# Trapeang Chan Commune, Baribour, Kampong Chhnang Province

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Commune · Baribour 

# Trapeang Chan

Trapeang Chan is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Baribour, Kampong Chhnang Province. It covers **39.0 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 39.0km²
- 15 mtypical elevation

## Where is Trapeang Chan?

Trapeang Chan 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 4 other communes: [Ansa Chambak](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/pursat/krakor/ansa-chambak/), [Chak](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/baribour/chak/), [Chhnok Tru](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/baribour/chhnok-tru/) and [Pech Changvar](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/baribour/pech-changvar/). By area it is the 903rd largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 8.9% of [Baribour](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/baribour/). The centre of Trapeang Chan is about 115 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 7.0 km from Baribour, the main town of Baribour. The centre point is at 12.4685° N, 104.4070° 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 Trapeang Chan

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Trapeang Chan. The largest with a recorded population: Trapeang Chan (5,931). Settlements here lie between about 8 m and 26 m above sea level (median 15 m).

- Phum Chruŏy Slêng
- Phum Kâmpông Krâchap
- Phum Kâmrap
- Phum Sdŏk Ăt
- Trapeang Chan

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 Trapeang Chan

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

### Water

1 lake.

- Boeng Khnar

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 Trapeang Chan 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 Trapeang Chan

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital បន្ទប់ពិគ្រោះ និង ព្យាបាលជំងឺ អ៊ុំ សាមឺឌី - ឱសថស្ថាន ឈាន ដារ៉ា · Pongro 29 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 37 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 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.42130&mlon=104.46852#map=17/12.42130/104.46852) 

Hotel Homeland · Ponley 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.43967&mlon=104.46125#map=17/12.43967/104.46125) 

School Trapeang Ampil Primary School · Prasnoeb 17 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 37 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
- Popel

## Quick answers

- Where is Trapeang Chan?In Baribour, Kampong Chhnang Province, Cambodia
- What borders Trapeang Chan?Ansa Chambak, Chak, Chhnok Tru and Pech Changvar
- How many villages are in Trapeang Chan?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Trapeang Chan?Settlements lie between 8 m and 26 m
- What is the best time to visit Trapeang Chan?November to January
- Where is the nearest hospital to Trapeang Chan?បន្ទប់ពិគ្រោះ និង ព្យាបាលជំងឺ អ៊ុំ សាមឺឌី - ឱសថស្ថាន ឈាន ដារ៉ា, about 29 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Trapeang Chan?National Bank of Cambodia (Kampong Chhnag Branch), about 37 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Trapeang Chan?ដេប៉ូតេលា ដានី ភារម្យ, about 8.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Trapeang Chan?KH040111 (OCHA common operational dataset)
