# Phniet Commune, Serei Saophoan, Banteay Meanchey Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/serei-saophoan/phniet/ Commune · Serei Saophoan # Phniet Phniet is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Serei Saophoan, Banteay Meanchey Province. It covers **41.1 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 41.1km² - 1mapped services - 16 mtypical elevation ## Where is Phniet? Phniet lies in [Serei Saophoan](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/serei-saophoan/), [Banteay Meanchey Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/), [Cambodia](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/). It borders 6 other communes: [Bos Sbov](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/preah-netr-preah/bos-sbov/), [Chnuor Mean Chey](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/preah-netr-preah/chnuor-mean-chey/), [Kampong Svay](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/serei-saophoan/kampong-svay/), [Kaoh Pong Satv](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/serei-saophoan/kaoh-pong-satv/), [Koy Maeng](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/mongkol-borei/koy-maeng/) and [Preah Ponlea](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/serei-saophoan/preah-ponlea/). By area it is the 868th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 15.2% of [Serei Saophoan](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/serei-saophoan/). The centre of Phniet is about 305 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 7.2 km from Sisophon, the main town of Serei Saophoan. The centre point is at 13.6062° N, 103.0367° 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 Phniet Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Phniet. Settlements here lie between about 12 m and 17 m above sea level (median 16 m). - Kantuot - Phniet - Phum Bâng Krŏăh - Phum Kâmpring - Phum Néak Ta - Phum Thmei - Phum Thmei Khum - Sala Krau - Sangkat Pniet 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 Phniet Named natural and historic features inside Phniet, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - O Pring - Ou Beng Hoy - Ou Neak Ta - Preaek Pralay Chau Dek 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 Phniet and the best time to visit Using the climate of Serei Saophoan, 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 Phniet Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sereysophorn Referral Hospital · Preah Ponlea 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.58956&mlon=102.97441#map=17/13.58956/102.97441) Bank Maybank Cambodia · Preah Ponlea 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.58330&mlon=102.98299#map=17/13.58330/102.98299) Petrol pump Tela Station · Phniet 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.62225&mlon=103.04062#map=17/13.62225/103.04062) Hotel ECO Resort BMC · Preah Ponlea 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.60259&mlon=102.99222#map=17/13.60259/102.99222) Mall Mongkolborey Market · Ruessei Kraok 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.54355&mlon=103.02695#map=17/13.54355/103.02695) School Pi Sleng School · Preah Ponlea 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.58366&mlon=102.98505#map=17/13.58366/102.98505) College វេលា ណា · Preah Ponlea 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.58330&mlon=102.98299#map=17/13.58330/102.98299) Police station ស្នងការដ្ឋាននគរបាលខេត្តបន្ទាយមាជ័យ · Preah Ponlea 6.8 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Phniet Places mapped inside Phniet in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 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 Serei Saophoan - Kampong Svay - Kaoh Pong Satv - Mkak - Ou Ambel - Preah Ponlea - Tuek Thla ## Quick answers - Where is Phniet?In Serei Saophoan, Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia - What borders Phniet?Bos Sbov, Chnuor Mean Chey, Kampong Svay, Kaoh Pong Satv, Koy Maeng and Preah Ponlea - How many villages are in Phniet?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Phniet?Settlements lie between 12 m and 17 m - What is the best time to visit Phniet?November to January - Where is the nearest hospital to Phniet?Sereysophorn Referral Hospital, about 7.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Phniet?Maybank Cambodia, about 6.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Phniet?Tela Station, about 1.8 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Phniet?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Phniet?KH010606 (OCHA common operational dataset)