Kampong Speu (town)

Kampong Speu កំពង់ស្ពឺ
Town
Kampong Speu Location of Kampong Speu (town), Cambodia
Coordinates: 11°27′N 104°30′E / 11.450°N 104.500°E / 11.450; 104.500
Country	Cambodia
Province	Kampong Speu
District	Chbar Mon District
Elevation	39 m (128 ft)
Population (2008)[1]
• Total	54,505

Kampong Speu (Khmer: កំពង់ស្ពឺ, literally: "Port of the Carambola.") is the capital of Kampong Speu Province in central Cambodia.

Speu is the Khmer word for starfruit, but Kampong Speu is actually famous for its palm sugar and wine.

Most of the townspeople speak only Khmer, but some are conversant in Mandarin (you can usually find them employed by the small coffeeshops/restaurants or shops).

The centre of the town hosts a market, surrounded by bicycle shops, a dispensary and small restaurants. There is a guesthouse (Pheng Ang Guesthouse) just minutes away for travellers.

Kampong Speu has numerous privately run schools and orphanages run by social and missionary organizations from Singapore, the Philippines and other countries.

References

v t e Kampong Speu Province Capital city Kampong Speu Districts Basedth Chbar Mon Kong Pisei Aoral Odongk Phnum Sruoch Samraong Tong Thpong

Coordinates: 11°27′N 104°30′E / 11.450°N 104.500°E / 11.450; 104.500