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{{Infobox settlement
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| name = Stung Treng
| name = Stung Treng
| native_name = {{lang|km|ស្ទឹងត្រែង}}
| native_name = {{native name|km|ស្ទឹងត្រែង}}
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| official_name = Stung Treng Province<br />{{native name|km|ខេត្តស្ទឹងត្រែង}}
| other_name = {{lang|lo|ຊຽງແຕງ}}
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| official_name = Stung Treng Province<br />{{lang|km|ខេត្តស្ទឹងត្រែង}}<br />{{lang|lo|ເມືອງຊຽງແຕງ}}
| native_name_lang = khm<!-- ISO 639-2 code -->
| native_name_lang = khm<!-- ISO 639-2 code -->
| settlement_type = [[Provinces of Cambodia|Province]]
| settlement_type = [[Provinces of Cambodia|Province]]
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| parts = 5 districts; 1 municipality
| parts = 1 municipality; 5 districts
| leader_party = [[Cambodian People's Party|CPP]]
| leader_party = [[Cambodian People's Party|CPP]]
| leader_title = Governor
| leader_title = Governor
| leader_name = Svay Sameang
| leader_name = Svay Sameang
| leader_title1 = [[Stung Treng (National Assembly constituency)|National Assembly]]
| leader_name1 = {{composition bar|1|125}}
| area_footnotes =
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| area_total_km2 = 11092
| area_total_km2 = 11092
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| population_as_of = 2019
| population_as_of = 2019
| population_density_km2 = 14
| population_density_km2 = 14
| population_demonym = Stung Trenger
| population_demonym =
| population_note =
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'''Stung Treng'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/UNGEGN/docs/8th-uncsgn-docs/inf/8th_UNCSGN_econf.94_INF.30_corr1.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-10-29 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029154815/https://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/UNGEGN/docs/8th-uncsgn-docs/inf/8th_UNCSGN_econf.94_INF.30_corr1.pdf |archive-date=2014-10-29 }}</ref> ({{lang-km|ស្ទឹងត្រែង}}, [[Romanization of Khmer#UNGEGN|UNGEGN]]: ''Stœ̆ng Trêng'' {{IPA-km|stɨŋ traeŋ|}}; {{lang-lo|ຊຽງແຕງ}}, {{transl|lo|Xiang Taeng}}; lit. "River of Reeds") is a [[provinces of Cambodia|province]] of [[Cambodia]] in the northeast. It borders the provinces of [[Ratanakiri province|Ratanakiri]] to the east, [[Mondulkiri province|Mondulkiri]] and [[Kratié province|Kratié]] 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]] bisects the province. The province is mostly covered by forest, but logging and fishing put high pressure on the forest and fishery reserves.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.povertist.com/how-does-rural-cambodian-earn-a-livelihood-case-of-stung-treng/|title = Stung Treng – How does Rural Cambodian Earn a Livelihood? &#124; the Povertist|date = 4 April 2015}}</ref>
'''Stung Treng'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Reports by Governments on the Situation in Their Countries And on the Progress Made in the Standardization Of Geographical Names Since the Seventh Conference |url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/UNGEGN/docs/8th-uncsgn-docs/inf/8th_UNCSGN_econf.94_INF.30_corr1.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029154815/https://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/UNGEGN/docs/8th-uncsgn-docs/inf/8th_UNCSGN_econf.94_INF.30_corr1.pdf |archive-date=2014-10-29 |access-date=2014-10-29 |website=unstats.un.org}}</ref> ({{lang-km|ស្ទឹងត្រែង}}, [[Romanization of Khmer#UNGEGN|UNGEGN]]: ''Stœ̆ng Trêng'' {{IPA-km|stɨŋ traeŋ|}}; {{lang-lo|ຊຽງແຕງ}}, {{transliteration|lo|Xiang Taeng}}, {{IPA-lo|sía̯ŋ tɛ̀ːŋ|pron}}; lit. "River of Reeds") is a [[provinces of Cambodia|province]] of [[Cambodia]] in the northeast. It borders the provinces of [[Ratanakiri province|Ratanakiri]] to the east, [[Mondulkiri province|Mondulkiri]] and [[Kratié province|Kratié]] 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]] bisects the province. The province is mostly covered by forest, but logging and fishing put high pressure on the forest and fishery reserves.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.povertist.com/how-does-rural-cambodian-earn-a-livelihood-case-of-stung-treng/|title = Stung Treng – How does Rural Cambodian Earn a Livelihood? &#124; the Povertist|date = 4 April 2015}}</ref>


