# Ta Kong Commune, Malai, Banteay Meanchey Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/malai/ta-kong/ Commune · Malai # Ta Kong Ta Kong is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Malai, Banteay Meanchey Province. It covers **133.5 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 134km² - 21 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ta Kong? Ta Kong lies in [Malai](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/malai/), [Banteay Meanchey Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/), [Cambodia](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/). It borders 6 other communes: [Chamnaom](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/mongkol-borei/chamnaom/), [Kuttasat](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/ou-chrov/kuttasat/), [Nimitt](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/paoy-paet/nimitt/), [Samraong](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/ou-chrov/samraong/), [Soea](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/mongkol-borei/soea/) and [Tuol Pongro](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/malai/tuol-pongro/). By area it is the 329th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 26.7% of [Malai](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/malai/). The centre of Ta Kong is about 322 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. The centre point is at 13.5096° N, 102.7166° E. Source: [Department of Geography of the Ministry of Land Management, Urbanization and Construction in 2008, WFP via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-khm). ## Villages and localities in Ta Kong Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Ta Kong. Settlements here lie between about 18 m and 22 m above sea level (median 21 m). - Ballangk Cheung - Chaeng Maeng - Khum Ta Kong - Phumĭ Khtŭm Chŭmrŭm Băk - Phumĭ Khtŭm Rônéam Toch - Phumĭ Tuŏl Sâmnâr - Phumĭ Ânlóng Smau - Ta Kong Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Ta Kong Named natural and historic features inside Ta Kong, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Ou Anlong - Ou Anlong Samna - Preaek Ta Kong Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Ta Kong and the best time to visit Using the climate of Malai, the warmest month is Apr (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Dec (24 °C). About 1,640 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (305 mm) and the driest Dec (7 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to January**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 16 Feb 28 23 Mar 29 61 Apr 30 100 May 28 183 Jun 27 226 Jul 26 239 Aug 26 245 Sep 26 305 Oct 26 197 Nov 25 40 Dec 24 7 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ta Kong Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital មន្ទីរសម្រាកព្យាបាល និង សម្ភព អគារថ្មី · Paoy Paet 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.64898&mlon=102.56820#map=17/13.64898/102.56820) Bank Cambodia Post Bank Plc. Poipet Branch · Phsar Kandal 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.64344&mlon=102.57664#map=17/13.64344/102.57664) ATM Canadia Bank · Paoy Paet 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.65486&mlon=102.56021#map=17/13.65486/102.56021) Petrol pump TELA · Koub 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.61113&mlon=102.76396#map=17/13.61113/102.76396) Hotel A.Da hotel · Phsar Kandal 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.63830&mlon=102.58576#map=17/13.63830/102.58576) Mall Season Mall · Paoy Paet 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.66392&mlon=102.55302#map=17/13.66392/102.55302) School Ming Hua Northwest School · Phsar Kandal 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.64517&mlon=102.57405#map=17/13.64517/102.57405) College Northwest International Centre (NIC) · Phsar Kandal 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.64671&mlon=102.57534#map=17/13.64671/102.57534) Police station Stueng Bat International Border Gate (still closed) · Phsar Kandal 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.62192&mlon=102.61154#map=17/13.62192/102.61154) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Other communes in Malai - Boeng Beng - Malai - Ou Sampoar - Ou Sralau - Tuol Pongro ## Quick answers - Where is Ta Kong?In Malai, Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia - What borders Ta Kong?Chamnaom, Kuttasat, Nimitt, Samraong, Soea and Tuol Pongro - How many villages are in Ta Kong?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ta Kong?Settlements lie between 18 m and 22 m - What is the best time to visit Ta Kong?November to January - Where is the nearest hospital to Ta Kong?មន្ទីរសម្រាកព្យាបាល និង សម្ភព អគារថ្មី, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ta Kong?Cambodia Post Bank Plc. Poipet Branch, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ta Kong?Canadia Bank, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ta Kong?TELA, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ta Kong?KH010906 (OCHA common operational dataset)