# Chamnaom Commune, Mongkol Borei, Banteay Meanchey Province

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Commune · Mongkol Borei 

# Chamnaom

Chamnaom is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Mongkol Borei, Banteay Meanchey Province. It covers **115.0 km²**. 17 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 115km²
- 18 mtypical elevation

## Where is Chamnaom?

Chamnaom lies in [Mongkol Borei](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/mongkol-borei/), [Banteay Meanchey Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/), [Cambodia](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/). It borders 5 other communes: [Phnum Touch](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/mongkol-borei/phnum-touch/), [Rohat Tuek](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/mongkol-borei/rohat-tuek/), [Samraong](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/ou-chrov/samraong/), [Soea](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/mongkol-borei/soea/) and [Ta Kong](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/malai/ta-kong/). By area it is the 376th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 14.2% of [Mongkol Borei](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/mongkol-borei/). The centre of Chamnaom is about 305 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 19 km from Mongkol Borei, the main town of Mongkol Borei. The centre point is at 13.4523° N, 102.8748° 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 Chamnaom

Open gazetteers list **17 villages, towns and localities** in Chamnaom. Settlements here lie between about 16 m and 20 m above sea level (median 18 m).

- Boeng Tras
- Bos Tonloab
- Chamnaom
- Khum Chamnaom
- Kouk Ponley
- Phumĭ Baôs Ngĕn
- Phumĭ Kâmping
- Phumĭ Sei Smán
- Phumĭ Spéan Leu
- Phumĭ Sâmnang Băk
- Phumĭ Ta Pŏk
- Phumĭ Tuŏl Dâmnăk Preăh Ângk
- Phumĭ Tuŏl Prâlay Sei Smán
- Roung Kou Daeum
- Srae Prey
- Ta Bun
- Ta Sal

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 Chamnaom

Named natural and historic features inside Chamnaom, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

3 rivers and streams.

- Ou Rohal Sangkae
- Ou Roung Kou
- Ou Smach

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 Chamnaom and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Mongkol Borei, the warmest month is Apr (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Dec (26 °C). About 1,403 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (254 mm) and the driest Dec (7 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to January**.

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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 27 14 

Feb 29 19 

Mar 30 55 

Apr 30 85 

May 29 153 

Jun 28 190 

Jul 27 212 

Aug 27 210 

Sep 27 254 

Oct 27 163 

Nov 26 40 

Dec 26 7 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chamnaom

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital មន្ទីរសម្រាកព្យាបាល ប្រាសាទនាគព័ន្ធ · Ou Ambel 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.58401&mlon=102.97333#map=17/13.58401/102.97333) 

Bank Rural credit · Phnum Touch 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.42590&mlon=103.01681#map=17/13.42590/103.01681) 

Petrol pump Tela Station · Tuek Thla 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.58071&mlon=102.90563#map=17/13.58071/102.90563) 

Hotel The White Palace Hotel &Resort · Preah Ponlea 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.55972&mlon=102.98447#map=17/13.55972/102.98447) 

Mall Mongkolborey Market · Ruessei Kraok 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.54355&mlon=103.02695#map=17/13.54355/103.02695) 

School Banoy Primary School · Tuek Thla 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.58173&mlon=102.93314#map=17/13.58173/102.93314) 

College ICT - Phnom Thom High School · Ou Prasat 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.43681&mlon=103.01373#map=17/13.43681/103.01373) 

Police station សាខាពន្ធដារខេត្តបន្ទាយមានជ័យ · Preah Ponlea 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.56315&mlon=102.98448#map=17/13.56315/102.98448) 

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 Mongkol Borei

- Banteay Neang
- Bat Trang
- Kouk Ballangk
- Koy Maeng
- Ou Prasat
- Phnum Touch
- Rohat Tuek
- Ruessei Kraok
- Sambuor
- Soea
- Srah Reang
- Ta Lam

## Quick answers

- Where is Chamnaom?In Mongkol Borei, Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia
- What borders Chamnaom?Phnum Touch, Rohat Tuek, Samraong, Soea and Ta Kong
- How many villages are in Chamnaom?17 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Chamnaom?Settlements lie between 16 m and 20 m
- What is the best time to visit Chamnaom?November to January
- Where is the nearest hospital to Chamnaom?មន្ទីរសម្រាកព្យាបាល ប្រាសាទនាគព័ន្ធ, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Chamnaom?Rural credit, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chamnaom?Tela Station, about 15 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Chamnaom?KH010203 (OCHA common operational dataset)