# Mean Chey Commune, Samlout, Battambang Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/samlout/mean-chey/ Commune · Samlout # Mean Chey Mean Chey is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Samlout, Battambang Province. It covers **176.8 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 177km² - 2mapped services - 132 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mean Chey? Mean Chey lies in [Samlout](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/samlout/), [Battambang Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/), [Cambodia](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/). It borders 9 other communes: [Bar Yakha](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/pailin/pailin/bar-yakha/), [Ou Samril](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/samlout/ou-samril/), [Ou Ta Vau](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/pailin/pailin/ou-ta-vau/), [Pailin](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/pailin/pailin/pailin/), [Phlov Meas](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/rotonak-mondol/phlov-meas/), [Samlout](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/samlout/samlout/), [Sung](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/samlout/sung/), [Ta Sanh](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/samlout/ta-sanh/) and [Tuol Lvea](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/pailin/pailin/tuol-lvea/). By area it is the 254th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 12.4% of [Samlout](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/samlout/). The centre of Mean Chey is about 266 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 14 km from Samlout, the main town of Samlout. The centre point is at 12.6964° N, 102.7627° 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 Mean Chey Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Mean Chey. Settlements here lie between about 83 m and 215 m above sea level (median 132 m). - Chumtang Luoch - Kampong Tuk - Khum Mean Chey - Phum Chumténg Luŏch - Phum Kaôh Spông - Phum Kâm Chăt - Phum O Chipoŭ - Phum O Da - Phum Srê Pônlœ̆ - Phum Srê Rumpĭp - Phum Tœ̆k Khya - Rae daek - Srae Chipav 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 Mean Chey Named natural and historic features inside Mean Chey, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - O Srê Rumpĭp - O Ta Êm - Stueng Slaev ### Hills and mountains 4 mountains; 3 hills. - Phnum Bâr Viĕn · 837 m - Phnŭm Talaô · 654 m - Phnŭm Kam Khol · 486 m - Phnŭm Russei · 401 m - Phnum Montros · 271 m - Phnŭm Montich Môrak · 217 m - Phnŭm Chrap Krâhâm · 167 m 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 Mean Chey and the best time to visit Using the climate of Samlout, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Dec (23 °C). About 2,619 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (478 mm) and the driest Dec (16 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 29 Feb 26 39 Mar 27 88 Apr 28 124 May 27 265 Jun 26 414 Jul 25 478 Aug 25 428 Sep 25 437 Oct 25 234 Nov 24 67 Dec 23 16 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mean Chey Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ta Sanh Health Center · Ta Sanh 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.63057&mlon=102.86216#map=17/12.63057/102.86216) Bank Acleda bank · Ta Sanh 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.61425&mlon=102.85919#map=17/12.61425/102.85919) ATM Sathapana Bank ATM · Pailin 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.85120&mlon=102.60931#map=17/12.85120/102.60931) Petrol pump Tela · Mean Chey 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.72030&mlon=102.86905#map=17/12.72030/102.86905) Hotel Diamond Resort Samlout · Samlout 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.66777&mlon=102.71632#map=17/12.66777/102.71632) School Krochab Primary School · Ou Ta Vau 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.75692&mlon=102.74850#map=17/12.75692/102.74850) College IU International University-Pailin · Pailin 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.85617&mlon=102.60844#map=17/12.85617/102.60844) Police station អធិការដ្ឋាននគរបាលស្រុកសំឡូត · Ta Sanh 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.62029&mlon=102.85797#map=17/12.62029/102.85797) 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 Mean Chey Places mapped inside Mean Chey in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps2 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 Samlout - Kampong Lpov - Ou Samril - Samlout - Sung - Ta Sanh - Ta Taok ## Quick answers - Where is Mean Chey?In Samlout, Battambang Province, Cambodia - What borders Mean Chey?Bar Yakha, Ou Samril, Ou Ta Vau, Pailin, Phlov Meas, Samlout, Sung, Ta Sanh and Tuol Lvea - How many villages are in Mean Chey?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mean Chey?Settlements lie between 83 m and 215 m - What is the highest point in Mean Chey?Phnum Bâr Viĕn (837 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mean Chey?November to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Mean Chey?Ta Sanh Health Center, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mean Chey?Acleda bank, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mean Chey?Sathapana Bank ATM, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mean Chey?Tela, about 12 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Mean Chey?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Mean Chey?KH020906 (OCHA common operational dataset)