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
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The name “Satung Teng (Khmer: សាទឹងទែង)" was founded by a monk named "Seang Peng (Khmer: សៀង ប៉េង) from Vientiane. The words “Satung Teng" have changed to "Xiang Taeng (Khmer: សៀងទែង). In Lao, the word "Xiang" means "goddess" who has resigned, while the word “Taeng” means "built".
The name “Satung Teng (Khmer: សាទឹងទែង)" was founded by a monk named "Seang Peng (Khmer: សៀង ប៉េង) from Vientiane. The words “Satung Teng" have changed to "Xiang Taeng (Khmer: សៀងទែង). In Lao, the word "Xiang" means "goddess" who has resigned, while the word “Taeng” means "built".


Due to advancement in the Khmer language, it was later called "Stung Treng (Khmer: ស្ទឹងត្រែង)" which means a river of reeds.<ref>http://www.komnert.com/%E1%9E%94%E1%9F%92%E1%9E%9A%E1%9E%9C%E1%9E%8F%E1%9F%92%E1%9E%8F%E1%9E%B7%E2%80%8B%E1%9E%81%E1%9F%81%E1%9E%8F%E1%9F%92%E1%9E%8F%E1%9E%9F%E1%9F%92%E1%9E%91%E1%9E%B9%E1%9E%84%E1%9E%8F%E1%9F%92%E1%9E%9A/</ref>
Due to advancement in the Khmer language, it was later called "Stung Treng (Khmer: ស្ទឹងត្រែង)" which means a river of reeds.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 27, 2018 |title=ប្រវត្តិខេត្តស្ទឹងត្រែង និងការអភិវឌ្ឍន៍មកដល់ពេលបច្ចុប្បន្ន |url=http://www.komnert.com/%e1%9e%94%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9a%e1%9e%9c%e1%9e%8f%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%8f%e1%9e%b7%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%81%e1%9f%81%e1%9e%8f%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%8f%e1%9e%9f%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%91%e1%9e%b9%e1%9e%84%e1%9e%8f%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9a/ |website=komnert.com}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Stung Treng was first a part of the [[Khmer Empire]], then the Lao kingdom of [[Lan Xang]], and later the Lao [[kingdom of Champasak]]. After the [[Franco-Siamese War of 1893]], Chiang Taeng (Stung Treng) was administered by French Lower Laos from 1893 to 1904. In 1904 French Laos traded the province to the French Protectorate of Cambodia in exchange for Champassak, leaving a small Laotian minority in Cambodia.
Stung Treng was first a part of the [[Khmer Empire]], then the Lao kingdom of [[Lan Xang]], and later the Lao [[kingdom of Champasak]]. After the [[Franco-Siamese crisis of 1893]], Chiang Taeng (Stung Treng) was administered by French Lower Laos from 1893 to 1904. In 1904 French Laos traded the province to the French Protectorate of Cambodia in exchange for Champassak, leaving a small Laotian minority in Cambodia.


