# Chol Sar Commune, Chol Kiri, Kampong Chhnang Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/chol-kiri/chol-sar/

Commune · Chol Kiri 

# Chol Sar

Chol Sar is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Chol Kiri, Kampong Chhnang Province. It covers **36.4 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 36.4km²
- 13 mtypical elevation

## Where is Chol Sar?

Chol Sar lies in [Chol Kiri](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/chol-kiri/), [Kampong Chhnang Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/), [Cambodia](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/). It borders 6 other communes: [Ampil Tuek](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/kampong-tralach/ampil-tuek/), [Kaoh Thkov](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/chol-kiri/kaoh-thkov/), [Peam Chhkaok](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/chol-kiri/peam-chhkaok/), [Prey Kri](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/chol-kiri/prey-kri/), [Tang Krasang](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/batheay/tang-krasang/) and [Trab](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/batheay/trab/). By area it is the 941st largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 11.1% of [Chol Kiri](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/chol-kiri/). The centre of Chol Sar is about 64 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. The centre point is at 12.1337° N, 104.8422° 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 Chol Sar

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Chol Sar. Settlements here lie between about 9 m and 15 m above sea level (median 13 m).

- Phumĭ Kbal Kaôh
- Phumĭ Kâmpóng Ba Srov
- Phumĭ Kâmpóng Khlanh
- Phumĭ Prêk Tráb
- Phumĭ Rœssei Dângkuŏch

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 Chol Sar

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

### Water

1 lake.

- Bœ̆ng Ânlóng Toch

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 Chol Sar and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Chol Kiri, 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**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

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 Chol Sar

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital មន្ទីរពេទ្យបង្អែកស្រុកបាធាយ · Batheay 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.98552&mlon=104.94106#map=17/11.98552/104.94106) 

Bank Canadia · Kampong Chhnang 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.24904&mlon=104.66948#map=17/12.24904/104.66948) 

Petrol pump Sim Eang Tela · Ph'av 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.02879&mlon=104.96696#map=17/12.02879/104.96696) 

Hotel RTK Guesthouse · Sandaek 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.11675&mlon=104.96677#map=17/12.11675/104.96677) 

School វិ.សម្តេចអគ្គមហាសេនាបតីតេជោហ៊ុនសែនបាធាយ · Me Pring 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.02975&mlon=104.93683#map=17/12.02975/104.93683) 

College សាកលវិទ្យាល័យ Cus ខេត្តកំពត · Sandaek 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.11670&mlon=104.96700#map=17/12.11670/104.96700) 

Police station Kampong Chhnang City Police Station · B'er 23 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 Chol Kiri

- Kampong Ous
- Kaoh Thkov
- Peam Chhkaok
- Prey Kri

## Quick answers

- Where is Chol Sar?In Chol Kiri, Kampong Chhnang Province, Cambodia
- What borders Chol Sar?Ampil Tuek, Kaoh Thkov, Peam Chhkaok, Prey Kri, Tang Krasang and Trab
- How many villages are in Chol Sar?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Chol Sar?Settlements lie between 9 m and 15 m
- What is the best time to visit Chol Sar?November to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Chol Sar?មន្ទីរពេទ្យបង្អែកស្រុកបាធាយ, about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Chol Sar?Canadia, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chol Sar?Sim Eang Tela, about 18 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Chol Sar?KH040201 (OCHA common operational dataset)
