Stung Treng City (, "reed river"; , , Lao: ຊຽງແຕງ) is the capital of Stung Treng Province,

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. It is the major city (and capital) of both the district and province.

Geography

Stung Treng is located on the Sesan River near its confluence with the

Mekong River The Mekong or Mekong River ( , ) is a transboundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is the world's List of rivers by length, twelfth-longest river and List of longest rivers of Asia, the third-longest in Asia with an estimated l ...

. It's 376 km from

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and it's 50 km south of the

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border.

Transportation

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. Steung Mean Chey Market

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