# Mean Chey Commune, Sandan, Kampong Thom Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-thom/sandan/mean-chey/ Commune · Sandan # Mean Chey Mean Chey is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Sandan, Kampong Thom Province. It covers **146.3 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 146km² - 26 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mean Chey? Mean Chey lies in [Sandan](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-thom/sandan/), [Kampong Thom Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-thom/), [Cambodia](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/). It borders 8 other communes: [Chheu Teal](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-thom/sandan/chheu-teal/), [Chhuk](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-thom/prasat-sambour/chhuk/), [Klaeng](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-thom/sandan/klaeng/), [Koul](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-thom/prasat-sambour/koul/), [Ngan](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-thom/sandan/ngan/), [Romoneiy](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/preah-vihear/rovieng/romoneiy/), [Sala Visai](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-thom/prasat-ballangk/sala-visai/) and [Sambour](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-thom/prasat-sambour/sambour/). By area it is the 297th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 4.9% of [Sandan](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-thom/sandan/). The centre of Mean Chey is about 165 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 16 km from Sandan, the main town of Sandan. The centre point is at 13.0357° N, 105.1231° 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 Mean Chey Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Mean Chey. Settlements here lie between about 20 m and 29 m above sea level (median 26 m). - Phumĭ Choăn Léng - Phumĭ Rumpŭh - Phumĭ Rônéam - Phumĭ Trâbêk - Phumĭ Véal Snay 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 Mean Chey Named natural and historic features inside Mean Chey, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 lake. - Trâpeăng Véal Prăm 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 Mean Chey and the best time to visit Using the climate of Sandan, the warmest month is Apr (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Sep (27 °C). About 1,032 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (181 mm) and the driest Feb (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to January**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 5 Feb 29 4 Mar 31 18 Apr 31 43 May 30 108 Jun 28 157 Jul 27 181 Aug 27 179 Sep 27 170 Oct 27 114 Nov 27 41 Dec 27 11 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mean Chey Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sambor Medical Cabinet - SMC · Sambour 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.86999&mlon=105.02750#map=17/12.86999/105.02750) Petrol pump LHR · Romoneiy 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.06578&mlon=104.96313#map=17/13.06578/104.96313) Hotel isanborei Homestay 09 · Sambour 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.88211&mlon=105.06117#map=17/12.88211/105.06117) School Public Latrine at Kraing Deum Primary School · Ngan 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.09719&mlon=105.20895#map=17/13.09719/105.20895) College Kampong Chheuteal Institute of Technology · Sambour 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.88487&mlon=105.06667#map=17/12.88487/105.06667) Police station Romaniy police station · Romoneiy 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.29835&mlon=105.00199#map=17/13.29835/105.00199) 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 Sandan - Chheu Teal - Dang Kambet - Klaeng - Mean Rith - Ngan - Sandan - Sochet - Tum Ring ## Quick answers - Where is Mean Chey?In Sandan, Kampong Thom Province, Cambodia - What borders Mean Chey?Chheu Teal, Chhuk, Klaeng, Koul, Ngan, Romoneiy, Sala Visai and Sambour - How many villages are in Mean Chey?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mean Chey?Settlements lie between 20 m and 29 m - What is the best time to visit Mean Chey?October to January - Where is the nearest hospital to Mean Chey?Sambor Medical Cabinet - SMC, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mean Chey?LHR, about 18 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mean Chey?KH060605 (OCHA common operational dataset)