# Phkoam Commune, Svay Chek, Banteay Meanchey Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/svay-chek/phkoam/ Commune · Svay Chek # Phkoam Phkoam is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Svay Chek, Banteay Meanchey Province. It covers **88.6 km²**. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 88.6km² - 1mapped services - 30 mtypical elevation ## Where is Phkoam? Phkoam lies in [Svay Chek](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/svay-chek/), [Banteay Meanchey Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/), [Cambodia](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/). It borders 4 other communes: [Kouk Kakthen](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/thma-puok/kouk-kakthen/), [Ponley](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/phnum-srok/ponley/), [Sarongk](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/svay-chek/sarongk/) and [Ta Phou](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/svay-chek/ta-phou/). By area it is the 460th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 10.9% of [Svay Chek](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/svay-chek/). The centre of Phkoam is about 316 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 18 km from Svay Chek, the main town of Svay Chek. The centre point is at 13.8145° N, 103.1325° 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 Phkoam Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in Phkoam. Settlements here lie between about 20 m and 33 m above sea level (median 30 m). - Khum Phkoam - Kouk Ampil - Mau - Phkoam - Phum Krâyêan - Phum O - Phum Prasat Véng - Ta Duol - Thma Koul - Yeang - Yeang Vien - 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 Phkoam Named natural and historic features inside Phkoam, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Phnum Dang Tong · 185 m - Phnum Ta Ngeal · 136 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 Phkoam and the best time to visit Using the climate of 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/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Phkoam Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Phnom Srok Referral Hospital · Srah Chik 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.74388&mlon=103.33664#map=17/13.74388/103.33664) Bank Mr. Chea Sarom House · Kumru 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.94567&mlon=103.04625#map=17/13.94567/103.04625) Petrol pump Tela · Thma Puok 16 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 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.62310&mlon=103.17860#map=17/13.62310/103.17860) Mall Mongkolborey Market · Ruessei Kraok 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.54355&mlon=103.02695#map=17/13.54355/103.02695) School សាលាបឋមសិក្សា ម៉ៅ · Phkoam 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.80824&mlon=103.11211#map=17/13.80824/103.11211) College Banteay Meanchey Arise · Kampong Svay 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.59930&mlon=102.97157#map=17/13.59930/102.97157) Police station ស្នងការដ្ឋាននគរបាលខេត្តបន្ទាយមាជ័យ · Preah Ponlea 32 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 Phkoam Places mapped inside Phkoam in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Svay Chek - Roluos - Sarongk - Sla Kram - Svay Chek - Ta Baen - Ta Phou - Treas ## Quick answers - Where is Phkoam?In Svay Chek, Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia - What borders Phkoam?Kouk Kakthen, Ponley, Sarongk and Ta Phou - How many villages are in Phkoam?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Phkoam?Settlements lie between 20 m and 33 m - What is the highest point in Phkoam?Phnum Dang Tong (185 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Phkoam?November to January - Where is the nearest hospital to Phkoam?Phnom Srok Referral Hospital, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Phkoam?Mr. Chea Sarom House, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Phkoam?Tela, about 16 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Phkoam?KH010801 (OCHA common operational dataset)