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Bokor Municipality: What Makes Up the New Administrative Area

Bokor municipality is a planned administrative unit built from one district and three communes. This page sets out which areas are included and how to make sense of the name on a map.

The old town hall at Bokor
Photo: Oobmak, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The four areas in the municipality

According to the information available, the new municipality will be formed from these parts:

  • Teuk Chhou district
  • Boeung Touk commune
  • Koh Touch commune
  • Prek Tnaot commune

One entry is a whole district and the other three are communes, which is the smaller local unit in Cambodia. The municipality is therefore a combination of different administrative levels rather than a single, neatly bounded town.

Why the name matters to visitors

Most travellers know Bokor as the mountain plateau west of Kampot town, with its old hill station buildings, national park and views over the coast. The municipality uses the same name, so "Bokor" can refer to the mountain, the park, the wider area, or the local government. When you read a listing, a map label or a sign, check which one is meant.

The planned municipality is an administrative idea. It does not change where the mountain road starts, how long the drive takes or what you can see at the top.

Status: check before you rely on it

The source describes the municipality in the future tense, as something that will be formed. This guide has no confirmed date for when the change takes effect, and no details on the boundaries, offices or services. If you need an official answer, for example for paperwork, a property purchase or a business registration, ask the provincial or district authorities in person rather than relying on a travel guide.

Finding it on a map

A Google Maps pin for the municipality is linked below. Use it to see where the named areas sit in relation to Kampot town and the mountain. Other pages in this guide cover individual places in the Bokor area, including the national park, the lake, the waterfall and the hill station.

Questions people ask

Which areas will form Bokor municipality?

Teuk Chhou district together with Boeung Touk commune, Koh Touch commune and Prek Tnaot commune.

Is Bokor municipality the same as Bokor Mountain?

Not exactly. The municipality is an administrative unit made up of a district and three communes, while Bokor Mountain is the plateau west of Kampot town. The name is shared, so context matters.

Is the municipality already in place?

The source speaks of it as a new municipality that will be formed and gives no date. Confirm the current status with local authorities.

Keep exploring

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