# Prey Char Commune, Cheung Prey, Kampong Cham Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/cheung-prey/prey-char/ Commune · Cheung Prey # Prey Char Prey Char is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Cheung Prey, Kampong Cham Province. It covers **23.6 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 23.6km² - 17 mtypical elevation ## Where is Prey Char? Prey Char lies in [Cheung Prey](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/cheung-prey/), [Kampong Cham Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/), [Cambodia](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/). It borders 5 other communes: [Reay Pay](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/kang-meas/reay-pay/), [Samraong](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/prey-chhor/samraong/), [Soutib](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/cheung-prey/soutib/), [Sragnae](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/prey-chhor/sragnae/) and [Sramar](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/cheung-prey/sramar/). By area it is the 1238th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 6.4% of [Cheung Prey](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/cheung-prey/). The centre of Prey Char is about 54 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 4.6 km from Cheung Prey, the main town of Cheung Prey. The centre point is at 12.0195° N, 105.0937° 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 Prey Char Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Prey Char. Settlements here lie between about 14 m and 18 m above sea level (median 17 m). - Phumĭ Phnŏu - Phumĭ Prey Char Knŏng - Phumĭ Prey Char Krau - Prey Char - Siem Bay 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 Prey Char Named natural and historic features inside Prey Char, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 lake. - Bœ̆ng Tông Phnhi 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 Prey Char and the best time to visit Using the climate of Cheung Prey, 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 Prey Char Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Cl ម៉េងហេង សង់តេ · Soutib 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.05604&mlon=105.07447#map=17/12.05604/105.07447) Bank ACLEDA · Preaek Dambouk 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.88791&mlon=105.15902#map=17/11.88791/105.15902) Petrol pump Tela Station · Soutib 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.05370&mlon=105.06065#map=17/12.05370/105.06065) Hotel Phnom Meas · Soutib 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.05406&mlon=105.05723#map=17/12.05406/105.05723) School Svay Prey Primary School · Samraong 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.03117&mlon=105.12777#map=17/12.03117/105.12777) College សាលាវិស្វកម្មតេជោ បញ្ជាការដ្ឋានវិស្វកម្ម អគ្គបញ្ជាការ · Ph'av 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.03777&mlon=104.97252#map=17/12.03777/104.97252) Police station Mean Chey Commune Police Administration · Mean Chey 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.83575&mlon=105.05992#map=17/11.83575/105.05992) 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 Cheung Prey - Khnor Dambang - Kouk Rovieng - Pdau Chum - Pring Chrum - Sampong Chey - Sdaeung Chey - Soutib - Sramar - Trapeang Kor ## Quick answers - Where is Prey Char?In Cheung Prey, Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia - What borders Prey Char?Reay Pay, Samraong, Soutib, Sragnae and Sramar - How many villages are in Prey Char?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Prey Char?Settlements lie between 14 m and 18 m - What is the best time to visit Prey Char?November to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Prey Char?Cl ម៉េងហេង សង់តេ, about 4.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Prey Char?ACLEDA, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Prey Char?Tela Station, about 5.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Prey Char?KH030304 (OCHA common operational dataset)