# Bavel Commune, Bavel, Battambang Province – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/bavel/bavel/ Commune · Bavel # Bavel Bavel is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Bavel, Battambang Province. It covers **59.9 km²**. 17 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 59.9km² - 4mapped services - 29 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bavel? Bavel lies in [Bavel](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/bavel/), [Battambang Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/), [Cambodia](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/). It borders 5 other communes: [Ampil Pram Daeum](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/bavel/ampil-pram-daeum/), [Kdol Ta Haen](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/bavel/kdol-ta-haen/), [Khnach Romeas](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/bavel/khnach-romeas/), [Lvea](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/bavel/lvea/) and [Prey Khpos](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/bavel/prey-khpos/). By area it is the 636th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 6.2% of [Bavel](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/bavel/). The centre of Bavel is about 289 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. The centre point is at 13.2507° N, 102.8898° 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 Bavel Open gazetteers list **17 villages, towns and localities** in Bavel. Settlements here lie between about 24 m and 34 m above sea level (median 29 m). - Bavel - Khum Bavel - Kouk - Phumĭ Bânhchŏk Kon - Phumĭ Don Au - Phumĭ Kâmpóng Chhnăm - Phumĭ Kâmpóng Chhot - Phumĭ Kâmpóng Réab - Phumĭ O Chik - Phumĭ Sâng Khoŭ - Phumĭ Thmei - Phumĭ Ânlóng Sdei - Prey Totueng Pir - Sang Reang - Sangkae Vear - Sla Khlanh - Svay Chrum 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 Bavel Named natural and historic features inside Bavel, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Ou Chi - Ou Kampong Bei - Ou Prey Totueng - Ou Rean 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 Bavel and the best time to visit Using the climate of Bavel, the warmest month is Apr (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Dec (25 °C). About 1,821 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (309 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 26 21 Feb 28 27 Mar 30 67 Apr 30 98 May 29 193 Jun 27 273 Jul 27 303 Aug 27 279 Sep 27 309 Oct 26 189 Nov 26 52 Dec 25 10 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bavel Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ta Poung Health Center · Ta Pung 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.26102&mlon=103.08947#map=17/13.26102/103.08947) Bank គ្រឹះស្ថាន​មីក្រូហរិញ្ញវត្ថុសហគ្រិនភាព · Bavel 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.25515&mlon=102.87506#map=17/13.25515/102.87506) ATM ANZ Royal ATM · Svay Por 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.10153&mlon=103.19939#map=17/13.10153/103.19939) Petrol pump ពង្រតាហែន · Kdol Ta Haen 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.18125&mlon=102.83175#map=17/13.18125/102.83175) Hotel Bun Thouern World Hotel · Bavel 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.25554&mlon=102.87659#map=17/13.25554/102.87659) Mall Global House Battambang · Ou Char 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.09610&mlon=103.17326#map=17/13.09610/103.17326) School Ta Meun Secondary School · Ta Pung 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.25425&mlon=103.09065#map=17/13.25425/103.09065) College ICT - Phnom Thom High School · Ou Prasat 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.43681&mlon=103.01373#map=17/13.43681/103.01373) Police station Thma Koul Police​ Station · Ta Pung 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.26482&mlon=103.08952#map=17/13.26482/103.08952) 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 Bavel Places mapped inside Bavel in open map data, by type. - Banks1 - Hotels1 - Pharmacies1 - 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 Bavel - Ampil Pram Daeum - Boeung Pram - Kdol Ta Haen - Khlaeng Meas - Khnach Romeas - Lvea - Prey Khpos ## Quick answers - Where is Bavel?In Bavel, Battambang Province, Cambodia - What borders Bavel?Ampil Pram Daeum, Kdol Ta Haen, Khnach Romeas, Lvea and Prey Khpos - How many villages are in Bavel?17 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Bavel?Settlements lie between 24 m and 34 m - What is the best time to visit Bavel?November to January - Where is the nearest hospital to Bavel?Ta Poung Health Center, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bavel?គ្រឹះស្ថាន​មីក្រូហរិញ្ញវត្ថុសហគ្រិនភាព, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bavel?ANZ Royal ATM, about 37 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bavel?ពង្រតាហែន, about 10.0 km from the centre - How many banks are in Bavel?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Bavel?KH020401 (OCHA common operational dataset)