| Stung Treng ស្ទឹងត្រែង |
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| Coordinates: 13°31′N 105°57′E / 13.517°N 105.95°ECoordinates: 13°31′N 105°57′E / 13.517°N 105.95°E | |
| Country |  Cambodia |
| Capital | Stung Treng |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11,092 km2 (4,283 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 111,734 |
| • Density | 10/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+07 |
| Dialing code | +855 |
| ISO 3166 code | KH-19 |
| Districts | 5 |
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Stung Treng (Khmer: ស្ទឹងត្រែង, IPA: [stɘŋ traeːŋ] "River of Reeds") is a province (khaet) of Cambodia located in the northwest. It borders the provinces of Ratanakiri to the east, Mondulkiri and Kratie to the south and Kampong Thom and Preah Vihear to the west. Its northern boundary is Cambodia's international border with Laos. The Mekong river crosses the province roughly through the center.
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History of stung treng [link]
It was first a part of the Khmer Empire, then the Lao kingdom of Lan Xang and later the Lao kingdom of Champassack. The province was ceded back to Cambodia during the period of French Indochina, in 1904.[2] Its name in Lao is Xiang Teng.
Owing to its border location and forested mountain areas in the northeast of the province, there was much communist guerrilla activity in Stung Treng during Cambodia's recent past. The insurgency lasted from the Vietnamese infiltration in the 1950s until the late Khmer Rouge years.[3]
Administration [link]
Stung Treng Province's capital is Stung Treng town.
The province is subdivided into 5 districts.
- 1901 Sesan - សេសាន
- 1902 Siem Bouk - សៀមបូក
- 1903 Siem Pang - សៀមប៉ាង
- 1904 Stung Treng - ស្ទឹងត្រែង
- 1905 Thala Barivat - ថាឡាបារីវ៉ាត់
Notable People [link]
- Sinn Sisamouth, the "King of Khmer Music"
References [link]
- ^ "General Population Census of Cambodia 2008 - Provisional population totals" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning. 3 September 2008. https://www.stat.go.jp/english/info/meetings/cambodia/pdf/pre_rep1.pdf.
- ^ St.John, Ronald Bruce; Clive H. Schofield (1998). The land boundaries of Indochina: Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. University of Durham. ISBN 978-1-897643-32-7. https://books.google.it/books?id=Gdr4Sd8GMu8C.
- ^ Lao links in Khmer revolution
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 Champasak, Laos |
Champasak, Laos |
Attapeu, Laos |
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Stung Treng
Stung Treng (Khmer: ស្ទឹងត្រែង) is the capital of Stung Treng Province, Cambodia. It is located in the western part of the Virachey National Park. It is the major city (and capital) of both the district and province and has a population of 29,665 (2009). In Lao, the city's name is known as Xieng Teng.
Stung Treng is located on a high sandy bank overlooking the Mekong River, where it is joined by the Se Kong river. It lies along the National Highway 7, about 400 km from Phnom Penh and 50 km south of the Laos border. A bridge connects the city to the other side of the river. The population is made up of a mix of Khmer and Lao peoples. It contains a hospital, the Acleda Bank, Kong Ratana Sambath Guesthouse, Ou Dynak Red Guesthouse, Sok Sambath Hotel and Sorya Restaurant and an old settlement nearby called Thala Borivat.
The city is served by Stung Treng Airport, but currently there are no regular commercial services.
