KAMPUCHEA KROM AT A GLANCE

Kampuchea Krom is composed of 68,965 square kilometers, 21 provinces and municipalities, two large islands - Koh Tral and Koh Tralach, 171 districts, 1,368 communes, 14,778 villages, more than 13 million Khmers, more than 567 Buddhist pagodas and more than 20,000 Theravada Buddhist monks.

99% of population are Theravada Buddhists.

The Khmer kings, governments, regimes and citizens have never relinquish (give up) this part of their country to foreigners.

Kampuchea Krom has been under an ongoing colonial control since her division from motherland, Cambodia.

June 4, 1949 is the date that the Khmer Kampuchea Krom citizens grieve. The Khmer Kampuchea Krom people have organized Buddhist Service annually to honor the fallen Khmer Buddhist monks and heroes, who sacrified their lives for Kampuchea Krom and Theravada Buddhism.

Colonial France divided, ceded and transferred Kampuchea Krom to colonial Vietnam on this date. The freedom of Khmer Kampuchea Krom has been mostly stripped by the Vietnamese ruling regimes and governments since. The French colonial adminstration committed injustice upon the more than 13 million Khmers of this beautiful fertile land.

Justice remains elusive for Cambodia, Kampuchea Krom and her citizens.

And...the struggle to regain freedom and human right by the Khmers in Kampuchea Krom continues as long as injustice commits by the ruling Vietnamese regime(s) has not produced a fruitful result.

The followings are Khmer provincial, municipal and island names that the Vietnamese authorities have changed repeatedly.

1. Preah Trapeang province
in Vietnamese - Tra Vinh
(Vinh Binh)

2. Khleang province
in Vietnamese - Soc Trang

3. Mort Chrouk province
in Vietnamese - Chau Doc

4. Kramuon Sor province
in Vietnamese - Rach Gia

5. Pol Leav province
in Vietnamese - Bac Lieu

6. Tuk Khmau province
in Vietnamese - Ca Mau

7. Peam province
in Vietnamese - Ha Tien

8. Prek Russey province
in Vietnamese - Can Tho

9. Long Hor province
in Vietnamese - Vinh Long

10. Peam Barach province
in Vietnamese - Long Xuyen

11. Raung Domrei province
in Vietnamse - Tay Ninh

12. Prey Nokor city
in Vietnamese - Ho Chi Minh city (Saigon)

13. Tuol Tamoak province
in Vietnamese - Thu Du Mot

14. Phsar Dek province
in Vietnamese - Sadec

15. Changva Trapeang Sraka Trey
province in Vietnamese - Bien Hoa

16. Me Sor province
in Vietnamese - My Tho

17. Preah Suorkea province
in Vietnamese - Baria

18. Koh Koang province
in Vietnamese - Go Cong

19. Kampong Russey province
in Vietnamese - Ben Tre

20. Kampong Kou province
(New name) in Vietnamese - Tan An

21. O Kab province
in Vietnamese - Vung Tau

22. Koh Tralach (Tralach Island)
in Vietnamese - Con Dao (Con Son)

23. Koh Tral (Trol Island)
in Vietnamese - Phu Quoc island

Koh Tral Island has an area of 567 square kilometers; about 62 kilometers long and between 3 kilometers and 28 kilometers wide. The island physically is located closest to Cambodia's Kep seaside city. Visitors can see Koh Tral Island from the coastline of Kep. It is about a 30-minute motorized boat ride.