# Pongro Commune, Baray, Kampong Thom Province – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-thom/baray/pongro/

Commune · Baray 

# Pongro

Pongro is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Baray, Kampong Thom Province. It covers **52.6 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 52.6km²
- 18 mtypical elevation

## Where is Pongro?

Pongro lies in [Baray](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-thom/baray/), [Kampong Thom Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-thom/), [Cambodia](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/). It borders 7 other communes: [Chrolong](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-thom/baray/chrolong/), [Pring Chrum](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/cheung-prey/pring-chrum/), [Sampong Chey](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/cheung-prey/sampong-chey/), [Sandaek](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/batheay/sandaek/), [Sou Young](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-thom/baray/sou-young/), [Sralau](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-thom/baray/sralau/) and [Trab](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/batheay/trab/). By area it is the 710th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 4.0% of [Baray](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-thom/baray/). The centre of Pongro is about 77 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 17 km from Baray, the main town of Baray. The centre point is at 12.2398° N, 105.0557° 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 **4 villages, towns and localities** in Pongro. Settlements here lie between about 14 m and 20 m above sea level (median 18 m).

- Phumĭ Srăh Sâmbuŏr
- Phumĭ Trăng Traeu
- Pongro
- Thnal Kaeng

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 Pongro and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Baray, the warmest month is Mar (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Oct (27 °C). About 1,170 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (179 mm) and the driest Feb (12 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to December**.

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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 28 13 

Feb 30 12 

Mar 31 32 

Apr 31 58 

May 30 122 

Jun 28 178 

Jul 28 177 

Aug 27 177 

Sep 27 179 

Oct 27 144 

Nov 27 60 

Dec 27 18 

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 មណ្ឌលសុខភាព ស្អាង · Trapeang Kor 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.12005&mlon=105.12560#map=17/12.12005/105.12560) 

Bank Acleda · Sampong Chey 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.18500&mlon=105.12674#map=17/12.18500/105.12674) 

Petrol pump Tela Station · Sou Young 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.24069&mlon=105.12348#map=17/12.24069/105.12348) 

Hotel Won With · Triel 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.33783&mlon=105.10378#map=17/12.33783/105.10378) 

School Otormpor Primary School · Sralau 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.32675&mlon=105.10446#map=17/12.32675/105.10446) 

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

Police station អធិការដ្ឋាននគរបាលស្រុកតាំងគោក ខេត្តកំពង់ធំ · Sou Young 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.25094&mlon=105.12397#map=17/12.25094/105.12397) 

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 Baray

- Andoung Pou
- Bak Sna
- Ballangk
- Baray
- Boeng
- Chaeung Daeung
- Chhuk Khsach
- Chong Doung
- Chraneang
- Chrolong
- Kokir Thum
- Krava
- Sou Young
- Sralau
- Svay Phleung
- Tnaot Chum
- Triel

## Quick answers

- Where is Pongro?In Baray, Kampong Thom Province, Cambodia
- What borders Pongro?Chrolong, Pring Chrum, Sampong Chey, Sandaek, Sou Young, Sralau and Trab
- How many villages are in Pongro?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Pongro?Settlements lie between 14 m and 20 m
- What is the best time to visit Pongro?November to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pongro?មណ្ឌលសុខភាព ស្អាង, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pongro?Acleda, about 9.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pongro?Tela Station, about 7.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Pongro?KH060113 (OCHA common operational dataset)