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ស្ទឹងត្រែង
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11,092
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81,074
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1998
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73
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is a northern province of
Cambodia . Formerly called '''Xieng Teng''', it was a part of the Lao kingdom of
Lan Xang and later the Lao kingdom of
Champassack . It was ceded to Cambodia during the period of
French Indochina .
The province is subdivided into 5 districts.
- 1901 Sesan
- 1902 Siem Bouk
- 1903 Siem Pang
- 1904 Stung Treng
- 1905 Thala Barivat
The picturesque (but slightly down-at-heel) town of Stung Treng is located on a high sandy bank overlooking the
Mekong River , where it is joined by the
Se Kong river. It is about 300km from
Phnom Penh and 40 km south of the
Laos border, and is the major city (and capital) of both the district and province and has a population of about 25,000 or about 30 percent of the population. This population is made up of a mix of
Khmer ,
Lao and
Thai peoples.
It has an airstrip, but currently no airlines land there.
