# Pongro Commune, Rolea B'ier, Kampong Chhnang Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/rolea-b-ier/pongro/ Commune · Rolea B'ier # Pongro Pongro is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Rolea B'ier, Kampong Chhnang Province. It covers **27.8 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 27.8km² - 3mapped services - 25 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pongro? Pongro lies in [Rolea B'ier](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/rolea-b-ier/), [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/), [Chrey Bak](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/rolea-b-ier/chrey-bak/), [Krang Leav](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/rolea-b-ier/krang-leav/), [Srae Thmei](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/rolea-b-ier/srae-thmei/) and [Svay Chrum](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/rolea-b-ier/svay-chrum/). By area it is the 1133rd largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 3.9% of [Rolea B'ier](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/rolea-b-ier/). The centre of Pongro is about 85 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. The centre point is at 12.2601° N, 104.5965° 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 Pongro Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Pongro. Settlements here lie between about 19 m and 36 m above sea level (median 25 m). - Dak Krong - Krang Prasvay - Phlov Veay - Phumĭ Pa Lang - Phumĭ Phnum Toch - Pongro - Prambei Chhaom - Srang Khpos - Trapeang Pou 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 Pongro Named natural and historic features inside Pongro, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Phnum Thlok Trabaek · 146 m - Phnum Ta Reay · 119 m 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 Pongro and the best time to visit Using the climate of Rolea B'ier, the warmest month is Mar (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Dec (26 °C). About 1,714 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (290 mm) and the driest Jan (21 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to January**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 21 Feb 29 25 Mar 30 54 Apr 30 87 May 29 172 Jun 27 267 Jul 27 290 Aug 27 267 Sep 26 267 Oct 26 172 Nov 26 68 Dec 26 22 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pongro Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital បន្ទប់ពិគ្រោះ និង ព្យាបាលជំងឺ អ៊ុំ សាមឺឌី - ឱសថស្ថាន ឈាន ដារ៉ា · Pongro 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.27960&mlon=104.59113#map=17/12.27960/104.59113) Bank NBC K.Chhnang · B'er 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.25428&mlon=104.66453#map=17/12.25428/104.66453) Petrol pump Tela · Pongro 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.27096&mlon=104.60235#map=17/12.27096/104.60235) Hotel Li Hour · B'er 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.25578&mlon=104.66566#map=17/12.25578/104.66566) School Kirisovannavong Primary and Secondary School · Srae Thmei 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.22953&mlon=104.64256#map=17/12.22953/104.64256) College IU Kampong Chhnang-អតីត បូលីណូ · Ta Ches 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.03897&mlon=104.72865#map=17/12.03897/104.72865) Police station Kampong Chhnang City Police Station · B'er 7.6 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 Pongro Places mapped inside Pongro in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Petrol pumps2 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 Rolea B'ier - Andoung Snay - Banteay Preal - Cheung Kreav - Chrey Bak - Kouk Banteay - Krang Leav - Prasnoeb - Prey Mul - Rolea B'ier - Srae Thmei - Svay Chrum - Tuek Hout ## Quick answers - Where is Pongro?In Rolea B'ier, Kampong Chhnang Province, Cambodia - What borders Pongro?Banteay Preal, Chrey Bak, Krang Leav, Srae Thmei and Svay Chrum - How many villages are in Pongro?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Pongro?Settlements lie between 19 m and 36 m - What is the highest point in Pongro?Phnum Thlok Trabaek (146 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Pongro?November to January - Where is the nearest hospital to Pongro?បន្ទប់ពិគ្រោះ និង ព្យាបាលជំងឺ អ៊ុំ សាមឺឌី - ឱសថស្ថាន ឈាន ដារ៉ា, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pongro?NBC K.Chhnang, about 7.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pongro?Tela, about 1.4 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Pongro?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Pongro?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Pongro?KH040607 (OCHA common operational dataset)