# Kouk Kakthen Commune, Thma Puok, Banteay Meanchey Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/thma-puok/kouk-kakthen/ Commune · Thma Puok # Kouk Kakthen Kouk Kakthen is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Thma Puok, Banteay Meanchey Province. It covers **131.5 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 132km² - 34 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kouk Kakthen? Kouk Kakthen lies in [Thma Puok](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/thma-puok/), [Banteay Meanchey Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/), [Cambodia](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/). It borders 7 other communes: [Beng](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/oddar-meanchey/banteay-ampil/beng/), [Phkoam](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/svay-chek/phkoam/), [Phum Thmei](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/thma-puok/phum-thmei/), [Ponley](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/phnum-srok/ponley/), [Ta Phou](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/svay-chek/ta-phou/), [Thma Puok](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/thma-puok/thma-puok/) and [Treas](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/svay-chek/treas/). By area it is the 337th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 12.1% of [Thma Puok](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/thma-puok/). The centre of Kouk Kakthen is about 321 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 12 km from Thma Puok, the main town of Thma Puok. The centre point is at 13.8837° N, 103.1523° 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 Kouk Kakthen Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Kouk Kakthen. Settlements here lie between about 27 m and 37 m above sea level (median 34 m). - Chonleas Dai - Deu - Khum Kok Kathen - Kouk Kakthen - Phum Preăh - Phum Preăh Chhô - Sdau - Ta Siev - Ta Trai - Totea 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 Kouk Kakthen Named natural and historic features inside Kouk Kakthen, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### History 1 historic site. - Prasat Sânthŭp 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 Kouk Kakthen and the best time to visit Using the climate of Thma Puok, 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 Kouk Kakthen Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Banteay Chhmar Hospital · Banteay Chhmar 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.06603&mlon=103.09686#map=17/14.06603/103.09686) Bank Mr. Chea Sarom House · Kumru 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.94567&mlon=103.04625#map=17/13.94567/103.04625) Petrol pump Tela · Thma Puok 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.93050&mlon=103.04752#map=17/13.93050/103.04752) Hotel Guest House Banteay Chhmar · Banteay Chhmar 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.06631&mlon=103.10383#map=17/14.06631/103.10383) School Phum Thmei Primary School · Phum Thmei 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.89213&mlon=103.06961#map=17/13.89213/103.06961) College ដីភូមិបារាយ៍ · Ampil 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.16794&mlon=103.22151#map=17/14.16794/103.22151) Police station ស្នងការដ្ឋាននគរបាលខេត្តបន្ទាយមាជ័យ · Preah Ponlea 39 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. ## Other communes in Thma Puok - Banteay Chhmar - Kouk Romiet - Kumru - Phum Thmei - Thma Puok ## Quick answers - Where is Kouk Kakthen?In Thma Puok, Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia - What borders Kouk Kakthen?Beng, Phkoam, Phum Thmei, Ponley, Ta Phou, Thma Puok and Treas - How many villages are in Kouk Kakthen?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kouk Kakthen?Settlements lie between 27 m and 37 m - What is the best time to visit Kouk Kakthen?November to January - Where is the nearest hospital to Kouk Kakthen?Banteay Chhmar Hospital, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kouk Kakthen?Mr. Chea Sarom House, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kouk Kakthen?Tela, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kouk Kakthen?KH010705 (OCHA common operational dataset)