# Sampong Chey Commune, Cheung Prey, Kampong Cham Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/cheung-prey/sampong-chey/ Commune · Cheung Prey # Sampong Chey Sampong Chey is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Cheung Prey, Kampong Cham Province. It covers **55.8 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 55.8km² - 5mapped services - 16 mtypical elevation ## Where is Sampong Chey? Sampong Chey 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 7 other communes: [Boeng Nay](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/prey-chhor/boeng-nay/), [Pongro](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-thom/baray/pongro/), [Pring Chrum](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/cheung-prey/pring-chrum/), [Sdaeung Chey](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/cheung-prey/sdaeung-chey/), [Sou Young](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-thom/baray/sou-young/), [Svay Phleung](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-thom/baray/svay-phleung/) and [Trapeang Kor](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/cheung-prey/trapeang-kor/). By area it is the 670th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 15.1% of [Cheung Prey](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/cheung-prey/). The centre of Sampong Chey is about 72 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 14 km from Cheung Prey, the main town of Cheung Prey. The centre point is at 12.1782° N, 105.1118° 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 Sampong Chey Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Sampong Chey. Settlements here lie between about 11 m and 22 m above sea level (median 16 m). - Chambak - Phumĭ Don Taô - Phumĭ Kŏméar - Phumĭ Poŭthĭ - Phumĭ Prâkhâm - Phumĭ Sraông Sophéa - Phumĭ Ta Măn - Phumĭ Trâpeăng Sla - Phumĭ Âmpĭl Tvéa - Sampong Chey - Sandaek - Svay Meas - Trapeang Chhuk 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 Sampong Chey Named natural and historic features inside Sampong Chey, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Preaek Doun Tao - Preaek Kbal Tuek 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 Sampong Chey 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 Sampong Chey Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital មណ្ឌលសុខភាព ស្អាង · Trapeang Kor 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.12005&mlon=105.12560#map=17/12.12005/105.12560) Bank Acleda · Sampong Chey 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.18500&mlon=105.12674#map=17/12.18500/105.12674) Petrol pump Tela Station · Sampong Chey 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.16956&mlon=105.12449#map=17/12.16956/105.12449) Hotel Apsara Guesthouse Kampot City · Sandaek 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.13889&mlon=104.99133#map=17/12.13889/104.99133) School Chheu Bak Primary School · Boeng Nay 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.19392&mlon=105.16291#map=17/12.19392/105.16291) College សាកលវិទ្យាល័យ Cus ខេត្តកំពត · Sandaek 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.11670&mlon=104.96700#map=17/12.11670/104.96700) Police station អធិការដ្ឋាននគរបាលស្រុកតាំងគោក ខេត្តកំពង់ធំ · Sou Young 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.25094&mlon=105.12397#map=17/12.25094/105.12397) 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 Sampong Chey Places mapped inside Sampong Chey in open map data, by type. - Banks1 - Petrol pumps4 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 Cheung Prey - Khnor Dambang - Kouk Rovieng - Pdau Chum - Prey Char - Pring Chrum - Sdaeung Chey - Soutib - Sramar - Trapeang Kor ## Quick answers - Where is Sampong Chey?In Cheung Prey, Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia - What borders Sampong Chey?Boeng Nay, Pongro, Pring Chrum, Sdaeung Chey, Sou Young, Svay Phleung and Trapeang Kor - How many villages are in Sampong Chey?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Sampong Chey?Settlements lie between 11 m and 22 m - What is the best time to visit Sampong Chey?November to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Sampong Chey?មណ្ឌលសុខភាព ស្អាង, about 6.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sampong Chey?Acleda, about 1.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sampong Chey?Tela Station, about 1.7 km from the centre - How many banks are in Sampong Chey?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Sampong Chey?4 mapped - What is the P-code of Sampong Chey?KH030306 (OCHA common operational dataset)