# Ta Phou Commune, Svay Chek, Banteay Meanchey Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/svay-chek/ta-phou/ Commune · Svay Chek # Ta Phou Ta Phou is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Svay Chek, Banteay Meanchey Province. It covers **80.0 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 80.0km² - 1mapped services - 27 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ta Phou? Ta Phou 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 9 other communes: [Bos Sbov](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/preah-netr-preah/bos-sbov/), [Kouk Kakthen](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/thma-puok/kouk-kakthen/), [Mkak](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/serei-saophoan/mkak/), [Phkoam](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/svay-chek/phkoam/), [Roluos](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/svay-chek/roluos/), [Sarongk](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/svay-chek/sarongk/), [Sla Kram](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/svay-chek/sla-kram/), [Ta Baen](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/svay-chek/ta-baen/) and [Treas](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/svay-chek/treas/). By area it is the 499th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 9.8% of [Svay Chek](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/svay-chek/). The centre of Ta Phou is about 317 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 11 km from Svay Chek, the main town of Svay Chek. The centre point is at 13.7613° N, 103.0515° 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 Ta Phou Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Ta Phou. Settlements here lie between about 20 m and 30 m above sea level (median 27 m). - Baray - Khum Ta Phou - Phum Bântéay Baôs - Phum Koŭk Kei - Phum Koŭk Khméas - Phum Koŭk Phchœ̆k - Phum Koŭk Prĭch - Phum Koŭk Thmei - Prech Tboung - Ta Phou - Ta Srei 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 Ta Phou Named natural and historic features inside Ta Phou, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Phnŭm Ta Dòng · 104 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 Ta Phou 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 Ta Phou Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital គ្លីនិក សិរីមង្គល · Kampong Svay 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.59856&mlon=102.96888#map=17/13.59856/102.96888) Bank Mr. Chea Sarom House · Kumru 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.94567&mlon=103.04625#map=17/13.94567/103.04625) Petrol pump Tela · Ta Baen 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.76044&mlon=102.95934#map=17/13.76044/102.95934) Hotel ECO Resort BMC · Preah Ponlea 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.60259&mlon=102.99222#map=17/13.60259/102.99222) Mall Mongkolborey Market · Ruessei Kraok 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.54355&mlon=103.02695#map=17/13.54355/103.02695) School Public Latrine at Primary school Banteat Boash · Ta Phou 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.80394&mlon=103.08254#map=17/13.80394/103.08254) College Banteay Meanchey Arise · Kampong Svay 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.59930&mlon=102.97157#map=17/13.59930/102.97157) Police station ស្នងការដ្ឋាននគរបាលខេត្តបន្ទាយមាជ័យ · Preah Ponlea 22 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 Ta Phou Places mapped inside Ta Phou 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 - Phkoam - Roluos - Sarongk - Sla Kram - Svay Chek - Ta Baen - Treas ## Quick answers - Where is Ta Phou?In Svay Chek, Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia - What borders Ta Phou?Bos Sbov, Kouk Kakthen, Mkak, Phkoam, Roluos, Sarongk, Sla Kram, Ta Baen and Treas - How many villages are in Ta Phou?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ta Phou?Settlements lie between 20 m and 30 m - What is the highest point in Ta Phou?Phnŭm Ta Dòng (104 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ta Phou?November to January - Where is the nearest hospital to Ta Phou?គ្លីនិក សិរីមង្គល, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ta Phou?Mr. Chea Sarom House, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ta Phou?Tela, about 10.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ta Phou?KH010806 (OCHA common operational dataset)