# Poy Char Commune, Phnum Srok, Banteay Meanchey Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/phnum-srok/poy-char/ Commune · Phnum Srok # Poy Char Poy Char is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Phnum Srok, Banteay Meanchey Province. It covers **246.3 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 246km² - 2mapped services - 22 mtypical elevation ## Where is Poy Char? Poy Char 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 5 other communes: [Beng](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/oddar-meanchey/banteay-ampil/beng/), [Nam Tau](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/phnum-srok/nam-tau/), [Phnum Dei](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/phnum-srok/phnum-dei/), [Ponley](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/phnum-srok/ponley/) and [Srah Chik](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/phnum-srok/srah-chik/). By area it is the 173rd largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 32.3% of [Phnum Srok](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/phnum-srok/). The centre of Poy Char is about 309 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 13 km from Phnum Srok, the main town of Phnum Srok. The centre point is at 13.8490° N, 103.2906° 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 Poy Char Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Poy Char. Settlements here lie between about 20 m and 24 m above sea level (median 22 m). - Paoy Char - Phum Kon Sângkê - Phum Ta Ŏng - Phum Trâpeăng Thmâ Kândal - Pongro - Sambuor - Trapeang Thma Tboung 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 Poy Char Named natural and historic features inside Poy Char, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 lake; 1 river or stream. - Ou Chambak - Trapeang Thma 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 Poy Char 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 Poy Char Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Phnom Srok Referral Hospital · Srah Chik 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.74388&mlon=103.33664#map=17/13.74388/103.33664) Bank Aclida Bank · Srah Chik 13 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 24 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 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.83009&mlon=103.51477#map=17/13.83009/103.51477) School សាលាបឋមសិក្សា ម៉ៅ · Phkoam 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.80824&mlon=103.11211#map=17/13.80824/103.11211) College ដីភូមិបារាយ៍ · Ampil 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.16794&mlon=103.22151#map=17/14.16794/103.22151) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Poy Char Places mapped inside Poy Char in open map data, by type. - Restaurants2 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other communes in Phnum Srok - Nam Tau - Phnum Dei - Ponley - Spean Sraeng - Srah Chik ## Quick answers - Where is Poy Char?In Phnum Srok, Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia - What borders Poy Char?Beng, Nam Tau, Phnum Dei, Ponley and Srah Chik - How many villages are in Poy Char?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Poy Char?Settlements lie between 20 m and 24 m - What is the best time to visit Poy Char?November to January - Where is the nearest hospital to Poy Char?Phnom Srok Referral Hospital, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Poy Char?Aclida Bank, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Poy Char?Depot Tela, about 24 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Poy Char?KH010302 (OCHA common operational dataset)