# Popel Commune, Baribour, Kampong Chhnang Province – Villages

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Commune · Baribour 

# Popel

Popel is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Baribour, Kampong Chhnang Province. It covers **28.0 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 28.0km²
- 21 mtypical elevation

## Where is Popel?

Popel 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: [Anhchanh Rung](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/baribour/anhchanh-rung/), [Chak](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/baribour/chak/), [Khon Rang](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/baribour/khon-rang/), [Pech Changvar](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/baribour/pech-changvar/), [Phsar](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/baribour/phsar/) and [Ponley](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/baribour/ponley/). By area it is the 1126th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 6.4% of [Baribour](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/baribour/). The centre of Popel is about 108 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 3.5 km from Baribour, the main town of Baribour. The centre point is at 12.4144° N, 104.4406° 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 Popel

Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Popel. Settlements here lie between about 18 m and 25 m above sea level (median 21 m).

- Bos Meas
- Cheang Luong
- Khon Rang
- Kraol Chi
- Phum O
- Phum Sdâm
- Phum Svay Toŭng
- Popel

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 Popel 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 Popel

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital បន្ទប់ពិគ្រោះ និង ព្យាបាលជំងឺ អ៊ុំ សាមឺឌី - ឱសថស្ថាន ឈាន ដារ៉ា · Pongro 22 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 30 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 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.42130&mlon=104.46852#map=17/12.42130/104.46852) 

Hotel Homeland · Ponley 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.43967&mlon=104.46125#map=17/12.43967/104.46125) 

School Trapeang Ampil Primary School · Prasnoeb 9.9 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 31 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
- Melum
- Pech Changvar
- Phsar
- Ponley
- Trapeang Chan

## Quick answers

- Where is Popel?In Baribour, Kampong Chhnang Province, Cambodia
- What borders Popel?Anhchanh Rung, Chak, Khon Rang, Pech Changvar, Phsar and Ponley
- How many villages are in Popel?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Popel?Settlements lie between 18 m and 25 m
- What is the best time to visit Popel?November to January
- Where is the nearest hospital to Popel?បន្ទប់ពិគ្រោះ និង ព្យាបាលជំងឺ អ៊ុំ សាមឺឌី - ឱសថស្ថាន ឈាន ដារ៉ា, about 22 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Popel?National Bank of Cambodia (Kampong Chhnag Branch), about 30 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Popel?ដេប៉ូតេលា ដានី ភារម្យ, about 3.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Popel?KH040109 (OCHA common operational dataset)