Skuon is the district capital of Cheung Prey District

Cheung Prey District

Cheung Prey District is a district of Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia. The district capital is Skuon town. This busy market town has grown up around the intersection of National Highway 6 and National Highway 7...

, in Kampong Cham Province, 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...

. This busy market town has grown up around the intersection of National Highway 6

National Highway 6 (Cambodia)

National Highway 6 or National Road No.6 is one of the national highways of Cambodia. At long, it connects the capital of Phnom Penh with Banteay Meanchey....

 and 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...

. Skuon is around 49 kilometres (30.4 mi) west of the provincial capital at Kampong Cham

Kampong Cham (city)

Kampong Cham is the capital city of the Kampong Cham Province in eastern Cambodia. It is the third largest city in Cambodia with a population of 63,771 people and is located on the Mekong River. Kampong Cham is 124 kilometers northeast from Phnom Penh and can be reached by either boat or by...

 city and 75 kilometres (46.6 mi) north of the Cambodian capital 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,...

. Skuon is sometimes known in the local language as "Spiderville", it is famous with international visitors to Cambodia for its fried spider

Fried spider

Fried spider is a regional delicacy in Cambodia. In the Cambodian town of Skuon, the vending of fried spiders as a specialty snack is a popular attraction for tourists passing through this town. Spiders are also available elsewhere in Cambodia — in Phnom Penh for instance — but Skuon, a...

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