Kep Province information guides

Territory of Kep is surrounded by the province. Settings of the Western is 20 km (12,45 miles) from downtown Kampot and borders Vietnam Ha Tien in the east is 20 km. NR33 from Kampot to Kampong Trach District has crosses the territory of Kep from west to east and then to the north, along the border with Vietnam this. Local Kep's largest stage Chang'aeur, NR33 split in two kebseh Monument: Kampong Trach to the north remains NR33 and South NR33A along the coast bordering Kep Peninsula And meet again in the stage NR33 Chang'aeur, 3 km east of the White House white horse. Limit its sea south is with Vietnam because of the island Tral (Geology Doc) in front to the coast Kep - Kampot and Kep, it is the only place in Vietnam met, because the territory of its being surrounded by the full Kampot., 16 km of the coast to belong to Kep.

Koh Tonsay (meaning 'Rabbit Island') is located about 4.5 Kilometers southwest of Kep. Tourists are drawn to the two beautiful white sand beaches, and the sea is shallow excellent for swimming. At the sea bottom are a variety of corals, sea animals and plants which attract researchers and ecologists.

The name Koh Tonsay is derived from the word Rumsay. While trying to avoid the commander’s troops, Prince Sakor Reach grew hopeless because his own troops began to tire. He led his remaining troops across the sea to an island in front of Kep city, where the troops spread out. Accordingly, the island was called Koh Rumsay, Koh Ormsay, Koh Ornsay, and Koh Tonsay, as it is known today. Another version is that, according to many locals who spent there youth in Kep before 1975, the island was previously called Koh Antai. There is no apparent meaning for this word.

Koh Tonsay is 2 square kilometers in area. During then-Prince Norodom Sihanouk’s Sangku Reastr Niyum regime, it was used as a place to rehabilitate criminals, who were also used to defend the island. Horse cart paths and wooden, thatch roofed motels were also constructed during this time. Most of this infrastructure has been destroyed by weather and decades of war. Today, seven families live on the island. They earn their living by fishing and growing coconut trees.