# Nam Tau Commune, Phnum Srok, Banteay Meanchey Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/phnum-srok/nam-tau/ Commune · Phnum Srok # Nam Tau Nam Tau is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Phnum Srok, Banteay Meanchey Province. It covers **186.1 km²**. 15 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 186km² - 23 mtypical elevation ## Where is Nam Tau? Nam Tau lies in [Phnum Srok](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/phnum-srok/), [Banteay Meanchey Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/), [Cambodia](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/). It borders 7 other communes: [Beng](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/oddar-meanchey/banteay-ampil/beng/), [Cheung Tien](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/oddar-meanchey/chong-kal/cheung-tien/), [Phnum Dei](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/phnum-srok/phnum-dei/), [Poy Char](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/phnum-srok/poy-char/), [Prei](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/siemreap/srei-snam/prei/), [Spean Sraeng](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/phnum-srok/spean-sraeng/) and [Tram Sasar](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/siemreap/srei-snam/tram-sasar/). By area it is the 241st largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 24.4% of [Phnum Srok](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/phnum-srok/). The centre of Nam Tau is about 308 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 18 km from Phnum Srok, the main town of Phnum Srok. The centre point is at 13.8996° N, 103.3921° 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 Nam Tau Open gazetteers list **15 villages, towns and localities** in Nam Tau. Settlements here lie between about 19 m and 27 m above sea level (median 23 m). - Chrab - Kantuot - Khnang - Khum Nam Tau - Khum Paoy Char - Kouk Chas - Nam Tau - Phum Koŭk Kiĕng - Phum Rông Viĕn - Phum Ta Kŭng - Phum Thnŭng Khang Tbong - Pongro - Samraong - Slaeng - Thnong Khang Cheung 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 Nam Tau Named natural and historic features inside Nam Tau, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Ou Rongvien 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 Nam Tau and the best time to visit Using the climate of Phnum Srok, the warmest month is Apr (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Dec (25 °C). About 1,317 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (255 mm) and the driest Dec (5 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 10 Feb 29 15 Mar 30 49 Apr 31 82 May 29 153 Jun 28 169 Jul 27 194 Aug 27 209 Sep 27 255 Oct 26 145 Nov 25 32 Dec 25 5 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Nam Tau Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Phnom Srok Referral Hospital · Srah Chik 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.74388&mlon=103.33664#map=17/13.74388/103.33664) Bank Aclida Bank · Srah Chik 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.74360&mlon=103.33752#map=17/13.74360/103.33752) Petrol pump Depot Tela · Chrouy Neang Nguon 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.83785&mlon=103.51537#map=17/13.83785/103.51537) Hotel Srei Snam Resort · Chrouy Neang Nguon 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.83009&mlon=103.51477#map=17/13.83009/103.51477) School 28 Makara High School · Chrouy Neang Nguon 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.82546&mlon=103.51471#map=17/13.82546/103.51471) College Land bosbov · Bos Sbov 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.12770&mlon=103.48305#map=17/14.12770/103.48305) Police station ស្នងការនគរបាលខេត្តឧត្តរមានជ័យ · Samraong 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.19081&mlon=103.50681#map=17/14.19081/103.50681) 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 Phnum Srok - Phnum Dei - Ponley - Poy Char - Spean Sraeng - Srah Chik ## Quick answers - Where is Nam Tau?In Phnum Srok, Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia - What borders Nam Tau?Beng, Cheung Tien, Phnum Dei, Poy Char, Prei, Spean Sraeng and Tram Sasar - How many villages are in Nam Tau?15 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Nam Tau?Settlements lie between 19 m and 27 m - What is the best time to visit Nam Tau?November to January - Where is the nearest hospital to Nam Tau?Phnom Srok Referral Hospital, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Nam Tau?Aclida Bank, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nam Tau?Depot Tela, about 15 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Nam Tau?KH010301 (OCHA common operational dataset)