Tboung Khmum province
Tboung Khmum is a province of the Kingdom of Cambodia, located on the central lowlands of the Mekong River. It borders the provinces of Kampong Cham to the west, Kratié to the north, Prey Veng to the south and shares an international border with Vietnam to the east. Its capital and largest city is Suong. The province's name consists of two Khmer words, tboung and khmum, which together mean "amber".
Tboung Khmum was created on 31 December 2013 by decree of King Norodom Sihamoni on Prime Minister Hun Sen's recommendation. Hun Sen requested the splitting in two of his home province Kampong Cham, on the pretext of improving administrative efficiency there, after his ruling Cambodian People's Party won only eight of the available 18 National Assembly seats there in the July 2013 elections. After the split, 10 districts that remained in Kampong Cham overwhelmingly voted for the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, led by Sam Rainsy, while five of Tboung Khmum's six districts were won solidly by the CPP. The province has the highest percentage of Muslims in the country, at 11.8%. It also has the largest percentage of Cham people among other provinces, around 15%.