Three Communes Extracted from Kampot Province to Form New Bokor City

• 30 March 2021
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The government has decided to take three communes from Tuek Chhou district in Kampot province to form a new Bokor City’ according to a sub-decree issued on 16 March.

The three communes include Boeng Tuk, Koh Toch, and Prek Tnout communes, which will be converted into Sangkats.

Meanwhile, according to the sub-decree, the administration of the city will be formed later based on the Law on Commune/Sangkat Administration.

The plan to establish a new Bokor city was revealed in 2019, with the government planning to transform Bokor into a smart city and a natural, and historical site. (Read more)

According to the plan, there will also be a mega real estate development in the city which will include residential, commercial, tourism, public services, green space, cultural and religious zones, among others. (Read more)

Regarding this matter, environmentalists, activists, and NGOs have recently voiced concern that the plan to develop over 28,000 hectares on Bokor Mountain into a mixed-use city, could harm the nature and rare species of animals in the Preah Monivong Bokor National Park. (Read more)

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