# Soea Commune, Mongkol Borei, Banteay Meanchey Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/mongkol-borei/soea/ Commune · Mongkol Borei # Soea Soea is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Mongkol Borei, Banteay Meanchey Province. It covers **188.8 km²**. 21 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 189km² - 18 mtypical elevation ## Where is Soea? Soea 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 13 other communes: [Boeng Pring](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/thma-koul/boeng-pring/), [Boeung Pram](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/bavel/boeung-pram/), [Chamnaom](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/mongkol-borei/chamnaom/), [Chrey Seima](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/sampov-lun/chrey-seima/), [Lvea](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/bavel/lvea/), [Phnum Touch](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/mongkol-borei/phnum-touch/), [Prey Khpos](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/bavel/prey-khpos/), [Sampov Lun](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/sampov-lun/sampov-lun/), [Santepheap](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/sampov-lun/santepheap/), [Serei Mean Chey](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/sampov-lun/serei-mean-chey/), [Ta Kong](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/malai/ta-kong/), [Ta Sda](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/sampov-lun/ta-sda/) and [Tuol Pongro](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/malai/tuol-pongro/). By area it is the 238th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 23.4% of [Mongkol Borei](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/mongkol-borei/). The centre of Soea is about 309 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 28 km from Mongkol Borei, the main town of Mongkol Borei. The centre point is at 13.4192° N, 102.8001° 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 Soea Open gazetteers list **21 villages, towns and localities** in Soea. Settlements here lie between about 15 m and 25 m above sea level (median 18 m). - Ansam Chek - Chuor Khchas - Khum Soea - Kouk Samraong - Ou Soea - Phumĭ Baôh Laôk - Phumĭ Buŏr - Phumĭ Bœ̆ng Kalong - Phumĭ Bœ̆ng Năm - Phumĭ Chrânik - Phumĭ Don Ŏk - Phumĭ Koŭk Sâmraông (2) - Phumĭ Snœ̆ng Ti - Phumĭ Ta Mau - Phumĭ Tnaôt - Phumĭ Tuŏl Nhung - Phumĭ Tuŏl O Bêk - Phumĭ Tuŏl Prêk Sâmraông Chŏng - Phumĭ Tuŏl Thnóng - Phumĭ Véal Buŏn Mŭk - Soea 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 Soea Named natural and historic features inside Soea, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Ou Kbal Pra 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 Soea 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**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec 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 Soea Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Buor Health Center · Phnum Proek 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.30614&mlon=102.61345#map=17/13.30614/102.61345) Bank គ្រឹះស្ថាន​មីក្រូហរិញ្ញវត្ថុសហគ្រិនភាព · Bavel 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.25515&mlon=102.87506#map=17/13.25515/102.87506) ATM Canadia Bank · Paoy Paet 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.65486&mlon=102.56021#map=17/13.65486/102.56021) Petrol pump Tela Station · Samraong 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.58538&mlon=102.86128#map=17/13.58538/102.86128) Hotel Bun Thouern World Hotel · Bavel 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.25554&mlon=102.87659#map=17/13.25554/102.87659) Mall Mongkolborey Market · Ruessei Kraok 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.54355&mlon=103.02695#map=17/13.54355/103.02695) School Banoy Primary School · Tuek Thla 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.58173&mlon=102.93314#map=17/13.58173/102.93314) College National Meanchey University · Tuek Thla 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.57966&mlon=102.92870#map=17/13.57966/102.92870) Police station សាខាពន្ធដារខេត្តបន្ទាយមានជ័យ · Preah Ponlea 26 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 - Chamnaom - Kouk Ballangk - Koy Maeng - Ou Prasat - Phnum Touch - Rohat Tuek - Ruessei Kraok - Sambuor - Srah Reang - Ta Lam ## Quick answers - Where is Soea?In Mongkol Borei, Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia - What borders Soea?Boeng Pring, Boeung Pram, Chamnaom, Chrey Seima, Lvea, Phnum Touch, Prey Khpos, Sampov Lun, Santepheap, Serei Mean Chey, Ta Kong, Ta Sda and Tuol Pongro - How many villages are in Soea?21 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Soea?Settlements lie between 15 m and 25 m - What is the best time to visit Soea?November to January - Where is the nearest hospital to Soea?Buor Health Center, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Soea?គ្រឹះស្ថាន​មីក្រូហរិញ្ញវត្ថុសហគ្រិនភាព, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Soea?Canadia Bank, about 37 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Soea?Tela Station, about 20 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Soea?KH010211 (OCHA common operational dataset)