地元が都会に Home Town Become City

What a surprise news!!!
i just heard from khmer that my home town will become part of Phnom Penh. It is unbelieveable.
The place is really close to center of PP but , it is not jet worth name city. It is too far to call city.
eventhogh it is crowded and became modern day to day, it still countryside.
i should miss my home town when it is officially changed it's name to from □□city△△prefecture to ○○ward Phnom Penh capital.