Cambodia is divided into 25 provinces (Khmer: ខេត្ត, khétt [kʰaet]).

The capital Phnom Penh is not a province but an "autonomous municipality" (Khmer: រាជធានី, réachthéani [riəceaʔtʰiəniː]; lit.

Each province is administered by a governor, who is nominated by the Ministry of Interior, subject to approval by the Prime Minister.

The districts in Phnom Penh are called khan (ខណ្ឌ) normally written as for addresses in English followed by the districts' names (Ex: Khan Chamkar Mon; lit.

Further subdivision levels are communes (ឃុំ khum), and further subdivided into villages (ភូមិ, phum).