# Ponley Commune, Phnum Srok, Banteay Meanchey Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/phnum-srok/ponley/ Commune · Phnum Srok # Ponley Ponley is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Phnum Srok, Banteay Meanchey Province. It covers **119.8 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 120km² - 21 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ponley? Ponley 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/), [Kouk Kakthen](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/thma-puok/kouk-kakthen/), [Phkoam](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/svay-chek/phkoam/), [Poy Char](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/phnum-srok/poy-char/), [Sarongk](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/svay-chek/sarongk/), [Srah Chik](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/phnum-srok/srah-chik/) and [Tean Kam](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/preah-netr-preah/tean-kam/). By area it is the 361st largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 15.7% of [Phnum Srok](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/phnum-srok/). The centre of Ponley is about 312 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 16 km from Phnum Srok, the main town of Phnum Srok. The centre point is at 13.8340° N, 103.2233° 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 Ponley Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Ponley. Settlements here lie between about 18 m and 27 m above sea level (median 21 m). - Khum Ponley - Kouk Ta Sokh - Ponley - Ponley Cheung - Pou Roam Bon - Svay Khmau - Svay Sa 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 Ponley Named natural and historic features inside Ponley, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Preaek Anglong Thum 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 Ponley 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 Ponley Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Phnom Srok Referral Hospital · Srah Chik 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.74388&mlon=103.33664#map=17/13.74388/103.33664) Bank Aclida Bank · Srah Chik 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.74360&mlon=103.33752#map=17/13.74360/103.33752) Petrol pump Tela · Thma Puok 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.93050&mlon=103.04752#map=17/13.93050/103.04752) Hotel Heng Heng Guest House · Chob Vari 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.62310&mlon=103.17860#map=17/13.62310/103.17860) Mall Mongkolborey Market · Ruessei Kraok 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.54355&mlon=103.02695#map=17/13.54355/103.02695) School សាលាបឋមសិក្សា ម៉ៅ · Phkoam 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.80824&mlon=103.11211#map=17/13.80824/103.11211) College ដីភូមិបារាយ៍ · Ampil 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.16794&mlon=103.22151#map=17/14.16794/103.22151) Police station ស្នងការដ្ឋាននគរបាលខេត្តបន្ទាយមាជ័យ · Preah Ponlea 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.56937&mlon=102.98593#map=17/13.56937/102.98593) 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 - Nam Tau - Phnum Dei - Poy Char - Spean Sraeng - Srah Chik ## Quick answers - Where is Ponley?In Phnum Srok, Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia - What borders Ponley?Beng, Kouk Kakthen, Phkoam, Poy Char, Sarongk, Srah Chik and Tean Kam - How many villages are in Ponley?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ponley?Settlements lie between 18 m and 27 m - What is the best time to visit Ponley?November to January - Where is the nearest hospital to Ponley?Phnom Srok Referral Hospital, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ponley?Aclida Bank, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ponley?Tela, about 22 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ponley?KH010303 (OCHA common operational dataset)