# Ta Lam Commune, Mongkol Borei, Banteay Meanchey Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/mongkol-borei/ta-lam/ Commune · Mongkol Borei # Ta Lam Ta Lam is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Mongkol Borei, Banteay Meanchey Province. It covers **36.9 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 36.9km² - 16 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ta Lam? Ta Lam 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 6 other communes: [Banteay Neang](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/mongkol-borei/banteay-neang/), [Kouk Ballangk](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/mongkol-borei/kouk-ballangk/), [Koy Maeng](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/mongkol-borei/koy-maeng/), [Preak Netr Preah](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/preah-netr-preah/preak-netr-preah/), [Ruessei Kraok](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/mongkol-borei/ruessei-kraok/) and [Srah Reang](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/mongkol-borei/srah-reang/). By area it is the 935th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 4.6% of [Mongkol Borei](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/mongkol-borei/). The centre of Ta Lam is about 294 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 7.7 km from Mongkol Borei, the main town of Mongkol Borei. The centre point is at 13.5171° N, 103.0941° 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 Lam Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Ta Lam. Settlements here lie between about 12 m and 17 m above sea level (median 16 m). - Boeng Khleang Kaeut - Boeng Khleang Lech - Chong Kouk - Khla Kham Chhkae - Khum Ta Lorm - Ou Thum - Phum Bœ̆ng Vêng - Preah Srae - Ta Lam 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 Lam Named natural and historic features inside Ta Lam, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Ou Boeng Khleang 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 Lam 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 Ta Lam Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Mongkol · Ruessei Kraok 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.54394&mlon=103.02533#map=17/13.54394/103.02533) Bank ABA Mongkol Borei District Branch · Ruessei Kraok 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.53612&mlon=103.02245#map=17/13.53612/103.02245) Petrol pump PTT Station · Banteay Neang 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.52023&mlon=103.01836#map=17/13.52023/103.01836) Hotel The White Palace Hotel &Resort · Preah Ponlea 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.55972&mlon=102.98447#map=17/13.55972/102.98447) Mall Mongkolborey Market · Ruessei Kraok 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.54355&mlon=103.02695#map=17/13.54355/103.02695) School Mongkol Borey High School · Ruessei Kraok 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.53347&mlon=103.02344#map=17/13.53347/103.02344) College ICT - Phnom Thom High School · Ou Prasat 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.43681&mlon=103.01373#map=17/13.43681/103.01373) Police station សាខាពន្ធដារខេត្តបន្ទាយមានជ័យ · Preah Ponlea 13 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 - Soea - Srah Reang ## Quick answers - Where is Ta Lam?In Mongkol Borei, Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia - What borders Ta Lam?Banteay Neang, Kouk Ballangk, Koy Maeng, Preak Netr Preah, Ruessei Kraok and Srah Reang - How many villages are in Ta Lam?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ta Lam?Settlements lie between 12 m and 17 m - What is the best time to visit Ta Lam?November to January - Where is the nearest hospital to Ta Lam?Hospital Mongkol, about 8.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ta Lam?ABA Mongkol Borei District Branch, about 8.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ta Lam?PTT Station, about 8.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ta Lam?KH010213 (OCHA common operational dataset)