Owing to its border location and the forested mountains in the northeast of the province, it was a hotbed of communist insurgent activity—and a target for U.S. bombs in the 1960s and 70s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mekongblue.com/stung-treng-womens-development-center/cambodia-and-stung-treng/|title = Cambodia & Stung Treng}}</ref> The insurgency lasted from the [[Vietnam]]ese infiltration in the 1950s until the late [[Khmer Rouge]] years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rspas.anu.edu.au/rmap/.../lao-links-to-the-khmer-revolution/|title=Home - RE&D - ANU|first1=Crawford School|last1=Marketing|website=rspas.anu.edu.au|access-date=27 April 2018}}</ref>
Owing to its border location and the forested mountains in the northeast of the province, it was a hotbed of communist insurgent activity—and a target for U.S. bombs in the 1960s and 70s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cambodia & Stung Treng |url=https://mekongblue.com/stung-treng-womens-development-center/cambodia-and-stung-treng/#:~:text=STUNG%20TRENG%20PROVINCE |website=mekongblue.com}}</ref> The insurgency lasted from the [[Vietnam]]ese infiltration in the 1950s until the late [[Khmer Rouge]] years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rspas.anu.edu.au/rmap/.../lao-links-to-the-khmer-revolution/|title=Home - RE&D - ANU|first1=Crawford School|last1=Marketing|website=rspas.anu.edu.au|access-date=27 April 2018}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==
Stung Treng province, which covers an area of 11,092 square kilometers borders [[Laos]] to the north, [[Ratanakiri province|Ratanakiri]] to the east, [[Preah Vihear province|Preah Vihear]] to the west and [[Kratié province|Kratié]] and [[Kampong Thom province|Kampong Thom]] to the south.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tourismcambodia.com/travelguides/provinces/stung-treng/geography.htm|title = Geography - Stung Treng Travel Guides &#124; Tourism Cambodia}}</ref>
Stung Treng province, which covers an area of 11,092 square kilometers borders [[Laos]] to the north, [[Ratanakiri province|Ratanakiri]] to the east, [[Preah Vihear province|Preah Vihear]] to the west and [[Kratié province|Kratié]] and [[Kampong Thom province|Kampong Thom]] to the south.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Geography - Stung Treng Travel Guides |url=https://www.tourismcambodia.com/travelguides/provinces/stung-treng/geography.htm |website=tourismcambodia.com}}</ref>


Extensive forests, intersecting rivers and streams characterize it. Stung Treng includes also the western chunk of the massive [[Virachey National Park]], accessible from [[Siem Pang]]. The province also features three big rivers—the Sekong River, the Sesan River and the Mekong—with its hundreds of small islands scattered on the river stretch in [[Stung Treng]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asianatravel.com.vn/popular-destinations/2071-stung-treng|title=Stung Treng}}</ref>
Extensive forests, intersecting rivers and streams characterize it. Stung Treng includes also the western chunk of the massive [[Virachey National Park]], accessible from [[Siem Pang]]. The province also features three big rivers—the Sekong River, the Sesan River and the Mekong—with its hundreds of small islands scattered on the river stretch in [[Stung Treng]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stung Treng Province |url=https://www.asianatravel.com.vn/popular-destinations/2071-stung-treng |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105112206/http://www.asianatravel.com.vn/popular-destinations/2071-stung-treng |archive-date=5 November 2011 |website=asianatravel.com.vn}}</ref>


Until February 2022 it was one of the few provinces where you could see the rare and endangered [[Irrawaddy dolphin]] in the wild near the Laos border, [[Borei O’Svay Sen Chey District]] and Anlong Cheuteal in Stung Treng. Most likely due to illegal fishing activities in the area the population vanished by now. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/cambodia/preah-rumkel/essential-information|title=Eastern Cambodia travel}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/last-his-kind-irrawaddy-dolphin-chheuteal-dead | title=Last of his kind: Irrawaddy dolphin in Chheuteal dead }}</ref>
Until February 2022, it was one of the few provinces where you could see the rare and endangered [[Irrawaddy dolphin]] in the wild near the Laos border, [[Borei O’Svay Sen Chey District]] and Anlong Cheuteal in Stung Treng. The population has likely vanished due to [[Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing|illegal fishing]] in the area.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eastern Cambodia travel |url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/cambodia/preah-rumkel/essential-information |website=lonelyplanet.com}}{{Dead link|date=March 2024|fix-attempted=y}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Kimmarita |first=Long |date=15 February 2022 |title=Last of his kind: Irrawaddy dolphin in Chheuteal dead |url=https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/last-his-kind-irrawaddy-dolphin-chheuteal-dead |website=[[The Phnom Penh Post]]}}</ref>


