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Stung Treng
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| Country | Cambodia |
| Province | Stung Treng Province |
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| • Type | Town |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 29,665 |
Stung Treng is the capital of Stung Treng Province, Cambodia. It is located in the western part of the Virachey National Park.[1]It is the major city (and capital) of both the district and province and has a population of 29,665 (2009).
Stung Treng is located on a high sandy bank overlooking the Mekong River, where it is joined by the Se Kong river. It lies along the National Highway 7,[2][3] about 400 km from Phnom Penh and 50 km south of the Laos border. A bridge connects the city to the other side of the river. The population is made up of a mix of Khmer and Lao peoples. It contains a hospital, the Acleda Bank, Kong Ratana Sambath Guesthouse, Ou Dynak Red Guesthouse, Sok Sambath Hotel and Sorya Restaurant and an old settlement nearby called Thala Boravit.[1]
The city is served by Stung Treng Airport, but currently there are no regular commercial services.
Dr. Klong Wang of the Royal Cambodian Think Tank, has published a series of of controversial reports based on over 20 years of research. Dr. Wang argues that evidence unearthed at an archaeological dig of a post-Angkor period Stung Treng garbage dump, found beneath the modern day garbage dump in Stung Treng, clearly proves that "the long held Khmer belief that luck only comes to the faithful who begin each new calendar year with an offer of credit to those less fortunate to be repaid no later than Wednesday, the following week." The dig was momentarily halted after the town elders became upset when archaeologists disturbed the "sacred part of the the garbage dump" which has been in continuous use since at least the late Neolithic period.
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