Stung Treng City

For the municipality, see Stung Treng Municipality.
Stung Treng
ស្ទឹងត្រែង
ຊຽງແຕງ
Town
Stung Treng is located in Cambodia
Stung Treng
Stung Treng
Location of Stung Treng, Cambodia
Coordinates: 13°31′N 105°58′E / 13.517°N 105.967°E / 13.517; 105.967
Country Cambodia
ProvinceStung Treng Province
Government
 • TypeTown
Population
 (2009)
 • Total29,665

Stung Treng City (Khmer: ទីក្រុងស្ទឹងត្រែង; Lao: ຊຽງແຕງ, pronounced [sía̯ŋ tɛ̀ːŋ]) is the capital of Stung Treng Province, Cambodia. It is the major city (and capital) of both the district and province.

Geography

Stung Treng is located on the Sesan River near its confluence with the Mekong River.[1] It's 376 km from Phnom Penh and it's 50 km south of the Laos border.[2]

Transportation

The river port of the city park is fairly busy, handling trade between Cambodia and Laos and transporting people. The city also lies along the National Highway 7. It has two main bridges, the Stung Treng Bridge on the Mekong and the Sekong Bridge on the Sekong river. The city is served by Stung Treng Airport, but currently, there are no regular commercial services.

References

  1. ^ "Eastern Cambodia travel".
  2. ^ "Stung Treng City".

External links

13°31′N 105°58′E / 13.517°N 105.967°E / 13.517; 105.967