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[[Image:Buddhist temple in the village of Stung Trung, Cambodia.JPEG|200px|thumb|Buddhist temple in Steung Treng Province]] |
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'''Stung Treng''' ({{lang-km|ស្ទឹងត្រែង}}) is a [[provinces of Cambodia|province]] (''khaet'') of [[Cambodia]] located in the northeast. It borders the provinces of [[Ratanakiri Province|Ratanakiri]] to the east, [[Mondulkiri Province|Mondulkiri]] and [[Kratie Province|Kratie]] to the south and [[Kampong Thom Province|Kampong Thom]] and [[Preah Vihear Province|Preah Vihear]] to the west. Its northern boundary is Cambodia's international border with [[Laos]]. The [[Mekong]] river crosses the province roughly through the center. |
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==History of Stung Treng== |
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Revision as of 04:11, 25 October 2014
Stung Treng
ស្ទឹងត្រែង | |
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 Map of Cambodia highlighting Stung Treng | |
| Country |  Cambodia |
| Capital | Stung Treng |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Kol Sam Ol |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11,092 km2 (4,283 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 111,734 |
| • Density | 10/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+07 |
| Dialing code | +855 |
| ISO 3166 code | KH-19 |
| Districts | 5 |
Stung Treng (Khmer: ស្ទឹងត្រែង) is a province (khaet) of Cambodia located in the northeast. It borders the provinces of Ratanakiri to the east, Mondulkiri and Kratie to the south and Kampong Thom and Preah Vihear to the west. Its northern boundary is Cambodia's international border with Laos. The Mekong river crosses the province roughly through the center.
History of Stung Treng
Stung Treng was first a part of the Khmer Empire, then the Lao kingdom of Lan Xang and later the Lao kingdom of Champassack. After the Franco-Siamese war of 1893, Stung Treng was administrated by French Lower Laos from 1893-1904. In 1904 the province was traded by French Laos for the exchange for Champassak in French Protectorate of Cambodia which left a small minorities of Laotians in Cambodia.
Owing to its border location and forested mountain areas in the northeast of the province, there was much communist guerrilla activity in Stung Treng during Cambodia's recent past. The insurgency lasted from the Vietnamese infiltration in the 1950s until the late Khmer Rouge years.[2]
Administration
Stung Treng Province's capital is Stung Treng town.
The province is subdivided into 5 districts.
- 1901 Sesan - សេសាន
- 1902 Siem Bouk - សៀមបូក
- 1903 Siem Pang - សៀមប៉ាង
- 1904 Stung Treng - ស្ទឹងត្រែង
- 1905 Thala Barivat - ថាឡាបារីវ៉ាត់
Notable People
- Sinn Sisamouth, the "King of Khmer Music"
References
- ^ "General Population Census of Cambodia 2008 - Provisional population totals" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning. 3 September 2008.
- ^ Lao links in Khmer revolution
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Capital: Stung Treng | ||
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