# Chak Commune, Baribour, Kampong Chhnang Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/baribour/chak/

Commune · Baribour 

# Chak

Chak is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Baribour, Kampong Chhnang Province. It covers **16.4 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 16.4km²
- 1mapped services
- 19 mtypical elevation

## Where is Chak?

Chak lies in [Baribour](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/baribour/), [Kampong Chhnang Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/), [Cambodia](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/). It borders 6 other communes: [Chhnok Tru](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/baribour/chhnok-tru/), [Khon Rang](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/baribour/khon-rang/), [Pech Changvar](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/baribour/pech-changvar/), [Ponley](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/baribour/ponley/), [Popel](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/baribour/popel/) and [Trapeang Chan](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/baribour/trapeang-chan/). By area it is the 1389th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 3.8% of [Baribour](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/baribour/). The centre of Chak is about 112 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 3.0 km from Baribour, the main town of Baribour. The centre point is at 12.4563° N, 104.4430° 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 Chak

Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Chak. Settlements here lie between about 15 m and 24 m above sea level (median 19 m).

- Chak
- Dangkhau Mau
- Phum Poŭ Ta Maôl
- Phum Svay Prey
- Phum Sânlŭng
- Pou Mreah
- Ta Pang

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 Chak and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Baribour, the warmest month is Mar (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Dec (27 °C). About 1,470 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (249 mm) and the driest Dec (16 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to January**.

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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 28 18 

Feb 30 22 

Mar 31 49 

Apr 31 76 

May 30 148 

Jun 28 224 

Jul 27 249 

Aug 27 234 

Sep 27 230 

Oct 27 150 

Nov 27 52 

Dec 27 16 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chak

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital បន្ទប់ពិគ្រោះ និង ព្យាបាលជំងឺ អ៊ុំ សាមឺឌី - ឱសថស្ថាន ឈាន ដារ៉ា · Pongro 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.27960&mlon=104.59113#map=17/12.27960/104.59113) 

Bank National Bank of Cambodia (Kampong Chhnag Branch) · B'er 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.25440&mlon=104.66455#map=17/12.25440/104.66455) 

Petrol pump ដេប៉ូតេលា ដានី ភារម្យ · Khon Rang 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.42130&mlon=104.46852#map=17/12.42130/104.46852) 

Hotel Homeland · Ponley 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.43967&mlon=104.46125#map=17/12.43967/104.46125) 

School Trapeang Ampil Primary School · Prasnoeb 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.33482&mlon=104.48096#map=17/12.33482/104.48096) 

Police station Kampong Chhnang City Police Station · B'er 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.25075&mlon=104.66607#map=17/12.25075/104.66607) 

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 Chak

Places mapped inside Chak in open map data, by type.

- Restaurants1

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 Baribour

- Anhchanh Rung
- Chhnok Tru
- Kampong Preah Kokir
- Khon Rang
- Melum
- Pech Changvar
- Phsar
- Ponley
- Popel
- Trapeang Chan

## Quick answers

- Where is Chak?In Baribour, Kampong Chhnang Province, Cambodia
- What borders Chak?Chhnok Tru, Khon Rang, Pech Changvar, Ponley, Popel and Trapeang Chan
- How many villages are in Chak?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Chak?Settlements lie between 15 m and 24 m
- What is the best time to visit Chak?November to January
- Where is the nearest hospital to Chak?បន្ទប់ពិគ្រោះ និង ព្យាបាលជំងឺ អ៊ុំ សាមឺឌី - ឱសថស្ថាន ឈាន ដារ៉ា, about 25 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Chak?National Bank of Cambodia (Kampong Chhnag Branch), about 33 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chak?ដេប៉ូតេលា ដានី ភារម្យ, about 4.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Chak?KH040103 (OCHA common operational dataset)