# Svay Chacheb Commune, Basedth, Kampong Speu Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-speu/basedth/svay-chacheb/ Commune · Basedth # Svay Chacheb Svay Chacheb is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Basedth, Kampong Speu Province. It covers **63.1 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 63.1km² - 72 mtypical elevation ## Where is Svay Chacheb? Svay Chacheb lies in [Basedth](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-speu/basedth/), [Kampong Speu Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-speu/), [Cambodia](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/). It borders 6 other communes: [Kak](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-speu/basedth/kak/), [Krang Ampil](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-speu/samraong-tong/krang-ampil/), [Preah Khae](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-speu/basedth/preah-khae/), [Prey Kmeng](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-speu/phnum-sruoch/prey-kmeng/), [Thummoda Ar](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-speu/samraong-tong/thummoda-ar/) and [Tuol Sala](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-speu/basedth/tuol-sala/). By area it is the 613th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 12.4% of [Basedth](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-speu/basedth/). The centre of Svay Chacheb is about 56 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 15 km from Basedth, the main town of Basedth. The centre point is at 11.2739° N, 104.4935° 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 Chacheb Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Svay Chacheb. Settlements here lie between about 61 m and 86 m above sea level (median 72 m). - Cheak - Phumĭ Chék - Phumĭ Trâyœ̆ng Té - Trapeang Thlok - Vôtt Preăh Khê 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 Svay Chacheb Named natural and historic features inside Svay Chacheb, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains; 1 peak. - Phnum Cháng O · 711 m - Phnum Thmâ Pŭk · 402 m - Phnum Ponh Kaong · 385 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 Svay Chacheb and the best time to visit Using the climate of Basedth, the warmest month is Apr (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Dec (25 °C). About 1,953 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (318 mm) and the driest Feb (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 26 23 Feb 28 21 Mar 30 55 Apr 30 103 May 28 195 Jun 27 300 Jul 26 317 Aug 26 280 Sep 26 318 Oct 26 204 Nov 26 100 Dec 25 36 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Svay Chacheb Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kong Pisey Referral Hospital · Prey Nheat 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.29260&mlon=104.62630#map=17/11.29260/104.62630) Bank Acleda bank · Svay Rumpear 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.21261&mlon=104.58395#map=17/11.21261/104.58395) ATM ANZ Royal ATM · Krang Ampil 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.33456&mlon=104.51551#map=17/11.33456/104.51551) Petrol pump L H R Fuel Station · Svay Rumpear 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.21298&mlon=104.58494#map=17/11.21298/104.58494) Hotel Boung Srang Guesthouse · Srang 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.29259&mlon=104.62490#map=17/11.29259/104.62490) Mall SP MALL Kompong Speu - អេសភីម៉ល កំពង់ស្ពឺ · Rokar Thum 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.46258&mlon=104.51268#map=17/11.46258/104.51268) School Samdech Ov Borseth High School · Pou Mreal 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.14646&mlon=104.53823#map=17/11.14646/104.53823) College Angkor Khemera University · Rokar Thum 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.47204&mlon=104.53518#map=17/11.47204/104.53518) 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 Basedth - Basedth - Kak - Kat Phluk - Nitean - Pheakdei - Pheari Mean Chey - Phong - Pou Angkrang - Pou Chamraeun - Pou Mreal - Preah Khae - Svay Rumpear - Tuol Ampil - Tuol Sala ## Quick answers - Where is Svay Chacheb?In Basedth, Kampong Speu Province, Cambodia - What borders Svay Chacheb?Kak, Krang Ampil, Preah Khae, Prey Kmeng, Thummoda Ar and Tuol Sala - How many villages are in Svay Chacheb?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Svay Chacheb?Settlements lie between 61 m and 86 m - What is the highest point in Svay Chacheb?Phnum Cháng O (711 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Svay Chacheb?November to January - Where is the nearest hospital to Svay Chacheb?Kong Pisey Referral Hospital, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Svay Chacheb?Acleda bank, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Svay Chacheb?ANZ Royal ATM, about 7.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Svay Chacheb?L H R Fuel Station, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Svay Chacheb?KH050110 (OCHA common operational dataset)