanoukville municipality as this took place alongside the construction of the Sihanoukville Port, which commenced in June 1955. The only deep water port of Cambodia, it includes an oil terminal and a transport logistics facility.Preah Sihanouk is divided into four districts, each with a distinct economic character, defined largely by location and access to resources.