Steung Trang district
District in Kampong Cham, Cambodia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Steung Trang district (Khmer: ស្រុកស្ទឹងត្រង់, lit. 'The Straight River') is a district (srok) located in Kampong Cham province, Cambodia. The district capital is Steung Trang town located around 30 kilometres directly north of the provincial capital of Kampong Cham by road. Steung Trang is a large border district in the north of the province located on the Mekong River. The district lies on the border between Kampong Cham, Kampong Thom, Kratie and Tbong Khmum provinces.[2] It is the birthplace of two Cambodian Prime Ministers: Hang Thun Hak (1972–1973) and Hun Sen (1985–2023).[3]
Steung Trang
ស្រុកស្ទឹងត្រង់ | |
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Coordinates: 12°15′26″N 105°32′10″E | |
Country | Cambodia |
Province | Kampong Cham |
Communes | 12 |
Villages | 96 |
Population (1998)[1] | |
• Total | 107,425 |
Time zone | +7 |
Geocode | 0315 |
The district is easily accessed by road or river from Kampong Cham city. The Beung Ket Rubber plantation covers much of the northern part of the district and a long stretch of the Mekong River is part of the district to midstream. Steung Trang town lies on National Road 222 which runs from Kampong Cham city to Chamkar Leu town.[4]