# Svay Commune, Sameakki Mean Chey, Kampong Chhnang Province

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Commune · Sameakki Mean Chey 

# Svay

Svay is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Sameakki Mean Chey, Kampong Chhnang Province. It covers **39.1 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 39.1km²
- 2mapped services
- 23 mtypical elevation

## Where is Svay?

Svay lies in [Sameakki Mean Chey](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/sameakki-mean-chey/), [Kampong Chhnang Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/), [Cambodia](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/). It borders 6 other communes: [Longveaek](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/kampong-tralach/longveaek/), [Preah Srae](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-speu/odongk/preah-srae/), [Sedthei](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/sameakki-mean-chey/sedthei/), [Tbaeng Khpos](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/sameakki-mean-chey/tbaeng-khpos/), [Veal Pong](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-speu/odongk/veal-pong/) and [Veang Chas](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-speu/odongk/veang-chas/). By area it is the 900th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 5.8% of [Sameakki Mean Chey](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-chhnang/sameakki-mean-chey/). The centre of Svay is about 39 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. The centre point is at 11.8366° N, 104.6936° 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 Svay

Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Svay. Settlements here lie between about 17 m and 27 m above sea level (median 23 m).

- Khum Svay
- Phum Po Rithi Krai
- Phumĭ Bœ̆ng Chhuk
- Phumĭ Khyang
- Phumĭ Phsar Trach
- Phumĭ Svay Pôk
- Phumĭ Trâpeăng Buŏn

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 Svay and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Sameakki Mean Chey, 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
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- 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 Svay

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Oudong Referral Hospital · Veang Chas 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.82369&mlon=104.73949#map=17/11.82369/104.73949) 

Bank Acleda · Veang Chas 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.82248&mlon=104.74553#map=17/11.82248/104.74553) 

ATM ACLEDA ATM - Sokimex Tepsodany · Preaek Lieb 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.65083&mlon=104.91452#map=17/11.65083/104.91452) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Kompong Trolach · Sedthei 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.86815&mlon=104.71355#map=17/11.86815/104.71355) 

Hotel Oudong Meechey Guesthouse · Veang Chas 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.82446&mlon=104.74114#map=17/11.82446/104.74114) 

Mall Williams Plaza · Snaor 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.57782&mlon=104.76512#map=17/11.57782/104.76512) 

School Phsar Trach Secondary School · Svay 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.84687&mlon=104.72028#map=17/11.84687/104.72028) 

College International University, Kompong Chhnang · Chhuk Sa 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.99592&mlon=104.72432#map=17/11.99592/104.72432) 

Police station អធិការដ្ឋាននគរបាលស្រុកពញាឮ · Kampong Luong 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.82566&mlon=104.79987#map=17/11.82566/104.79987) 

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 Svay

Places mapped inside Svay in open map data, by type.

- Petrol pumps1
- Schools1

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 Sameakki Mean Chey

- Chhean Laeung
- Khnar Chhmar
- Krang Lvea
- Peam
- Sedthei
- Svay Chuk
- Tbaeng Khpos
- Thlok Vien

## Quick answers

- Where is Svay?In Sameakki Mean Chey, Kampong Chhnang Province, Cambodia
- What borders Svay?Longveaek, Preah Srae, Sedthei, Tbaeng Khpos, Veal Pong and Veang Chas
- How many villages are in Svay?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Svay?Settlements lie between 17 m and 27 m
- What is the best time to visit Svay?November to January
- Where is the nearest hospital to Svay?Oudong Referral Hospital, about 5.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Svay?Acleda, about 5.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Svay?ACLEDA ATM - Sokimex Tepsodany, about 32 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Svay?TotalEnergies Kompong Trolach, about 4.1 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Svay?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Svay?KH040706 (OCHA common operational dataset)
