# Prey Chas Commune, Aek Phnum, Battambang Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/aek-phnum/prey-chas/ Commune · Aek Phnum # Prey Chas Prey Chas is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Aek Phnum, Battambang Province. It covers **323.9 km²**. 22 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 324km² - 2mapped services - 10 mtypical elevation ## Where is Prey Chas? Prey Chas lies in [Aek Phnum](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/aek-phnum/), [Battambang Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/), [Cambodia](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/). It borders 12 other communes: [Chrouy Sdau](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/thma-koul/chrouy-sdau/), [Kaoh Chiveang](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/aek-phnum/kaoh-chiveang/), [Peam Aek](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/aek-phnum/peam-aek/), [Phnum Lieb](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/preah-netr-preah/phnum-lieb/), [Pou Treay](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/siemreap/puok/pou-treay/), [Prasat](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/preah-netr-preah/prasat/), [Preaek Luong](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/aek-phnum/preaek-luong/), [Preaek Norint](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/aek-phnum/preaek-norint/), [Sambuor](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/siemreap/kralanh/sambuor/), [Ta Meun](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/thma-koul/ta-meun/), [Ta Pon](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/sangkae/ta-pon/) and [Ta Pung](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/thma-koul/ta-pung/). By area it is the 132nd largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 30.3% of [Aek Phnum](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/aek-phnum/). The centre of Prey Chas is about 254 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 22 km from Aek Phnum, the main town of Aek Phnum. The centre point is at 13.2930° N, 103.3877° 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 Prey Chas Open gazetteers list **22 villages, towns and localities** in Prey Chas. Settlements here lie between about 6 m and 19 m above sea level (median 10 m). - Bak Préa - Khum Prey Chas - Phum Chheu Kamau - Phum Kaôh Chiveăng - Phumĭ Bârmei - Phumĭ Dâmnak Siem - Phumĭ Kiĕn Sbov - Phumĭ Krâpeu Kom - Phumĭ Kânchéas - Phumĭ Kândal - Phumĭ Kŭm Ta Sŏk - Phumĭ O Prêk Hêv - Phumĭ Prey Chas - Phumĭ Prêk Kâk - Phumĭ Péam Séma - Phumĭ Reăng Thbal - Phumĭ Teāng Kdei - Phumĭ Thmei - Phumĭ Trai Phôp - Phumĭ Âk Phŏk - Phumĭ Ângkéa Bŏs - Prey Chas 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 Prey Chas Named natural and historic features inside Prey Chas, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 8 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Boeng Krpeu Peaen - Khlong Pong Nam Ron - O Prêk Hév - O Rôhal Ta Miĕt - O Trai Phôp - Prèk Dâmlong - Prêk Kâk - Stœ̆ng Phéas - Stœ̆ng Ta Thlok ### Coast and islands 1 island. - Kaôh Chiveăng 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 Prey Chas and the best time to visit Using the climate of Aek Phnum, the warmest month is Apr (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Dec (27 °C). About 1,486 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (250 mm) and the driest Dec (10 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 17 Feb 29 23 Mar 31 55 Apr 31 82 May 30 153 Jun 28 215 Jul 27 248 Aug 27 231 Sep 27 250 Oct 27 155 Nov 27 46 Dec 27 10 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Prey Chas Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ek Phnom Referral Hospital · Preaek Norint 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.16077&mlon=103.23134#map=17/13.16077/103.23134) Bank KB PRASAC Battambang Branch_CDM_ATM · Rottanak 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.10254&mlon=103.20721#map=17/13.10254/103.20721) ATM ANZ Royal ATM · Svay Por 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.10153&mlon=103.19939#map=17/13.10153/103.19939) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Battambang I · Anlong Vil 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.08298&mlon=103.23118#map=17/13.08298/103.23118) Hotel Khemara Battambang I Hotel · Sla Ket 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.11601&mlon=103.20246#map=17/13.11601/103.20246) Mall ផ្សារបឹងឈូក · Svay Por 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.10510&mlon=103.19522#map=17/13.10510/103.19522) School Floating village school · Prey Chas 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.31335&mlon=103.40236#map=17/13.31335/103.40236) College วิทยาลัยสงฆ์เพชรบุรี · Kaoh Chiveang 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.21375&mlon=103.51705#map=17/13.21375/103.51705) Police station អធិការដ្ឋាននគរបាលស្រុកឯកភ្នំ · Preaek Norint 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.16192&mlon=103.23157#map=17/13.16192/103.23157) 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 Prey Chas Places mapped inside Prey Chas in open map data, by type. - Schools1 - 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. ## Other communes in Aek Phnum - Kaoh Chiveang - Peam Aek - Preaek Khpob - Preaek Luong - Preaek Norint - Samraong Knong ## Quick answers - Where is Prey Chas?In Aek Phnum, Battambang Province, Cambodia - What borders Prey Chas?Chrouy Sdau, Kaoh Chiveang, Peam Aek, Phnum Lieb, Pou Treay, Prasat, Preaek Luong, Preaek Norint, Sambuor, Ta Meun, Ta Pon and Ta Pung - How many villages are in Prey Chas?22 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Prey Chas?Settlements lie between 6 m and 19 m - What is the best time to visit Prey Chas?November to January - Where is the nearest hospital to Prey Chas?Ek Phnom Referral Hospital, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Prey Chas?KB PRASAC Battambang Branch_CDM_ATM, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Prey Chas?ANZ Royal ATM, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Prey Chas?TotalEnergies Battambang I, about 29 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Prey Chas?KH020506 (OCHA common operational dataset)