# Ta Taok Commune, Samlout, Battambang Province – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/samlout/ta-taok/ Commune · Samlout # Ta Taok Ta Taok is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Samlout, Battambang Province. It covers **178.8 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 179km² - 147 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ta Taok? Ta Taok lies in [Samlout](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/samlout/), [Battambang Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/), [Cambodia](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/). It borders 4 other communes: [Anlong Reab](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/pursat/veal-veaeng/anlong-reab/), [Kampong Lpov](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/samlout/kampong-lpov/), [Sung](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/samlout/sung/) and [Thma Da](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/pursat/veal-veaeng/thma-da/). By area it is the 249th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 12.5% of [Samlout](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/samlout/). The centre of Ta Taok is about 247 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 19 km from Samlout, the main town of Samlout. The centre point is at 12.4448° N, 102.8366° 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 Taok Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Ta Taok. - Khum Ta Taok - Ou Samrel Kraom - Phum Tœ̆k Sŏk - Toek Sok 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 Ta Taok Named natural and historic features inside Ta Taok, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Ou Totiek ### Hills and mountains 8 mountains; 5 hills. - Phnum Preaek · 959 m - Phnum Samraeng · 918 m - Phnŭm Takoŭl · 761 m - Phnum Koul · 715 m - Phnum Sangrael · 682 m - Phnum Phchou · 635 m - Phnum Spong · 568 m - Phnum Ta Kampot · 452 m - Phnum Mhou Preng · 444 m - Phnum Rakum · 425 m - Phnum Reye · 389 m - Phnum Ta Ming · 336 m - Phnŭm Banthat · 266 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 Ta Taok 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 Ta Taok Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Chork Rokar Health Center · Samlout 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.57086&mlon=102.73963#map=17/12.57086/102.73963) Bank Acleda bank · Ta Sanh 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.61425&mlon=102.85919#map=17/12.61425/102.85919) Petrol pump Tela · Mean Chey 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.72030&mlon=102.86905#map=17/12.72030/102.86905) Hotel រមណីយដ្ឋាន ចម្ការធ្នង់ · Kampong Lpov 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.56625&mlon=102.88129#map=17/12.56625/102.88129) School Santipheap Primary School · Sung 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.57950&mlon=102.79853#map=17/12.57950/102.79853) Police station 400 Border Check Point · Samlout 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.54250&mlon=102.68721#map=17/12.54250/102.68721) 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 Samlout - Kampong Lpov - Mean Chey - Ou Samril - Samlout - Sung - Ta Sanh ## Quick answers - Where is Ta Taok?In Samlout, Battambang Province, Cambodia - What borders Ta Taok?Anlong Reab, Kampong Lpov, Sung and Thma Da - How many villages are in Ta Taok?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Ta Taok?Phnum Preaek (959 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ta Taok?November to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Ta Taok?Chork Rokar Health Center, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ta Taok?Acleda bank, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ta Taok?Tela, about 31 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ta Taok?KH020901 (OCHA common operational dataset)