# Baray Commune, Prey Chhor, Kampong Cham Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/prey-chhor/baray/

Commune · Prey Chhor 

# Baray

Baray is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Prey Chhor, Kampong Cham Province. It covers **30.5 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 30.5km²
- 35 mtypical elevation

## Where is Baray?

Baray lies in [Prey Chhor](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/prey-chhor/), [Kampong Cham Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/), [Cambodia](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/). It borders 6 other communes: [Chrey Vien](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/prey-chhor/chrey-vien/), [Khvet Thum](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/prey-chhor/khvet-thum/), [Kor](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/prey-chhor/kor/), [Prey Chhor](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/prey-chhor/prey-chhor/), [Thma Pun](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/prey-chhor/thma-pun/) and [Trapeang Preah](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/prey-chhor/trapeang-preah/). By area it is the 1074th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 6.9% of [Prey Chhor](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/prey-chhor/). The centre of Baray is about 70 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 4.6 km from Prey Chhor, the main town of Prey Chhor. The centre point is at 12.0994° N, 105.2534° 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 Baray

Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Baray. Settlements here lie between about 24 m and 41 m above sea level (median 35 m).

- Baray
- Ou Kambaor
- Phum Roŭng Koŭ
- Phum Tuŏl Châmbâk
- Phumĭ Prey Khchéay
- Phumĭ Prey Rumdéng
- Phumĭ Sâmnăk
- Phumĭ Trâpeăng Bei

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).

## Weather in Baray and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Prey Chhor, 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**.

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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 Baray

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital មណ្ឌលសុខភាព ស្អាង · Trapeang Kor 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.12005&mlon=105.12560#map=17/12.12005/105.12560) 

Bank Acleda · Sampong Chey 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.18500&mlon=105.12674#map=17/12.18500/105.12674) 

ATM Canadia Bank ATM · Kampong Cham 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.99233&mlon=105.46416#map=17/11.99233/105.46416) 

Petrol pump Tela · Kor 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.10908&mlon=105.22058#map=17/12.10908/105.22058) 

Hotel ផ្ទះអ៊ុំទូច · Khvet Thum 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.05922&mlon=105.21750#map=17/12.05922/105.21750) 

Mall Sokruos Computer · Veal Vong 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.99460&mlon=105.45470#map=17/11.99460/105.45470) 

School Khvet Thom primary school · Khvet Thum 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.05889&mlon=105.22214#map=17/12.05889/105.22214) 

College Western University · Veal Vong 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.99711&mlon=105.44789#map=17/11.99711/105.44789) 

Police station អធិការដ្ឋាននគរបាលស្រុកតាំងគោក ខេត្តកំពង់ធំ · Sou Young 22 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.

## Other communes in Prey Chhor

- Boeng Nay
- Chrey Vien
- Khvet Thum
- Kor
- Krouch
- Lvea
- Mien
- Prey Chhor
- Samraong
- Sour Saen
- Sragnae
- Thma Pun
- Tong Rong
- Trapeang Preah

## Quick answers

- Where is Baray?In Prey Chhor, Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia
- What borders Baray?Chrey Vien, Khvet Thum, Kor, Prey Chhor, Thma Pun and Trapeang Preah
- How many villages are in Baray?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Baray?Settlements lie between 24 m and 41 m
- What is the best time to visit Baray?November to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Baray?មណ្ឌលសុខភាព ស្អាង, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Baray?Acleda, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Baray?Canadia Bank ATM, about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Baray?Tela, about 3.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Baray?KH031301 (OCHA common operational dataset)