Khan Chroy Changvar

{{Short description|Satellite city in Phnom Penh}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Chroy Changvar | native_name = {{lang|km|ជ្រោយចង្វារ}} | native_name_lang = | settlement_type = | image_skyline = Chroy_Changvar_Skyline.jpg | image_alt = Chroy Changvar Skyline | image_caption = High-rise buildings in Chroy Changvar district | image_map = Chroy Changvar locator.svg | map_caption = Location of Chroy Changvar within Phnom Penh | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_caption = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Cambodia | subdivision_type1 = City | subdivision_name1 = Phnom Penh | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | established_title = | established_date = | population_total = 159,233 | population_as_of = 2019 | population_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nis.gov.kh/nis/Census2019/Final%20General%20Population%20Census%202019-English.pdf|title=General Population Census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019 – Final Results|publisher=Ministry of Planning|work=National Institute of Statistics|date=26 January 2021|access-date=3 February 2021}}</ref> | population_density_km2 = | area_total_km2 = {{formatnum:85.5|R}} | leader_title = | leader_name = | blank_name_sec1 = Postal code | blank_info_sec1 = | blank_name_sec2 = Geocode | blank_info_sec2 = | timezone = ICT | utc_offset = +7 | coordinates = {{coord|11|32|36.246|N|104|55|26.793|E|region:KH_type:adm2nd|display=inline,title}} | website = | footnotes = }} '''Chroy Changvar''' ({{langx|km|ជ្រោយចង្វារ}}) is a district in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

== Administration == Chroy Changvar is subdivided into 5 ''Sangkats'' and 22 ''Phums''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stat.go.jp/info/meetings/cambodia/pdf/12com_11.pdf|title=Map 12. Administrative Areas in Phnom Penh Municipality by District and Commune|publisher=National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning (Cambodia) |date=2013-12-31}}</ref><ref name="khmerization.blogspot.com">{{cite web|url=http://khmerization.blogspot.com/2013/12/new-districts-signed-into-being-by-pm.html|title=Khmerization: New districts signed into being by PM|author=Jendhamuni|work=khmerization.blogspot.com|date=28 December 2013 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" |- ! Sangkat (communes) !! Phum (villages) |- |'''Prek Leap''' || Kien Khleang, Prek Leap, Bak Khaeng, Khtor |- |'''Prek Ta Sek''' || Prek Ta Roatn, Prek Ta Kong, Prek Reang, Prek Ta Sek, Daeum Kor |- |'''Chroy Changvar''' || Phum I, Phum II, Phum III, Daeum Kor, Kien Khleang |- |'''Bak Khaeng''' || Bak Khaeng Leu, Kdei Chas, Chambak Meas |- |'''Koh Dach''' || Chong Koh, Lvear, Kbal Koh, Koh Dach, Roneah |- |}

== Name == Chroy Changva is the name of the point at the confluence of the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers. The word ''chroy'' (written ''jroy'' in the Khmer script) is fairly straightforward and refers to a piece of land jutting out into the water, while ''changva'' (written ''caṅvā'') is of uncertain origin. There are two words that are homophones in Khmer: one, written ''caṅvā'' like the place name, refers to the fish known as the bleak, while the other, written ''cravā'', refers to an oar. Both derivations would be consistent with the fact that this district was historically supported by fishing activity. An alternate etymology, proposed by François Martini, would be to derive "changva" from the word ''jvā'', a blanket term for Chams, Malays, and Javanese, with an added nasal infix. This would be consistent with the fact that the Chroy Changva district was historically inhabited primarily by members of these groups. Saveros Pou suggested that similar examples of nasal infixes in Khmer, along with the presence of ethnic-group-derived place names like Kampong Cham, gave the derivation from "jvā" some credibility.<ref name="Pou 1967">{{cite journal |last1=Pou |first1=Saveros |author1-link=Saveros Pou |title=La Toponymie Khmère |journal=Bulletin de l'École française d'Extrême-Orient |date=1967 |volume=53 |issue=2 |pages=376-451 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/43733324 |access-date=12 February 2026}}</ref>{{rp|437-8}}

== Developments == OCIC is developing a 380-hectare neighbourhood in Chroy Changvar called Chroy Changvar Bay, home to convention centers, universities (including CamTech and RUFA), and key institutions such as the GDT building and Khmer Enterprise.<ref>{{Cite web |title=OCIC Group, Best Real Estate Developer 2023, to Launch New Mixed-Use Waterfront Projects |url=https://kiripost.com/stories/ocic-group-best-real-estate-developer-2023-to-launch-new-mixed-use-waterfront-projects |access-date=2026-02-03 |website=Kiripost |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-25 |title=Dr. Pung Kheav Se and OCIC: 25-Year Impact On Cambodia's Investment Landscape - Cambodia Investment Review |url=https://cambodiainvestmentreview.com/2025/03/25/dr-pung-kheav-se-and-ocic-25-year-impact-on-cambodias-investment-landscape/ |access-date=2026-02-03 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}} {{Phnom Penh}} {{Districts of Cambodia}}

Category:Districts of Phnom Penh