Krong Preah Sihanoukalso

 ក្រុងព្រះសីហនុ, Krong Preah Sihanoukalso known as 'Kompong Som(កំពង់សោម), is a coastal city in cambodia and the capital city of Sihanoukville Province, located at the tip of an elevated peninsula in the country's south-west at the Gulf of Thailand. 

The city, which was named in honor of former king Norodom Sihanouk, had a population of around 89.800 people and approximately 66.700 in its urban center in 2008. Sihanoukville city encompasses the greater part of four of the fivecommunes (Sangkats) of Sihanoukville provinces' Mittakpheap District. A relatively young city, it has evolved parallel to the construction of the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, which commenced in June 1955, as the country's gateway to direct and unrestricted international sea trade. The only deep water port in Cambodia includes a mineral oil terminal and a transportlogistics facility. As a consequence, the city grew to become a leading national center of trade, commerce, transport andprocess manufacturing.