# Chrey Commune, Moung Ruessei, Battambang Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/moung-ruessei/chrey/

Commune · Moung Ruessei 

# Chrey

Chrey is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Moung Ruessei, Battambang Province. It covers **491.6 km²**. 15 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 492km²
- 1mapped services
- 16 mtypical elevation

## Where is Chrey?

Chrey lies in [Moung Ruessei](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/moung-ruessei/), [Battambang Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/), [Cambodia](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/). It borders 7 other communes: [Kampong Preah](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/sangkae/kampong-preah/), [Kampong Prieng](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/sangkae/kampong-prieng/), [Kear](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/moung-ruessei/kear/), [Ou Ta Paong](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/pursat/bakan/ou-ta-paong/), [Prey Svay](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/moung-ruessei/prey-svay/), [Ruessei Krang](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/moung-ruessei/ruessei-krang/) and [Ta Loas](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/moung-ruessei/ta-loas/). By area it is the 75th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 34.8% of [Moung Ruessei](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/moung-ruessei/). The centre of Chrey is about 207 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 26 km from Moung Ruessei, the main town of Moung Ruessei. The centre point is at 12.9311° N, 103.6288° 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 Chrey

Open gazetteers list **15 villages, towns and localities** in Chrey. Settlements here lie between about 4 m and 24 m above sea level (median 16 m).

- Angkrong
- Chrey
- Chrey Pir
- Doun Tri
- Khum Chrey
- Mreah Prov
- Phum Cha
- Phum Chhpéar
- Phum Chŏng Sâmnay
- Phum Kbal Taôl
- Phumĭ Băk Sna
- Phumĭ Prén
- Phumĭ Ta Moăs
- Phumĭ Tuŏl Koŭk Khtum
- Tuol Ta Thon

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 Chrey

Named natural and historic features inside Chrey, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

6 rivers and streams; 1 lake.

- Preaek Chambab Nhan
- Preaek Peach Kantelli
- Preaek Ta Sa
- Prêk Tasăk
- Stueng Doun Tri
- Stueng Svay Doun Kaev
- Trapeang Krapeu Kranh

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 Chrey and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Moung Ruessei, 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**.

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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 Chrey

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mong Russey OD · Kear 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.77352&mlon=103.44919#map=17/12.77352/103.44919) 

Bank Canadia Bank · Kear 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.77477&mlon=103.44786#map=17/12.77477/103.44786) 

Petrol pump Tela · Kear 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.77523&mlon=103.44790#map=17/12.77523/103.44790) 

Hotel Sabara Angkor Resort & Spa · Chrey 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.92426&mlon=103.69445#map=17/12.92426/103.69445) 

School Kea Primary School · Kear 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.77159&mlon=103.45005#map=17/12.77159/103.45005) 

College วิทยาลัยสงฆ์เพชรบุรี · Kaoh Chiveang 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.21375&mlon=103.51705#map=17/13.21375/103.51705) 

Police station សាលានគរបាលជាតិភូមិភាគ5 ខេត្តបាត់ដំបង · Kampong Preah 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.01339&mlon=103.31961#map=17/13.01339/103.31961) 

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 Chrey

Places mapped inside Chrey in open map data, by type.

- Hotels1

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 Moung Ruessei

- Kakaoh
- Kear
- Moung
- Prey Svay
- Prey Touch
- Robas Mongkol
- Ruessei Krang
- Ta Loas

## Quick answers

- Where is Chrey?In Moung Ruessei, Battambang Province, Cambodia
- What borders Chrey?Kampong Preah, Kampong Prieng, Kear, Ou Ta Paong, Prey Svay, Ruessei Krang and Ta Loas
- How many villages are in Chrey?15 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Chrey?Settlements lie between 4 m and 24 m
- What is the best time to visit Chrey?November to January
- Where is the nearest hospital to Chrey?Mong Russey OD, about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Chrey?Canadia Bank, about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chrey?Tela, about 26 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Chrey?KH020605 (OCHA common operational dataset)