Santuk
Santuk is a district within Kampong Thom Province, in central Cambodia. According to the 1998 census of Cambodia, it had a population of 58,434. See page 110. Santuk Silk Farm and Phnom Santuk lie in the district. Administration The following table shows the villages of Stueng Saen Municipality by commune. References

Districts of Kampong Thom province {{Cambodia-geo-stub ...
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Phnom Santuk
Phnom Santuk ( km, ភ្នំសន្ទុក) is a hill and cultural site in the Cambodian province of Kampong Thom. Located in Ko Koh village, Ko Koh commune, Santuk District, it is the most sacred mountain of the province. The summit is accessed by a stone pathway with many statues flanking the way. At the top is a white-walled temple and many shrines and deities, including several reclining Buddhas made out of rock, measuring more than in length. Monks inhabit the site. Etiology Phnom Santuk appears in the epic legend of Baksei Chamkrong. When the general Ta Moeng welcomes Baksei Chamkrong and Tak He who are fleeing from Angkor, he provides them with shelter and feeds them out of pity. He goes out to collect rice, water, fish, meat and leave it to Tak He as food for the trip. In the legend, the narrator etiologically explains that the place was a place of refuge at a mountain of despair and is therefore known as Phnom Asontuk (Khmer: ភ្នំ​អាសន្ន​ ...
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