# Vihear Thum Commune, Kampong Siem, Kampong Cham Province

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Commune · Kampong Siem 

# Vihear Thum

Vihear Thum is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Kampong Siem, Kampong Cham Province. It covers **34.8 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 34.8km²
- 22 mtypical elevation

## Where is Vihear Thum?

Vihear Thum 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: [Ampil](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/kampong-siem/ampil/), [Kaoh Roka](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/kampong-siem/kaoh-roka/), [Kokor](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/kampong-siem/kokor/), [Krala](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/kampong-siem/krala/), [Mien](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/prey-chhor/mien/) and [Roka Koy](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/kang-meas/roka-koy/). By area it is the 974th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 8.1% of [Kampong Siem](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/kampong-siem/). The centre of Vihear Thum is about 70 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. The centre point is at 12.0118° N, 105.3645° 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 Vihear Thum

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Vihear Thum. Settlements here lie between about 20 m and 23 m above sea level (median 22 m).

- Phumĭ Kdei Bœ̆ng
- Phumĭ Vihéar Thum
- Vihear

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 Vihear Thum

Named natural and historic features inside Vihear Thum, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

2 lakes.

- Boeng Smaonh
- Bœ̆ng Thum

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 Vihear Thum 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**.

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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 Vihear Thum

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Royal Army of Cambodia Hospital Region 2 (7D Hospital) · Ampil 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.01253&mlon=105.42605#map=17/12.01253/105.42605) 

Bank WB Finance · Veal Vong 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.99476&mlon=105.44811#map=17/11.99476/105.44811) 

ATM ANZ Royal ATM · Veal Vong 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.98752&mlon=105.46175#map=17/11.98752/105.46175) 

Petrol pump BVM Gas Station · Ampil 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.01986&mlon=105.42087#map=17/12.01986/105.42087) 

Hotel សួនមុនី · Ampil 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.01321&mlon=105.42164#map=17/12.01321/105.42164) 

Mall Sokruos Computer · Veal Vong 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.99460&mlon=105.45470#map=17/11.99460/105.45470) 

School class room · Ampil 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.01755&mlon=105.40757#map=17/12.01755/105.40757) 

College Western University · Veal Vong 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.99711&mlon=105.44789#map=17/11.99711/105.44789) 

Police station Inspection de la police Srok Kampong Siem · Ampil 8.1 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.

## Other communes in Kampong Siem

- Ampil
- Hanchey
- Kaoh Mitt
- Kaoh Roka
- Kaoh Samraong
- Kaoh Tontuem
- Kien Chrey
- Kokor
- Krala
- Ou Svay
- Ro'ang
- Rumchek
- Srak
- Trean

## Quick answers

- Where is Vihear Thum?In Kampong Siem, Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia
- What borders Vihear Thum?Ampil, Kaoh Roka, Kokor, Krala, Mien and Roka Koy
- How many villages are in Vihear Thum?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Vihear Thum?Settlements lie between 20 m and 23 m
- What is the best time to visit Vihear Thum?November to January
- Where is the nearest hospital to Vihear Thum?Royal Army of Cambodia Hospital Region 2 (7D Hospital), about 6.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Vihear Thum?WB Finance, about 9.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Vihear Thum?ANZ Royal ATM, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Vihear Thum?BVM Gas Station, about 6.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Vihear Thum?KH030615 (OCHA common operational dataset)