# Khan Chroy Changvar

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{{Short description|Satellite city in Phnom Penh}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Chroy Changvar
| native_name        = {{lang|km|ជ្រោយចង្វារ}}
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| 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
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| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = Cambodia
| subdivision_type1  = [City](/source/City_of_Cambodia)
| subdivision_name1  = [Phnom Penh](/source/Phnom_Penh)
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| 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](/source/Ministry_of_Planning_(Cambodia))|work=National Institute of Statistics|date=26 January 2021|access-date=3 February 2021}}</ref>
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| timezone           = [ICT](/source/Indochina_Time)
| utc_offset         = +7
| coordinates        = {{coord|11|32|36.246|N|104|55|26.793|E|region:KH_type:adm2nd|display=inline,title}}
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'''Chroy Changvar''' ({{langx|km|ជ្រោយចង្វារ}}) is a district in [Phnom Penh](/source/Phnom_Penh), [Cambodia](/source/Cambodia).

== Administration ==
Chroy Changvar is subdivided into 5 ''[Sangkats](/source/Administrative_divisions_of_Cambodia)'' and 22 ''[Phums](/source/Administrative_divisions_of_Cambodia)''.<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](/source/Administrative_divisions_of_Cambodia) (communes) !! [Phum](/source/Administrative_divisions_of_Cambodia) (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](/source/confluence) of the [Mekong](/source/Mekong) and [Tonle Sap](/source/Tonle_Sap_river) rivers.<!-- Pou 1967, p. 437 --> The word ''chroy'' (written ''jroy'' in the [Khmer script](/source/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.<!-- Pou 1967, p. 437 --> There are two words that are [homophone](/source/homophone)s in Khmer: one, written ''caṅvā'' like the place name, refers to the fish known as the [bleak](/source/Alburnus), while the other, written ''cravā'', refers to an oar.<!-- Pou 1967, p. 437 --> Both derivations would be consistent with the fact that this district was historically supported by fishing activity.<!-- Pou 1967, p. 437 --> An alternate etymology, proposed by [François Martini](/source/Fran%C3%A7ois_Martini), would be to derive "changva" from the word ''jvā'', a blanket term for [Chams](/source/Chams), [Malays](/source/Malays_(ethnic_group)), and [Javanese](/source/Javanese_people), with an added nasal [infix](/source/infix).<!-- Pou 1967, p. 437 --> This would be consistent with the fact that the Chroy Changva district was historically inhabited primarily by members of these groups.<!-- Pou 1967, p. 437 --> [Saveros Pou](/source/Saveros_Pou) suggested that similar examples of nasal infixes in Khmer, along with the presence of ethnic-group-derived place names like [Kampong Cham](/source/Kampong_Cham_(city)), gave the derivation from "jvā" some credibility.<!-- Pou 1967, p. 438 --><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](/source/Overseas_Cambodian_Investment_Corporation) is developing a 380-hectare neighbourhood in Chroy Changvar called [Chroy Changvar Bay](/source/Chroy_Changvar_Bay), home to convention centers, universities (including CamTech and [RUFA](/source/Royal_University_of_Fine_Arts)), 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

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