==Weather==
==Weather==
In Stung Treng, the wet season is oppressive and overcast, the dry season is muggy and partly cloudy, and it is hot year-round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 20&nbsp;°C (67&nbsp;°F) to 38&nbsp;°C (100&nbsp;°F) and is rarely below 16&nbsp;°C (61&nbsp;°F) or above 40&nbsp;°C (105&nbsp;°F).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://weatherspark.com/y/115893/Average-Weather-in-Stung-Treng-Cambodia-Year-Round|title=Stung Treng Climate, Weather by Month, Average Temperature (Cambodia) - Weather Spark}}</ref>
In Stung Treng, the wet season is oppressive and overcast, the dry season is muggy and partly cloudy, and it is hot year-round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 20&nbsp;°C (67&nbsp;°F) to 38&nbsp;°C (100&nbsp;°F) and is rarely below 16&nbsp;°C (61&nbsp;°F) or above 40&nbsp;°C (105&nbsp;°F).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://weatherspark.com/y/115893/Average-Weather-in-Stung-Treng-Cambodia-Year-Round|title=Stung Treng Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Cambodia) - Weather Spark|website=weatherspark.com}}</ref>


===Climate===
===Climate===
On average, much rain (rainy season) falls in May, June, July, August, and September—the wettest season, with precipitation of 304.3&nbsp;mm<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/cambodia/stung-treng/climate|title = Climate & Weather Averages in Stung Treng, Cambodia}}</ref>—and October. Stung Treng has dry periods in January, February and December—with January being the driest month. The warmest month is April with an average temperature of 35&nbsp;°C (95&nbsp;°F). The coldest month is January with an average temperature of 18&nbsp;°C (64&nbsp;°F).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://weather-and-climate.com/average-monthly-Rainfall-Temperature-Sunshine,Stung-Treng,Cambodja|title = Climate and average monthly weather in Stung Treng, Cambodia}}</ref>
On average, much rain (rainy season) falls in May, June, July, August, and September—the wettest season, with precipitation of 304.3&nbsp;mm<ref>{{Cite web |title=Climate & Weather Averages in Stung Treng, Cambodia |url=https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/cambodia/stung-treng/climate |website=timeanddate.com}}</ref>—and October. Stung Treng has dry periods in January, February and December—with January being the driest month. The warmest month is April with an average temperature of 35&nbsp;°C (95&nbsp;°F). The coldest month is January with an average temperature of 18&nbsp;°C (64&nbsp;°F).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Climate and average monthly weather in Stung Treng, Cambodia |url=https://weather-and-climate.com/average-monthly-Rainfall-Temperature-Sunshine,Stung-Treng,Cambodja |website=weather-and-climate.com}}</ref>
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==Economy==
==Economy==
Stung Treng's economy is solely based on agriculture. Various plantations such as timber, rubber and cash nuts are built all over the province. 85% of the population lives in rural parts of the province and depend on agriculture for their source of income. Animal breeding, fishing and silk weaving are also important industries in the province.<ref>http://www.cambodiainvestment.gov.kh/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Stung-Treng-Province_eng.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
Stung Treng's economy is solely based on agriculture. Various plantations such as timber, rubber and cash nuts are built all over the province. 85% of the population lives in rural parts of the province and depend on agriculture for their source of income. Animal breeding, fishing and silk weaving are also important industries in the province.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stung Treng Province |url=http://www.cambodiainvestment.gov.kh/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Stung-Treng-Province_eng.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214190045/http://www.cambodiainvestment.gov.kh/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Stung-Treng-Province_eng.pdf |archive-date=14 February 2019 |website=cambodiainvestment.gov.kh}}</ref>


The Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation found a mineralized belt of [[copper]] and [[zinc]] in the province in 2019, and plans to step up further exploration with a Japanese partner to extract the minerals. The exploration site is about 260 kilometres north of Phnom Penh.<ref>{{cite news |title=Japan firms find copper, zinc mineralised belt in Cambodia |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/world/1689868/japan-firms-find-copper-zinc-mineralised-belt-in-cambodia |access-date=6 June 2019 |work=Bangkok Post |agency=KYODO NEWS |date=5 June 2019}}</ref>
The Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation found a mineralized belt of [[copper]] and [[zinc]] in the province in 2019, and plans to step up further exploration with a Japanese partner to extract the minerals. The exploration site is about 260 kilometres north of Phnom Penh.<ref>{{cite news |title=Japan firms find copper, zinc mineralised belt in Cambodia |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/world/1689868/japan-firms-find-copper-zinc-mineralised-belt-in-cambodia |access-date=6 June 2019 |work=Bangkok Post |agency=KYODO NEWS |date=5 June 2019}}</ref>
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| {{lang|km|ស្រុកបុរីអូរស្វាយសែនជ័យ}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/government-establishes-new-districts-town-better-management|title = Government establishes new districts, town for better management}}</ref>
| {{lang|km|ស្រុកបុរីអូរស្វាយសែនជ័យ}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 January 2019 |title=Government establishes new districts, town for better management |url=https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/government-establishes-new-districts-town-better-management |website=[[The Phnom Penh Post]]}}</ref>
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2 districts Siem Bouk and Thala Barivat in west Mekong River


