Doun Kaev (town)

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Doun Kaev ក្រុងដូនកែវ
Town
Independence Monument in Doun Kaev
Doun Kaev Location of Takéo, Cambodia
Coordinates: 10°59′N 104°47′E / 10.983°N 104.783°E / 10.983; 104.783
Country	Cambodia
Province	Takéo
Government
• Type	City
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	43,402
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)

Doun Kaev (Khmer: ដូនកែវ [doun kaew], lit. 'Crystal Grandmother') is the capital of Takéo Province, Cambodia. In 1998 it had a population of 39,186. The town and province is known for silk weaving, and the province is home to about 10,000 of the total of 15,000 Cambodian weavers. Most silk weavers in the villages are near the national highway in the direction of Takéo town. The technique of silk weaving could have come to the Khmer during the Kingdom of Funan, probably in the 2nd century, from India and China.^{[citation needed]}

Notable people[]

• Pen Sovan (1936–2016), Prime Minister
• Chinary Ung (born 1942), composer

References[]

v t Largest cities or towns in Cambodia (2019 Cambodian census)[1]
	Rank	Name	Province	Pop.	Rank	Name	Province	Pop.
Phnom Penh Siem Reap	1	Phnom Penh	–	2,281,951	11	Chbar Mon	Kampong Speu	50,359	Battambang Sisophon
	2	Siem Reap	Siem Reap	245,494	12	Bavet	Svay Rieng	43,783
	3	Battambang	Battambang	119,251	13	Doun Kaev	Takéo	43,402
	4	Sisophon	Banteay Meanchey	99,019	14	Svay Rieng	Svay Rieng	41,424
	5	Poipet	Banteay Meanchey	98,934	15	Kampong Chhnang	Kampong Chhnang	41,080
	6	Ta Khmau	Kandal	75,629	16	Kampong Cham	Kampong Cham	38,365
	7	Sihanoukville	Preah Sihanouk	73,036	17	Pailin	Pailin	37,393
	8	Samraong	Oddar Meanchey	70,944	18	Prey Veng	Prey Veng	36,254
	9	Pursat	Pursat	58,355	19	Suong	Tboung Khmum	35,054
	10	Stueng Saen	Kampong Thom	53,118	20	Kampot	Kampot	32,053