# Sambour Commune, Batheay, Kampong Cham Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/batheay/sambour/

Commune · Batheay 

# Sambour

Sambour is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Batheay, Kampong Cham Province. It covers **94.9 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 94.9km²
- 1mapped services
- 14 mtypical elevation

## Where is Sambour?

Sambour 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: [Ampil Tuek](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/kampong-tralach/ampil-tuek/), [Batheay](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/batheay/batheay/), [Chealea](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/batheay/chealea/), [Kampong Os](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kandal/ponhea-lueu/kampong-os/), [Kaoh Chen](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kandal/ponhea-lueu/kaoh-chen/), [Sambuor Meas](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kandal/mukh-kampul/sambuor-meas/) and [Tang Krang](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/batheay/tang-krang/). By area it is the 436th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 14.2% of [Batheay](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/batheay/). The centre of Sambour is about 35 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 15 km from Batheay, the main town of Batheay. The centre point is at 11.8759° N, 104.8745° 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 Sambour

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Sambour. Settlements here lie between about 12 m and 15 m above sea level (median 14 m).

- Phumĭ Sângkaeub
- Sambour
- Sangkaeub
- Tao Baek
- Veal

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 Sambour 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**.

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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 Sambour

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital ប្រាក់ សំអន Hospital · Kampong Luong 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.83066&mlon=104.79191#map=17/11.83066/104.79191) 

Bank Acleda · Veang Chas 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.82248&mlon=104.74553#map=17/11.82248/104.74553) 

ATM ACLEDA ATM - Sokimex Tepsodany · Preaek Lieb 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.65083&mlon=104.91452#map=17/11.65083/104.91452) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Batheay Road 61 · Sambour 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.88231&mlon=104.88477#map=17/11.88231/104.88477) 

Hotel Udom Sampath · Chealea 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.89495&mlon=104.92360#map=17/11.89495/104.92360) 

Mall Domrey Park 598 · Chrang Chamreh Ti Muoy 27 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 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.91344&mlon=104.92589#map=17/11.91344/104.92589) 

College សាលាវិស្វកម្មតេជោ បញ្ជាការដ្ឋានវិស្វកម្ម អគ្គបញ្ជាការ · Ph'av 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.03777&mlon=104.97252#map=17/12.03777/104.97252) 

Police station អធិការដ្ឋាននគរបាលស្រុកពញាឮ · Kampong Luong 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.82566&mlon=104.79987#map=17/11.82566/104.79987) 

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 Sambour

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

- Petrol pumps1

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
- Chealea
- Cheung Prey
- Me Pring
- Ph'av
- Sandaek
- Tang Krang
- Tang Krasang
- Trab
- Tumnob

## Quick answers

- Where is Sambour?In Batheay, Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia
- What borders Sambour?Ampil Tuek, Batheay, Chealea, Kampong Os, Kaoh Chen, Sambuor Meas and Tang Krang
- How many villages are in Sambour?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Sambour?Settlements lie between 12 m and 15 m
- What is the best time to visit Sambour?November to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Sambour?ប្រាក់ សំអន Hospital, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Sambour?Acleda, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Sambour?ACLEDA ATM - Sokimex Tepsodany, about 25 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sambour?TotalEnergies Batheay Road 61, about 1.3 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Sambour?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Sambour?KH030107 (OCHA common operational dataset)
