# Ta Loas Commune, Moung Ruessei, Battambang Province – Villages

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Commune · Moung Ruessei 

# Ta Loas

Ta Loas is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Moung Ruessei, Battambang Province. It covers **136.0 km²**. 15 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 136km²
- 15 mtypical elevation

## Where is Ta Loas?

Ta Loas 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: [Chrey](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/moung-ruessei/chrey/), [Kakaoh](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/moung-ruessei/kakaoh/), [Kampong Prieng](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/sangkae/kampong-prieng/), [Kear](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/moung-ruessei/kear/) and [Prey Touch](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/moung-ruessei/prey-touch/). By area it is the 325th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 9.6% of [Moung Ruessei](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/moung-ruessei/). The centre of Ta Loas is about 215 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 13 km from Moung Ruessei, the main town of Moung Ruessei. The centre point is at 12.8886° N, 103.4811° 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 Ta Loas

Open gazetteers list **15 villages, towns and localities** in Ta Loas. Settlements here lie between about 10 m and 21 m above sea level (median 15 m).

- Khum Ta Loas
- Ma Naok
- Phum Don Tri
- Phum Prâlay Sdau
- Phum Sakôr
- Phum Sakôr Trâbêk
- Phum Tuŏl Anlŭng Sângkê
- Phum Tuŏl Bœ̆ng Thmâ
- Phum Tuŏl Âmpĭl
- Phum Tŭl Kŏd Veach
- Sdei Stueng
- Stueng Thmei
- Suosdei
- Ta Loas
- Tras

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 Ta Loas 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 Ta Loas

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mong Russey OD · Kear 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.77352&mlon=103.44919#map=17/12.77352/103.44919) 

Bank Canadia Bank · Kear 13 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 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.09064&mlon=103.20900#map=17/13.09064/103.20900) 

Petrol pump Tela · Kear 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.77523&mlon=103.44790#map=17/12.77523/103.44790) 

Hotel Dhal Sombath · Kear 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.77886&mlon=103.44533#map=17/12.77886/103.44533) 

Mall ផ្សារទំនេីប បុរីថ្មី · Svay Por 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.09170&mlon=103.19585#map=17/13.09170/103.19585) 

School Stoeng Chak Primary School · Kakaoh 11 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 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.08532&mlon=103.21956#map=17/13.08532/103.21956) 

Police station សាលានគរបាលជាតិភូមិភាគ5 ខេត្តបាត់ដំបង · Kampong Preah 22 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.

## Other communes in Moung Ruessei

- Chrey
- Kakaoh
- Kear
- Moung
- Prey Svay
- Prey Touch
- Robas Mongkol
- Ruessei Krang

## Quick answers

- Where is Ta Loas?In Moung Ruessei, Battambang Province, Cambodia
- What borders Ta Loas?Chrey, Kakaoh, Kampong Prieng, Kear and Prey Touch
- How many villages are in Ta Loas?15 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Ta Loas?Settlements lie between 10 m and 21 m
- What is the best time to visit Ta Loas?November to January
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ta Loas?Mong Russey OD, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ta Loas?Canadia Bank, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Ta Loas?ABA 24/7 - Dambang Kranhoung, about 37 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ta Loas?Tela, about 13 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ta Loas?KH020606 (OCHA common operational dataset)