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See also: Administrative divisions of CambodiaPara Commandos
help loading books for a primary school in Sihanoukville, onto a Royal Cambodian Navy landing craft in November 2007.For administrative purposes Sihanoukville is a municipality, holding the same status as a
province. There is a provincial governor and three deputy governors. It is subdivided into 3 districts (Khan). The port has an autonomous administration.[20] The districts are divided in communes (22 communes in
total).ISO Code District Romanization
Port: The Sihanoukville Autonomous Port was finished in 1960 as the international sea port of
Cambodia. It has an area 290 meters long per 28 meters wide. It has an exterior berth 8.50 to 13 meters depth and 7.50 to 8.50 meters depth in the interior. Four medium vessels can be at the port.[21]
The port is
located 18 kilometers/11 miles from the Kang Keng Airport and 4 kilometers/2 miles from Sihanoukville downtown. Ships passengers are allowed to visit downtown. The terminal itself has not shopping center, banking or
tourist offices, but only toilets.[22]
It is allegedly the place where two of
the three allegedly captured US marines from the Mayagüez incident on Koh Tang island were held before they were executed. Although sihanouk ville is a small country but it also important and interested for
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