Stung Treng City ( km, ទីក្រុងស្ទឹងត្រែង) ( lo, ຊຽງແຕງ ) is the capital of
Stung Treng Province,
Cambodia
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. It is the major city (and capital) of both the district and province.
Geography
Stung Treng is located on the
Sesan River
Sesan District is a district located in Stung Treng Province, in north-east Cambodia
Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of t ...
near its confluence with the
Mekong River
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. It's 376 km from
Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh (; km, ភ្នំពេញ, ) is the capital and most populous city of Cambodia. It has been the national capital since the French protectorate of Cambodia and has grown to become the nation's primate city and its economic, indus ...
and it's 50 km south of the
Laos
Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist s ...
border.
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
The following highways are numbered 7. For roads numbered A7, see list of A7 roads.
Route 7, or Highway 7, may refer to:
International
* Asian Highway 7
* European route E07
* European route E007
Afghanistan
* Kunduz-Khomri Highway (A7)
Al ...
. 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
External links
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Provincial capitals in Cambodia
Cities in Cambodia