# Sochet Commune, Sandan, Kampong Thom Province – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-thom/sandan/sochet/

Commune · Sandan 

# Sochet

Sochet is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Sandan, Kampong Thom Province. It covers **485.9 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 486km²
- 55 mtypical elevation

## Where is Sochet?

Sochet 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 5 other communes: [Boeng Char](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kratie/sambour/boeng-char/), [Boeng Lvea](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-thom/santuk/boeng-lvea/), [Kampong Cham](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kratie/sambour/kampong-cham/), [Mean Rith](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-thom/sandan/mean-rith/) and [Tum Ring](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-thom/sandan/tum-ring/). By area it is the 76th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 16.4% of [Sandan](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-thom/sandan/). The centre of Sochet is about 166 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 39 km from Sandan, the main town of Sandan. The centre point is at 12.9181° N, 105.5609° 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 Sochet

Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Sochet. Settlements here lie between about 53 m and 69 m above sea level (median 55 m).

- Phumĭ Koŭl
- Phumĭ Kruŏs
- Phumĭ Krăng
- Phumĭ Poŭthĭ Roŭng
- Phumĭ Pôpê (1)
- Phumĭ Svay Pak (1)
- Phumĭ Taréach
- ពោធិ៍រោង

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 Sochet

Named natural and historic features inside Sochet, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- O Chŏs
- Stœ̆ng Pôrŭng

### Hills and mountains

3 mountains; 2 hills.

- Phnum Chi · 674 m
- Phnum Sruŏch · 550 m
- Phnum Préch · 146 m
- Phnum Prŏs · 142 m
- Phnum Kang · 124 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 Sochet 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 Sochet

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

School វិទ្យាល័យហ៊ុនសែនសណ្ដាន់ · Sandan 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.10310&mlon=105.24548#map=17/13.10310/105.24548) 

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 Chey
- Mean Rith
- Ngan
- Sandan
- Tum Ring

## Quick answers

- Where is Sochet?In Sandan, Kampong Thom Province, Cambodia
- What borders Sochet?Boeng Char, Boeng Lvea, Kampong Cham, Mean Rith and Tum Ring
- How many villages are in Sochet?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Sochet?Settlements lie between 53 m and 69 m
- What is the highest point in Sochet?Phnum Chi (674 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Sochet?October to January
- What is the P-code of Sochet?KH060608 (OCHA common operational dataset)