# Chealea Commune, Batheay, Kampong Cham Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/batheay/chealea/ Commune · Batheay # Chealea Chealea is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Batheay, Kampong Cham Province. It covers **43.0 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 43.0km² - 8mapped services - 15 mtypical elevation ## Where is Chealea? Chealea lies in [Batheay](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/batheay/), [Kampong Cham Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/), [Cambodia](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/). It borders 7 other communes: [Batheay](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/batheay/batheay/), [Chbar Ampov](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/batheay/chbar-ampov/), [Preaek Koy](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/kang-meas/preaek-koy/), [Roka Kong Ti Muoy](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kandal/mukh-kampul/roka-kong-ti-muoy/), [Roka Kong Ti Pir](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kandal/mukh-kampul/roka-kong-ti-pir/), [Sambour](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/batheay/sambour/) and [Tang Krang](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/batheay/tang-krang/). By area it is the 835th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 6.5% of [Batheay](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/batheay/). The centre of Chealea is about 38 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 9.9 km from Batheay, the main town of Batheay. The centre point is at 11.9004° N, 104.9460° 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 Chealea Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Chealea. The largest with a recorded population: Chealea (6,981). Settlements here lie between about 15 m and 20 m above sea level (median 15 m). - Chealea - Khum Chealea - Phum Chealea - Phum Tangil - Phumĭ Phnum Thum - Ta Ngil 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 Chealea Named natural and historic features inside Chealea, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 7 hills. - Phnum Thum · 84 m - Phnum Chachar · 38 m - Phnum Chealea · 37 m - Phnum Ta Ngil · 31 m - Phnum Chong Sanlong · 21 m - Phnum Kuk · 21 m - Phnum Ta Maonh · 20 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 Chealea and the best time to visit Using the climate of Batheay, the warmest month is Mar (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Oct (27 °C). About 1,208 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (186 mm) and the driest Feb (12 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to December**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 28 16 Feb 30 12 Mar 31 32 Apr 31 60 May 30 126 Jun 28 186 Jul 28 166 Aug 27 170 Sep 27 180 Oct 27 159 Nov 27 77 Dec 27 23 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chealea Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital មន្ទីរពេទ្យបង្អែកប៊ុនរ៉ានី ហ៊ុនសែន រកាកោង · Roka Kong Ti Muoy 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.84842&mlon=104.99564#map=17/11.84842/104.99564) Bank ABA Bank · Preaek Anhchanh 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.73428&mlon=104.97379#map=17/11.73428/104.97379) ATM ACLEDA ATM - Sokimex Tepsodany · Preaek Lieb 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.65083&mlon=104.91452#map=17/11.65083/104.91452) Petrol pump Petro Station · Tang Krang 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.88428&mlon=104.93994#map=17/11.88428/104.93994) Hotel Phnom Thom Mean Leap Guesthouse · Chealea 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.90048&mlon=104.92481#map=17/11.90048/104.92481) Mall Domrey Park 598 · Chrang Chamreh Ti Muoy 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.63052&mlon=104.88474#map=17/11.63052/104.88474) School Chealea Primary and Secondary School · Chealea 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.91344&mlon=104.92589#map=17/11.91344/104.92589) College សាលាវិស្វកម្មតេជោ បញ្ជាការដ្ឋានវិស្វកម្ម អគ្គបញ្ជាការ · Ph'av 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.03777&mlon=104.97252#map=17/12.03777/104.97252) Police station Ta Aek Police Station · Ta Aek 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.83375&mlon=105.02552#map=17/11.83375/105.02552) 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 Chealea Places mapped inside Chealea in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps5 - Hotels2 - Schools1 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 Batheay - Batheay - Chbar Ampov - Cheung Prey - Me Pring - Ph'av - Sambour - Sandaek - Tang Krang - Tang Krasang - Trab - Tumnob ## Quick answers - Where is Chealea?In Batheay, Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia - What borders Chealea?Batheay, Chbar Ampov, Preaek Koy, Roka Kong Ti Muoy, Roka Kong Ti Pir, Sambour and Tang Krang - How many villages are in Chealea?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Chealea?Settlements lie between 15 m and 20 m - What is the highest point in Chealea?Phnum Thum (84 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Chealea?November to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Chealea?មន្ទីរពេទ្យបង្អែកប៊ុនរ៉ានី ហ៊ុនសែន រកាកោង, about 7.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Chealea?ABA Bank, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Chealea?ACLEDA ATM - Sokimex Tepsodany, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chealea?Petro Station, about 1.9 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Chealea?5 mapped - What is the P-code of Chealea?KH030103 (OCHA common operational dataset)