# Preah Phos Commune, Koas Krala, Battambang Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/koas-krala/preah-phos/ Commune · Koas Krala # Preah Phos Preah Phos is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Koas Krala, Battambang Province. It covers **140.7 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 141km² - 2mapped services - 36 mtypical elevation ## Where is Preah Phos? Preah Phos lies in [Koas Krala](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/koas-krala/), [Battambang Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/), [Cambodia](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/). It borders 6 other communes: [Basak](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/rukh-kiri/basak/), [Chhnal Moan](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/koas-krala/chhnal-moan/), [Hab](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/koas-krala/hab/), [Kaos Krala](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/koas-krala/kaos-krala/), [Moung](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/moung-ruessei/moung/) and [Robas Mongkol](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/moung-ruessei/robas-mongkol/). By area it is the 313th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 12.9% of [Koas Krala](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/koas-krala/). The centre of Preah Phos is about 218 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 8.1 km from Koas Krala, the main town of Koas Krala. The centre point is at 12.6861° N, 103.2754° 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 Preah Phos Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Preah Phos. Settlements here lie between about 20 m and 55 m above sea level (median 36 m). - Khum Preah Phos - Phum Arei - Phum Baôh Puŏr - Phum Bœ̆ng Preăh - Phum Dâmnak Preăh Âng - Phum Kbal Mus - Phum Khtôm Srê - Phum Kvav - Phum Prey Khlêng - Phum Sach Hap - Phum Tnaôt Khang Kaeut - Phum Tnaôt Khang Lĕch - Phum Tuŏl Srê 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 Preah Phos Named natural and historic features inside Preah Phos, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 lake. - Boeng Kbal Mus ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Phnum Snao · 111 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 Preah Phos and the best time to visit Using the climate of Koas Krala, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Dec (23 °C). About 2,619 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (478 mm) and the driest Dec (16 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 29 Feb 26 39 Mar 27 88 Apr 28 124 May 27 265 Jun 26 414 Jul 25 478 Aug 25 428 Sep 25 437 Oct 25 234 Nov 24 67 Dec 23 16 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Preah Phos Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital មន្ទីរពេទ្យបង្អែកមោងឫស្សី · Kear 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.77285&mlon=103.44876#map=17/12.77285/103.44876) Bank Canadia Bank · Kear 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.77477&mlon=103.44786#map=17/12.77477/103.44786) Petrol pump PTT Moung Russey Ang 07Nov2023 · Kear 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.75883&mlon=103.45522#map=17/12.75883/103.45522) Hotel Mary Guest House · Moung 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.77495&mlon=103.44236#map=17/12.77495/103.44236) School Public Latrine at Tanuot Primary school · Preah Phos 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.65779&mlon=103.25841#map=17/12.65779/103.25841) College โรงเรียนโพธิวิชญา · Krapeu Pir 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.55456&mlon=103.35938#map=17/12.55456/103.35938) Police station สถานีตำรวจนครบาลพระราชวัง · Krapeu Pir 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.55456&mlon=103.35938#map=17/12.55456/103.35938) 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 Preah Phos Places mapped inside Preah Phos in open map data, by type. - Schools2 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 Koas Krala - Chhnal Moan - Doun Ba - Hab - Kaos Krala - Thipakdei ## Quick answers - Where is Preah Phos?In Koas Krala, Battambang Province, Cambodia - What borders Preah Phos?Basak, Chhnal Moan, Hab, Kaos Krala, Moung and Robas Mongkol - How many villages are in Preah Phos?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Preah Phos?Settlements lie between 20 m and 55 m - What is the highest point in Preah Phos?Phnum Snao (111 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Preah Phos?November to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Preah Phos?មន្ទីរពេទ្យបង្អែកមោងឫស្សី, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Preah Phos?Canadia Bank, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Preah Phos?PTT Moung Russey Ang 07Nov2023, about 21 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Preah Phos?KH021304 (OCHA common operational dataset)