# Melum Commune, Baribour, Kampong Chhnang Province – Villages

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

Commune · Baribour 

# Melum

Melum is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Baribour, Kampong Chhnang Province. It covers **52.2 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 52.2km²
- 23 mtypical elevation

## Where is Melum?

Melum 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 5 other communes: [Banteay Preal](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/rolea-b-ier/banteay-preal/), [Kampong Preah Kokir](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/baribour/kampong-preah-kokir/), [Phsar](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/baribour/phsar/), [Prasnoeb](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/rolea-b-ier/prasnoeb/) and [Svay Chrum](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/rolea-b-ier/svay-chrum/). By area it is the 713th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 12.0% of [Baribour](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/baribour/). The centre of Melum is about 99 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 11 km from Baribour, the main town of Baribour. The centre point is at 12.3720° N, 104.5333° 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 Melum

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Melum. Settlements here lie between about 12 m and 25 m above sea level (median 23 m).

- Melum
- Phumĭ Bântéay Phaeum
- Phumĭ Prey Phdiĕk
- Phumĭ Tuŏl
- Tuol Roka
- Tuol Thlok

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 Melum

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Stueng Si

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 Melum 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 Melum

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital បន្ទប់ពិគ្រោះ និង ព្យាបាលជំងឺ អ៊ុំ សាមឺឌី - ឱសថស្ថាន ឈាន ដារ៉ា · Pongro 12 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 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.25440&mlon=104.66455#map=17/12.25440/104.66455) 

Petrol pump tela · Phsar 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.37607&mlon=104.48941#map=17/12.37607/104.48941) 

Hotel Homeland · Ponley 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.43967&mlon=104.46125#map=17/12.43967/104.46125) 

School Trapeang Ampil Primary School · Prasnoeb 7.0 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 20 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.

## Other communes in Baribour

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Melum?In Baribour, Kampong Chhnang Province, Cambodia
- What borders Melum?Banteay Preal, Kampong Preah Kokir, Phsar, Prasnoeb and Svay Chrum
- How many villages are in Melum?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Melum?Settlements lie between 12 m and 25 m
- What is the best time to visit Melum?November to January
- Where is the nearest hospital to Melum?បន្ទប់ពិគ្រោះ និង ព្យាបាលជំងឺ អ៊ុំ សាមឺឌី - ឱសថស្ថាន ឈាន ដារ៉ា, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Melum?National Bank of Cambodia (Kampong Chhnag Branch), about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Melum?tela, about 4.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Melum?KH040106 (OCHA common operational dataset)