# Kakaoh Commune, Moung Ruessei, Battambang Province – Villages

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Commune · Moung Ruessei 

# Kakaoh

Kakaoh is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Moung Ruessei, Battambang Province. It covers **85.7 km²**. 27 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 85.7km²
- 1mapped services
- 16 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kakaoh?

Kakaoh 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 5 other communes: [Hab](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/koas-krala/hab/), [Kear](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/moung-ruessei/kear/), [Moung](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/moung-ruessei/moung/), [Prey Touch](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/moung-ruessei/prey-touch/) and [Ta Loas](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/moung-ruessei/ta-loas/). By area it is the 474th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 6.1% of [Moung Ruessei](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/moung-ruessei/). The centre of Kakaoh is about 217 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 10 km from Moung Ruessei, the main town of Moung Ruessei. The centre point is at 12.8645° N, 103.4302° 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 Kakaoh

Open gazetteers list **27 villages, towns and localities** in Kakaoh. Settlements here lie between about 10 m and 20 m above sea level (median 16 m).

- Chak Thum
- Kakaoh
- Khum Kakaoh
- Phum Bât Sâmraông
- Phum Bœ̆ng Châk
- Phum Cha
- Phum Châk Toch
- Phum Dâmnăk Kâthĕn
- Phum Dângkaô
- Phum Koŭk Trŏm
- Phum Krâsăng Phaêm
- Phum Kândal
- Phum Rŭssei Chas
- Phum Sdŏk Khloŭk
- Phum Tuŏl Chéang
- Phum Tuŏl Chăs
- Phum Tuŏl Kôr
- Phum Tuŏl Rŭn
- Phum Tuŏl Snuŏl
- Phum Tuŏl Thngan
- Phum Tuŏl Ânluŏk
- Phum Yen Dong
- Phum Âmpĭl Bœ̆ng Kâk
- Ph’ieng
- Srae Ou
- Stueng Chak
- Tuol Prum Muoy

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).

## Weather in Kakaoh 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**.

- 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 Kakaoh

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mong Russey OD · Kear 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.77352&mlon=103.44919#map=17/12.77352/103.44919) 

Bank Canadia Bank · Kear 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.77477&mlon=103.44786#map=17/12.77477/103.44786) 

ATM ABA 24/7 - Dambang Kranhoung · Rottanak 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.09064&mlon=103.20900#map=17/13.09064/103.20900) 

Petrol pump Tela · Kear 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.77523&mlon=103.44790#map=17/12.77523/103.44790) 

Hotel Dhal Sombath · Kear 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.77886&mlon=103.44533#map=17/12.77886/103.44533) 

Mall ផ្សារទំនេីប បុរីថ្មី · Svay Por 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.09170&mlon=103.19585#map=17/13.09170/103.19585) 

School Stoeng Chak Primary School · Kakaoh 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.85387&mlon=103.39042#map=17/12.85387/103.39042) 

College National University of Battambang · Prek Preah Sdach 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.08532&mlon=103.21956#map=17/13.08532/103.21956) 

Police station សាលានគរបាលជាតិភូមិភាគ5 ខេត្តបាត់ដំបង · Kampong Preah 20 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 Kakaoh

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

- Schools1

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

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Kakaoh?In Moung Ruessei, Battambang Province, Cambodia
- What borders Kakaoh?Hab, Kear, Moung, Prey Touch and Ta Loas
- How many villages are in Kakaoh?27 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Kakaoh?Settlements lie between 10 m and 20 m
- What is the best time to visit Kakaoh?November to January
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kakaoh?Mong Russey OD, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kakaoh?Canadia Bank, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kakaoh?ABA 24/7 - Dambang Kranhoung, about 35 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kakaoh?Tela, about 10 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kakaoh?KH020607 (OCHA common operational dataset)