# Kear Commune, Moung Ruessei, Battambang Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/moung-ruessei/kear/ Commune · Moung Ruessei # Kear Kear is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Moung Ruessei, Battambang Province. It covers **96.2 km²**. 30 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 15 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 96.2km² - 15mapped services - 21 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kear? Kear 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 9 other communes: [Chrey](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/moung-ruessei/chrey/), [Kakaoh](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/moung-ruessei/kakaoh/), [Moung](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/moung-ruessei/moung/), [Preaek Chik](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/rukh-kiri/preaek-chik/), [Prey Svay](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/moung-ruessei/prey-svay/), [Prey Tralach](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/rukh-kiri/prey-tralach/), [Robas Mongkol](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/moung-ruessei/robas-mongkol/), [Sdok Pravoek](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/rukh-kiri/sdok-pravoek/) and [Ta Loas](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/moung-ruessei/ta-loas/). By area it is the 430th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 6.8% of [Moung Ruessei](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/moung-ruessei/). The centre of Kear is about 203 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 6.7 km from Moung Ruessei, the main town of Moung Ruessei. The centre point is at 12.7153° N, 103.4625° 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 Kear Open gazetteers list **30 villages, towns and localities** in Kear. Settlements here lie between about 12 m and 29 m above sea level (median 21 m). - Kear - Khum Kear - Moung Ruessei - Ou Kriet - Phum Bœ̆ng Kŏk - Phum Bœ̆ng Pôpêl - Phum Dong Sdau - Phum Dâmnak Dângkaô - Phum Krâlaôm Phlŭk - Phum Kânsai Bântéay - Phum Kê - Phum Moŭng - Phum Méanchey - Phum O Vêng - Phum Prey Chhlus - Phum Prey Préal Tuŏl Skôr - Phum Prey Pôpél - Phum Prey Tôtœ̆ng - Phum Prâpêch Chângva - Phum Réam Kŭn - Phum Svay Pông - Phum Sâmraông - Phum Ta Aô - Phum Ta Pôk - Phum Thmŭng Kânhchŏh - Phum Tuŏl Thnŭng - Pou Pir - Roka Chhmoul - Run - Ta Nak 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 Kear Named natural and historic features inside Kear, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Ou Pralay Tradaok 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 Kear 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 Kear Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital មន្ទីរពេទ្យបង្អែកមោងឫស្សី · Kear 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.77285&mlon=103.44876#map=17/12.77285/103.44876) Bank Sathapana Bank · Kear 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.76095&mlon=103.45547#map=17/12.76095/103.45547) Petrol pump Tela · Kear 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.74604&mlon=103.46736#map=17/12.74604/103.46736) Hotel Rong Roeng Guesthouse · Moung 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.77540&mlon=103.44539#map=17/12.77540/103.44539) School Kea Primary School · Kear 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.77159&mlon=103.45005#map=17/12.77159/103.45005) College โรงเรียนโพธิวิชญา · Krapeu Pir 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.55456&mlon=103.35938#map=17/12.55456/103.35938) Police station สถานีตำรวจนครบาลพระราชวัง · Krapeu Pir 21 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 Kear Places mapped inside Kear in open map data, by type. - Hospitals3 - Banks3 - Petrol pumps5 - Hotels1 - Schools1 - 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 Moung Ruessei - Chrey - Kakaoh - Moung - Prey Svay - Prey Touch - Robas Mongkol - Ruessei Krang - Ta Loas ## Quick answers - Where is Kear?In Moung Ruessei, Battambang Province, Cambodia - What borders Kear?Chrey, Kakaoh, Moung, Preaek Chik, Prey Svay, Prey Tralach, Robas Mongkol, Sdok Pravoek and Ta Loas - How many villages are in Kear?30 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kear?Settlements lie between 12 m and 29 m - What is the best time to visit Kear?November to January - Where is the nearest hospital to Kear?មន្ទីរពេទ្យបង្អែកមោងឫស្សី, about 6.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kear?Sathapana Bank, about 5.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kear?Tela, about 3.5 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Kear?3 mapped - How many banks are in Kear?3 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Kear?5 mapped - What is the P-code of Kear?KH020602 (OCHA common operational dataset)