Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh; ភ្នំពេញ; 金边市
	Ceety
	Eik-name(s): Pearl o Asie (pre-1960s) ; The Chairmin Ceety
	Phnom Penh Location o Phnom Penh, Cambodie
	Coordinates: 11°33′N 104°55′E / 11.550°N 104.917°ECoordinates: 11°33′N 104°55′E / 11.550°N 104.917°E
Kintra	Cambodie
Province	Phnom Penh
Settled	1372
Became Caipital	1865
Subdiveesions	12 destricts (khans)
Govrenment
• Teep	Municipality
• Mayor & Govrenor	H.E. Keb Chutema កែប ជុគិមា
• Vice Govrenors	H.E. Than Sina,; H.E. Map Sarin,; H.E. Seng Tong
Area
• Total	678.46 km2 (261.95 sq mi)
Area rank	Ranked 23rd
Elevation	11.89 m (39.01 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	2,234,566
• Rank	Ranked 1st
• Density	3,300/km2 (8,500/sq mi)
• Density rank	Ranked 1st
Demonym(s)	Phnom Penher
Time zone	UTC+7 (Cambodia)
Area code(s)	+855 (023)
Website	Phnom Penh Website

Phnom Penh (Khmer: ភ្នំពេញ, IPA: [pʰnum peːɲ]) is the caipital an lairgest ceety o Cambodie. Locatit on the banks o the Mekong River, Phnom Penh haes been the naitional caipital syne the French colonised Cambodie, an haes grown tae become the naition's centre o economic activities. Phnom Penh haes grown tae become the industrial, commercial, cultural, tourist an historical centre o Cambodie.^[2]

Ance kent as the Pearl o Asie, it wis considered ane o the loveliest o French-built ceeties in Indocheenae^[3] in the 1920s. Phnom Penh, alang wi Siem Reap an Sihanoukville, are significant global an domestic tourist destinations for Cambodie. Foondit in 1434, the ceety is notit for its bonnie an historical airchitectur an attractions. There are a number o survivin French colonial biggins, such as the Ryal Palace, Phsar Thmei, an ither French style biggins alang the grand boulevards.

Situatit on the banks o the Tonlé Sap, Mekong an Bassac rivers, Phnom Penh is hame tae mair nor 2 million o Cambodie's population o ower 14 million. It is the wealthiest an maist populous ceety in Cambodie an is hame tae the kintra's politeecal hub.