==Notable people==
==Notable people==

Latest revision as of 04:06, 13 March 2024

Stung Treng
ស្ទឹងត្រែង (Khmer)
Province
Stung Treng Province
ខេត្តស្ទឹងត្រែង (Khmer)
Sopheakmitt Waterfall
Sopheakmitt Waterfall
Official seal of Stung Treng
Seal
Map of Cambodia highlighting Stung Treng
Map of Cambodia highlighting Stung Treng
Coordinates: 13°31′N 105°57′E / 13.517°N 105.950°E / 13.517; 105.950
Country Cambodia
Provincial status1907
CapitalStung Treng
Subdivisions1 municipality; 5 districts
Government
 • GovernorSvay Sameang (CPP)
 • National Assembly
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Area
 • Total11,092 km2 (4,283 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 8th
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • TotalIncrease 165,713
 • Rank21st
 • Density14/km2 (40/sq mi)
  • Rank23rd
Demographics
 • Language(s)
Time zoneUTC+07:00 (ICT)
Dialing code+855
ISO 3166 codeKH-19
Websitewww.stungtreng.gov.kh

Stung Treng[2] (Khmer: ស្ទឹងត្រែង, UNGEGN: Stœ̆ng Trêng [stɨŋ traeŋ]; Lao: ຊຽງແຕງ, Xiang Taeng, pronounced [sía̯ŋ tɛ̀ːŋ]; lit. "River of Reeds") is a province of Cambodia in the northeast. It borders the provinces of Ratanakiri to the east, Mondulkiri and Kratié 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 bisects the province. The province is mostly covered by forest, but logging and fishing put high pressure on the forest and fishery reserves.[3]

Etymology[edit]

Originally, Stung Treng was named "Tonle Ropov (Khmer: ទន្លេរពៅ), which is now an area in Stung Treng called "Tonle Ropov Area" (Khmer: តំបន់ទន្លេរពៅ).

The name “Satung Teng (Khmer: សាទឹងទែង)" was founded by a monk named "Seang Peng (Khmer: សៀង ប៉េង) from Vientiane. The words “Satung Teng" have changed to "Xiang Taeng (Khmer: សៀងទែង). In Lao, the word "Xiang" means "goddess" who has resigned, while the word “Taeng” means "built".

Due to advancement in the Khmer language, it was later called "Stung Treng (Khmer: ស្ទឹងត្រែង)" which means a river of reeds.[4]

History[edit]

Stung Treng was first a part of the Khmer Empire, then the Lao kingdom of Lan Xang, and later the Lao kingdom of Champasak. After the Franco-Siamese crisis of 1893, Chiang Taeng (Stung Treng) was administered by French Lower Laos from 1893 to 1904. In 1904 French Laos traded the province to the French Protectorate of Cambodia in exchange for Champassak, leaving a small Laotian minority in Cambodia.

Owing to its border location and the forested mountains in the northeast of the province, it was a hotbed of communist insurgent activity—and a target for U.S. bombs in the 1960s and 70s.[5] The insurgency lasted from the Vietnamese infiltration in the 1950s until the late Khmer Rouge years.[6]

Geography[edit]

Stung Treng province, which covers an area of 11,092 square kilometers borders Laos to the north, Ratanakiri to the east, Preah Vihear to the west and Kratié and Kampong Thom to the south.[7]

Extensive forests, intersecting rivers and streams characterize it. Stung Treng includes also the western chunk of the massive Virachey National Park, accessible from Siem Pang. The province also features three big rivers—the Sekong River, the Sesan River and the Mekong—with its hundreds of small islands scattered on the river stretch in Stung Treng.[8]

