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Stung Treng
ស្ទឹងត្រែង | |
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  Stung Treng Location within Cambodia | |
| Coordinates: 13°31′N 105°58′E / 13.517°N 105.967°E | |
| Country |  Cambodia |
| Province | Stung Treng Province |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town |
| Population (2009) | |
• Total | 29,665 |
Stung Treng (or Stung Treng City; Khmer: ទីក្រុងស្ទឹងត្រែង, "reed river"; , pronounced [stɨŋ traeŋ], Lao: ຊຽງແຕງ) is the capital of Stung Treng Province, Cambodia. It is the major city (and capital) of both the district and province.
Name
[edit]The name Stung Treng literally means "reed river". Stung means "river" and is a very common place name element in Cambodia.[1]: 394
Geography
[edit]Stung Treng is located on the Sesan River near its confluence with the Mekong River.[2] It's 376 km from Phnom Penh and it's 50 km south of the Laos border.[3]
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Stung Treng (1982–2024) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.1 (89.8) |
33.4 (92.1) |
35.5 (95.9) |
34.4 (93.9) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.4 (90.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.8 (69.4) |
21.2 (70.2) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.0 (69.8) |
22.6 (72.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.0 (0.08) |
15.2 (0.60) |
43.7 (1.72) |
131.6 (5.18) |
228.8 (9.01) |
224.3 (8.83) |
300.3 (11.82) |
330.1 (13.00) |
333.3 (13.12) |
220.2 (8.67) |
75.1 (2.96) |
20.2 (0.80) |
1,924.8 (75.79) |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization[4] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
[edit]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
[edit]- ↑ Pou, Saveros (1967). "La Toponymie Khmère". Bulletin de l'École française d'Extrême-Orient. 53 (2): 376–451. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ↑ "Eastern Cambodia travel".
- ↑ "Stung Treng City".
- ↑ "World Weather Information Service". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
External links
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Media related to Stung Treng (City) at Wikimedia Commons
Stung Treng travel guide from Wikivoyage
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