# Moung Commune, Moung Ruessei, Battambang Province – Villages

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Commune · Moung Ruessei 

# Moung

Moung is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Moung Ruessei, Battambang Province. It covers **51.1 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 51.1km²
- 4mapped services
- 20 mtypical elevation

## Where is Moung?

Moung 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/), [Kakaoh](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/moung-ruessei/kakaoh/), [Kear](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/moung-ruessei/kear/), [Preah Phos](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/koas-krala/preah-phos/) and [Robas Mongkol](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/moung-ruessei/robas-mongkol/). By area it is the 727th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 3.6% of [Moung Ruessei](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/moung-ruessei/). The centre of Moung is about 214 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 5.7 km from Moung Ruessei, the main town of Moung Ruessei. The centre point is at 12.7824° N, 103.3976° 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 Moung

Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Moung. Settlements here lie between about 17 m and 22 m above sea level (median 20 m).

- Kaoh Char
- Khum Moung Ruessei
- Ou Krabau
- Phum Prâlay
- Phum Préam
- Phum Ra
- Phum Rŭssei
- Phum Ta Kŏt
- Phum Thmei
- Phum Thmâ Chriĕv
- Roluos

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 Moung 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 Moung

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital មន្ទីរពេទ្យបង្អែកមោងឫស្សី · Kear 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.77285&mlon=103.44876#map=17/12.77285/103.44876) 

Bank Canadia Bank · Kear 5.5 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 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.09064&mlon=103.20900#map=17/13.09064/103.20900) 

Petrol pump Tela · Kear 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.77523&mlon=103.44790#map=17/12.77523/103.44790) 

Hotel Mary Guest House · Moung 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.77495&mlon=103.44236#map=17/12.77495/103.44236) 

School Kea Primary School · Kear 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.77159&mlon=103.45005#map=17/12.77159/103.45005) 

College โรงเรียนโพธิวิชญา · Krapeu Pir 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.55456&mlon=103.35938#map=17/12.55456/103.35938) 

Police station สถานีตำรวจนครบาลพระราชวัง · Krapeu Pir 26 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 Moung

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

- Hotels3
- 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
- Kear
- Prey Svay
- Prey Touch
- Robas Mongkol
- Ruessei Krang
- Ta Loas

## Quick answers

- Where is Moung?In Moung Ruessei, Battambang Province, Cambodia
- What borders Moung?Hab, Kakaoh, Kear, Preah Phos and Robas Mongkol
- How many villages are in Moung?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Moung?Settlements lie between 17 m and 22 m
- What is the best time to visit Moung?November to January
- Where is the nearest hospital to Moung?មន្ទីរពេទ្យបង្អែកមោងឫស្សី, about 5.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Moung?Canadia Bank, about 5.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Moung?ABA 24/7 - Dambang Kranhoung, about 40 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Moung?Tela, about 5.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Moung?KH020601 (OCHA common operational dataset)