Skuon | |
Native Name: | ស្គន់ |
Native Name Lang: | km |
Nickname: | Spiderville |
Settlement Type: | City |
Pushpin Map: | Cambodia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Cambodia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Cambodia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Kampong Cham |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Cheung Prey |
Coordinates: | 12.0511°N 105.0708°W |
Skuon (Central Khmer: ស្គន់) is the district capital of Cheung Prey District, in Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia. This busy market town has grown up around the intersection of National Highway 6 and National Highway 7. Skuon is around west of the provincial capital at Kampong Cham city and north of the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh.[1] Skuon is sometimes known in the local language as "Spiderville", it is famous with international visitors to Cambodia for its fried spiders.