# Sou Young Commune, Baray, Kampong Thom Province – Villages

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

Commune · Baray 

# Sou Young

Sou Young is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Baray, Kampong Thom Province. It covers **19.8 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 19.8km²
- 7mapped services
- 19 mtypical elevation

## Where is Sou Young?

Sou Young 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 5 other communes: [Chraneang](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-thom/baray/chraneang/), [Chrolong](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-thom/baray/chrolong/), [Pongro](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-thom/baray/pongro/), [Sampong Chey](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/cheung-prey/sampong-chey/) and [Svay Phleung](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-thom/baray/svay-phleung/). By area it is the 1323rd largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 1.5% of [Baray](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-thom/baray/). The centre of Sou Young is about 78 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 19 km from Baray, the main town of Baray. The centre point is at 12.2349° N, 105.1270° 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 Sou Young

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Sou Young. Settlements here lie between about 18 m and 21 m above sea level (median 19 m).

- Phumĭ Bânhchoăn
- Phumĭ Khnhaôm
- Sou Young
- Tăng Koŭk
- ស្រុកតាំងគោក

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 Sou Young 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 Sou Young

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital មណ្ឌលសុខភាព ស្អាង · Trapeang Kor 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.12005&mlon=105.12560#map=17/12.12005/105.12560) 

Bank Acleda · Sampong Chey 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.18500&mlon=105.12674#map=17/12.18500/105.12674) 

Petrol pump Sokimex Station · Sou Young 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.23670&mlon=105.12350#map=17/12.23670/105.12350) 

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

School Chheu Bak Primary School · Boeng Nay 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.19392&mlon=105.16291#map=17/12.19392/105.16291) 

College សាកលវិទ្យាល័យ Cus ខេត្តកំពត · Sandaek 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.11670&mlon=104.96700#map=17/12.11670/104.96700) 

Police station អធិការដ្ឋាននគរបាលស្រុកតាំងគោក ខេត្តកំពង់ធំ · Sou Young 1.8 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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Sou Young

Places mapped inside Sou Young in open map data, by type.

- Petrol pumps5
- Restaurants1
- Police stations1

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 Baray

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Sou Young?In Baray, Kampong Thom Province, Cambodia
- What borders Sou Young?Chraneang, Chrolong, Pongro, Sampong Chey and Svay Phleung
- How many villages are in Sou Young?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Sou Young?Settlements lie between 18 m and 21 m
- What is the best time to visit Sou Young?November to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Sou Young?មណ្ឌលសុខភាព ស្អាង, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Sou Young?Acleda, about 5.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sou Young?Sokimex Station, about 0.4 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Sou Young?5 mapped
- What is the P-code of Sou Young?KH060114 (OCHA common operational dataset)