# Rumchek Commune, Kampong Siem, Kampong Cham Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/kampong-siem/rumchek/ Commune · Kampong Siem # Rumchek Rumchek is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Kampong Siem, Kampong Cham Province. It covers **15.4 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 15.4km² - 1mapped services - 22 mtypical elevation ## Where is Rumchek? Rumchek lies in [Kampong Siem](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/kampong-siem/), [Kampong Cham Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/), [Cambodia](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/). It borders 6 other communes: [Hanchey](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/kampong-siem/hanchey/), [Kampong Treas](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/tboung-khmum/krouch-chhmar/kampong-treas/), [Kaoh Samraong](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/kampong-siem/kaoh-samraong/), [Kien Chrey](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/kampong-siem/kien-chrey/), [Peam Chileang](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/tboung-khmum/tboung-khmum/peam-chileang/) and [Srak](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/kampong-siem/srak/). By area it is the 1413th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 3.6% of [Kampong Siem](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/kampong-siem/). The centre of Rumchek is about 88 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. The centre point is at 12.1053° N, 105.5098° 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 Rumchek Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Rumchek. The largest with a recorded population: Rumchek (3,235). - Chheu Teal Srot Kraom - Rumchek 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 Rumchek Named natural and historic features inside Rumchek, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 lake. - Boeng Chheu Teal Srot 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 Rumchek and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kampong Siem, the warmest month is Apr (average 32 °C) and the coolest is Oct (27 °C). About 1,126 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (184 mm) and the driest Feb (6 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to January**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 28 10 Feb 30 6 Mar 31 18 Apr 32 46 May 30 125 Jun 28 184 Jul 27 152 Aug 27 150 Sep 27 161 Oct 27 167 Nov 27 83 Dec 27 23 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Rumchek Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kampong Cham Hospital · Kampong Cham 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.99297&mlon=105.46099#map=17/11.99297/105.46099) Bank Rural Credit Operator · Kampong Cham 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.99957&mlon=105.45970#map=17/11.99957/105.45970) ATM Canadia Bank ATM · Kampong Cham 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.99233&mlon=105.46416#map=17/11.99233/105.46416) Petrol pump Tela Station · Hanchey 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.12068&mlon=105.52463#map=17/12.12068/105.52463) Hotel Hanchey Bamboo Resort · Preaek Bak 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.16985&mlon=105.51846#map=17/12.16985/105.51846) Mall Sokruos Computer · Veal Vong 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.99460&mlon=105.45470#map=17/11.99460/105.45470) School Rumchek Primary School · Rumchek 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.10044&mlon=105.51774#map=17/12.10044/105.51774) College CUS Cambodian University for Specialties · Boeng Kok 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.99606&mlon=105.46648#map=17/11.99606/105.46648) Police station Inspection de la police Srok Kampong Siem · Ampil 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.00470&mlon=105.43848#map=17/12.00470/105.43848) 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 Rumchek Places mapped inside Rumchek in open map data, by type. - 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 Kampong Siem - Ampil - Hanchey - Kaoh Mitt - Kaoh Roka - Kaoh Samraong - Kaoh Tontuem - Kien Chrey - Kokor - Krala - Ou Svay - Ro'ang - Srak - Trean - Vihear Thum ## Quick answers - Where is Rumchek?In Kampong Siem, Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia - What borders Rumchek?Hanchey, Kampong Treas, Kaoh Samraong, Kien Chrey, Peam Chileang and Srak - How many villages are in Rumchek?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Rumchek?November to January - Where is the nearest hospital to Rumchek?Kampong Cham Hospital, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Rumchek?Rural Credit Operator, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Rumchek?Canadia Bank ATM, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rumchek?Tela Station, about 2.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Rumchek?KH030612 (OCHA common operational dataset)