Until February 2022, it was one of the few provinces where you could see the rare and endangered Irrawaddy dolphin in the wild near the Laos border, Borei O’Svay Sen Chey District and Anlong Cheuteal in Stung Treng. The population has likely vanished due to illegal fishing in the area.[9][10]

Weather[edit]

In Stung Treng, the wet season is oppressive and overcast, the dry season is muggy and partly cloudy, and it is hot year-round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 20 °C (67 °F) to 38 °C (100 °F) and is rarely below 16 °C (61 °F) or above 40 °C (105 °F).[11]

Climate[edit]

On average, much rain (rainy season) falls in May, June, July, August, and September—the wettest season, with precipitation of 304.3 mm[12]—and October. Stung Treng has dry periods in January, February and December—with January being the driest month. The warmest month is April with an average temperature of 35 °C (95 °F). The coldest month is January with an average temperature of 18 °C (64 °F).[13]

Climate data for Stung Treng province
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 36.1
(97.0) 		37.2
(99.0) 		38.3
(100.9) 		40.6
(105.1) 		38.9
(102.0) 		37.2
(99.0) 		38.9
(102.0) 		38.9
(102.0) 		33.9
(93.0) 		33.9
(93.0) 		34.4
(93.9) 		33.9
(93.0) 		40.6
(105.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.1
(88.0) 		32.8
(91.0) 		34.4
(93.9) 		35.0
(95.0) 		32.8
(91.0) 		31.7
(89.1) 		30.6
(87.1) 		30.6
(87.1) 		30.0
(86.0) 		30.0
(86.0) 		30.0
(86.0) 		29.4
(84.9) 		31.5
(88.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.0
(77.0) 		26.7
(80.1) 		28.9
(84.0) 		30.0
(86.0) 		28.6
(83.5) 		27.8
(82.0) 		27.0
(80.6) 		27.2
(81.0) 		26.7
(80.1) 		26.4
(79.5) 		25.8
(78.4) 		24.2
(75.6) 		27.0
(80.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 18.9
(66.0) 		20.6
(69.1) 		23.3
(73.9) 		25.0
(77.0) 		24.4
(75.9) 		23.9
(75.0) 		23.3
(73.9) 		23.9
(75.0) 		23.3
(73.9) 		22.8
(73.0) 		21.7
(71.1) 		18.9
(66.0) 		22.5
(72.5)
Record low °C (°F) 9.4
(48.9) 		11.1
(52.0) 		17.2
(63.0) 		20.0
(68.0) 		18.9
(66.0) 		19.4
(66.9) 		20.0
(68.0) 		19.4
(66.9) 		18.9
(66.0) 		17.2
(63.0) 		11.7
(53.1) 		10.0
(50.0) 		9.4
(48.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.5
(0.10) 		12.7
(0.50) 		27.9
(1.10) 		83.8
(3.30) 		203.2
(8.00) 		276.9
(10.90) 		337.8
(13.30) 		309.9
(12.20) 		325.1
(12.80) 		188.0
(7.40) 		61.0
(2.40) 		12.7
(0.50) 		1,841
(72.48)
Source: Sistema de Clasificación Bioclimática Mundial[14]

Economy[edit]

Stung Treng's economy is solely based on agriculture. Various plantations such as timber, rubber and cash nuts are built all over the province. 85% of the population lives in rural parts of the province and depend on agriculture for their source of income. Animal breeding, fishing and silk weaving are also important industries in the province.[15]

The Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation found a mineralized belt of copper and zinc in the province in 2019, and plans to step up further exploration with a Japanese partner to extract the minerals. The exploration site is about 260 kilometres north of Phnom Penh.[16]

Administration[edit]

The province is divided into 5 districts, 1 municipality, 34 communes, and 128 villages.

ISO code District Khmer
19-01 Sesan ស្រុកសេសាន
19-02 Siem Bouk ស្រុកសៀមបូក
19-03 Siem Pang ស្រុកសៀមប៉ាង
19-04 Stung Treng Municipality ក្រុងស្ទឹងត្រែង
19-05 Thala Barivat ស្រុកថាឡាបរិវ៉ាត់
19-06 Borei O'Svay Sen Chey ស្រុកបុរីអូរស្វាយសែនជ័យ[17]

2 districts Siem Bouk and Thala Barivat in west Mekong River

Notable people[edit]

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