# Svay Chek, Banteay Meanchey Province – Communes & Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/svay-chek/ District · Banteay Meanchey Province # Svay Chek Svay Chek is a district (srok or khan) of Cambodia in Banteay Meanchey Province. It covers **813.3 km²**. Its main town is Svay Chek. It is divided into 8 communes. 69 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 813km² - 8communes - 5mapped services ## Where is Svay Chek? Svay Chek lies in [Banteay Meanchey Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/), [Cambodia](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/). It borders 5 other districts: [Ou Chrov](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/ou-chrov/), [Phnum Srok](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/phnum-srok/), [Preah Netr Preah](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/preah-netr-preah/), [Serei Saophoan](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/serei-saophoan/) and [Thma Puok](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/thma-puok/). By area it is the 71st largest of 197 districts in Cambodia. It covers 13.2% of [Banteay Meanchey Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/). The centre of Svay Chek is about 328 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 25 km from Sisophon, the main town of Banteay Meanchey Province. The centre point is at 13.8118° N, 102.9647° 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). ## Communes of Svay Chek Commune Area km² Localities Services [Phkoam](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/svay-chek/phkoam/) 89 12 1 [Roluos](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/svay-chek/roluos/) 28 6 1 [Sarongk](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/svay-chek/sarongk/) 47 6 0 [Sla Kram](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/svay-chek/sla-kram/) 169 7 0 [Svay Chek](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/svay-chek/svay-chek/) 210 13 0 [Ta Baen](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/svay-chek/ta-baen/) 27 5 2 [Ta Phou](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/svay-chek/ta-phou/) 80 11 1 [Treas](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/svay-chek/treas/) 163 9 0 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); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Svay Chek Open gazetteers list **69 villages, towns and localities** in Svay Chek. Settlements here lie between about 20 m and 42 m above sea level (median 29 m). - Ampil Prong - Baray - Chaeng - Doun Nouy - Kakaoh - Kamnab - Khlaeng Poar - Khlaeng Poar Akphivoat - Khum Phkoam - Khum Roluos - Khum Sarongk - Khum Slorkram - Khum Svay Chek - Khum Ta Baen - Khum Ta Phou - Khum Treas - Khvav Lech - Kloeng - Kouk Ampil - Kouk Khpos - Kouk Khvav - Kouk Roka - Mau - Ou Veaeng - Phkoam - Phlas Kang - Phum Bântéay Baôs - Phum Chrŭng - Phum Koŭk Kei - Phum Koŭk Khméas - Phum Koŭk Phchœ̆k - Phum Koŭk Prĭch - Phum Koŭk Thmei - Phum Krâyêan - Phum Kântrông - Phum O - Phum Phéas Tbong - Phum Prasat Véng - Phumĭ Bêk Chan - Phumĭ Châmkar Svay - Phumĭ Pônley - Phumĭ Pônsay Êcheung - Phumĭ Ta Êk - Ponsay Tboung - Prech Tboung - Prei - Roluos - Samraong - Sarongk - Sla Kram - Slaeng - Stueng - Svay Cheak - Svay Chek - Ta Baen - Ta Duol - Ta Ong Kaeut - Ta Ong Lech - Ta Phou - Ta Srei - Ta Voek - Thma Koul - Thmei - Toap Siem - Treas - Yeang - Yeang Vien - ចំការគ - ភូមិម៉ៅ ឃុំផ្គាំ ស្រុកស្វាយចេក ខេត្តបន្ទាយមានជ័យ 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 Svay Chek Named natural and historic features inside Svay Chek, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Stœ̆ng Svay Chék ### Hills and mountains 6 hills. - Phnum Dang Tong · 185 m - Phnŭm Khlêng Pôr · 180 m - Phnŭm Sdŏk Kăk · 160 m - Phnum Ta Ngeal · 136 m - Phnŭm Ta Dòng · 104 m - Phnŭm Toch · 94 m 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 Svay Chek and the best time to visit In Svay Chek, 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/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Svay Chek Places mapped inside Svay Chek in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Petrol pumps1 - Schools3 - Restaurants1 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Svay Chek?In Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia - What borders Svay Chek?Ou Chrov, Phnum Srok, Preah Netr Preah, Serei Saophoan and Thma Puok - How many villages are in Svay Chek?69 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Svay Chek?Settlements lie between 20 m and 42 m - What is the highest point in Svay Chek?Phnum Dang Tong (185 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Svay Chek?November to January - How many petrol pumps are in Svay Chek?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Svay Chek?KH0108 (OCHA common operational dataset)