Stung Treng is the capital of Stung Treng Province

Stung Treng Province

Stung Treng is a northern province of Cambodia.-Description:The Cambodia/Lao border is located in the north of Stung Treng Province. The Mekong river crosses the province roughly in its midst.-History of stung treng:...

, Cambodia

Cambodia

Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...

. It is located in the western part of the Virachey National Park

Virachey National Park

Virachey National Park is a national park in north-eastern Cambodia. Although partly protecting flora and fauna of international conservation priority, the park is under serious threat from illegal logging in the region....

.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

National Highway 7 (Cambodia)

National Highway 7 or National Road No.7 is one of the national highways of Cambodia. With a length of 509.17 km it connects Skuon with Trapeang Kreal, international border checkpoint with Laos...

, about 400 km from Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia. Located on the banks of the Mekong River, Phnom Penh has been the national capital since the French colonized Cambodia, and has grown to become the nation's center of economic and industrial activities, as well as the center of security,...

 and 50 km south of the Laos

Laos

Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...

 border. A bridge connects the city to the other side of the river. The population is made up of a mix of Khmer

Khmer people

Khmer people are the predominant ethnic group in Cambodia, accounting for approximately 90% of the 14.8 million people in the country. They speak the Khmer language, which is part of the larger Mon–Khmer language family found throughout Southeast Asia...

 and Lao

Lao people

The Lao are an ethnic subgroup of Tai/Dai in Southeast Asia.-Names:The etymology of the word Lao is uncertain, although it may be related to tribes known as the Ai Lao who appear in Han Dynasty records in China and Vietnam as a people of what is now Yunan Province...

 peoples. It contains a hospital, the Acleda Bank

ACLEDA Bank

ACLEDA Bank is a privately owned bank based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia with 232 branches nationwide, the most in Cambodia, and 7,024 staff members across all provinces and towns in the Kingdom of Cambodia and five provinces in Laos...

, Kong Ratana Sambath Guesthouse, Ou Dynak Red Guesthouse, Sok Sambath Hotel and Sorya Restaurant and an old settlement nearby called Thala Boravit.

The city is served by Stung Treng Airport

Stung Treng Airport

Stung Treng Airport is an airport serving Stung Treng, the capital of Stung Treng Province in Cambodia.-Facilities:The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 02/20 with an asphalt surface measuring ....

, but currently there are no regular commercial services.