# Pongro Commune, Kaoh Soutin, Kampong Cham Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/kaoh-soutin/pongro/ Commune · Kaoh Soutin # Pongro Pongro is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Kaoh Soutin, Kampong Cham Province. It covers **8.14 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 8.1km² - 1mapped services - 21 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pongro? Pongro lies in [Kaoh Soutin](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/kaoh-soutin/), [Kampong Cham Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/), [Cambodia](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/). It borders 4 other communes: [Moha Leaph](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/kaoh-soutin/moha-leaph/), [Peam Prathnuoh](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/kaoh-soutin/peam-prathnuoh/), [Preah Theat](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/tboung-khmum/ou-reang-ov/preah-theat/) and [Tonle Bet](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/tboung-khmum/tboung-khmum/tonle-bet/). By area it is the 1516th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 4.4% of [Kaoh Soutin](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/kaoh-soutin/). The centre of Pongro is about 67 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 1.4 km from Kaoh Soutin, the main town of Kaoh Soutin. The centre point is at 11.8792° N, 105.4394° 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 Pongro Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Pongro. - Phumĭ Prêk Rumdéng 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 Pongro Named natural and historic features inside Pongro, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 lake; 1 river or stream. - Boeng Traeng - Ou Ong Kou 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 Pongro and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kaoh Soutin, 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 Pongro Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital មន្ទីរពេទ្យបង្អែកកោះសូទិន · Peam Prathnuoh 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.88947&mlon=105.43089#map=17/11.88947/105.43089) Bank Prasac Microfinance Institution · Ampil Ta Pok 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.79095&mlon=105.49847#map=17/11.79095/105.49847) ATM ACLEDA ATM · Pongro 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.88696&mlon=105.43314#map=17/11.88696/105.43314) Petrol pump Tela Station · Kaoh Roka 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.95798&mlon=105.42193#map=17/11.95798/105.42193) Hotel សិម្ពលី កាហ្វេ / Simply Cafe · Kaoh Roka 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.94394&mlon=105.40577#map=17/11.94394/105.40577) Mall Sokruos Computer · Veal Vong 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.99460&mlon=105.45470#map=17/11.99460/105.45470) School Koh Stung Highschool · Kaoh Sotin 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.92819&mlon=105.43036#map=17/11.92819/105.43036) College Western University · Veal Vong 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.98009&mlon=105.45873#map=17/11.98009/105.45873) Police station Poste Police · Kaoh Mitt 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.95480&mlon=105.45568#map=17/11.95480/105.45568) 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 Pongro Places mapped inside Pongro in open map data, by type. - ATMs1 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 Kaoh Soutin - Kampong Reab - Kaoh Sotin - Lve - Moha Khnhoung - Moha Leaph - Peam Prathnuoh - Preaek Ta Nong ## Quick answers - Where is Pongro?In Kaoh Soutin, Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia - What borders Pongro?Moha Leaph, Peam Prathnuoh, Preah Theat and Tonle Bet - How many villages are in Pongro?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Pongro?November to January - Where is the nearest hospital to Pongro?មន្ទីរពេទ្យបង្អែកកោះសូទិន, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pongro?Prasac Microfinance Institution, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pongro?ACLEDA ATM, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pongro?Tela Station, about 9.0 km from the centre - How many ATMs are in Pongro?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Pongro?KH030807 (OCHA common operational dataset)