# Takaen Commune, Chhuk, Kampot Province – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampot/chhuk/takaen/ Commune · Chhuk # Takaen Takaen is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Chhuk, Kampot Province. It covers **376.6 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 377km² - 2mapped services - 48 mtypical elevation ## Where is Takaen? Takaen lies in [Chhuk](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampot/chhuk/), [Kampot Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampot/), [Cambodia](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/). It borders 10 other communes: [Choam Sangkae](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-speu/phnum-sruoch/choam-sangkae/), [Chumpu Voan](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampot/chum-kiri/chumpu-voan/), [Dambouk Rung](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-speu/phnum-sruoch/dambouk-rung/), [Dechou Akphivoadth](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampot/chhuk/dechou-akphivoadth/), [Lbaeuk](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampot/chhuk/lbaeuk/), [Snay Anhchit](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampot/chum-kiri/snay-anhchit/), [Srae Chaeng](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampot/chum-kiri/srae-chaeng/), [Traeng Trayueng](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-speu/phnum-sruoch/traeng-trayueng/), [Trapeang Phleang](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampot/chhuk/trapeang-phleang/) and [Trapeang Reang](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampot/chum-kiri/trapeang-reang/). By area it is the 106th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 29.1% of [Chhuk](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampot/chhuk/). The centre of Takaen is about 93 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 25 km from Chhuk, the main town of Chhuk. The centre point is at 10.9913° N, 104.2888° 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 Takaen Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Takaen. Settlements here lie between about 41 m and 54 m above sea level (median 48 m). - Phumĭ Krâsăng - Phumĭ Srâkar Néak - Phumĭ Srê Chriĕt - Phumĭ Ăch Moăn 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 Takaen Named natural and historic features inside Takaen, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 8 mountains; 5 hills. - Phnum Preah · 800 m - Phnum Khnang Bak · 625 m - Phnum Sambuor · 553 m - Phnum Chruoh Khnaor · 512 m - Phnum Srangam · 436 m - Phnum Thum · 416 m - Phnum Preah · 400 m - Phnum Phleung Chheh · 351 m - Phnum Srangam · 351 m - Phnum Anhching · 318 m - Phnum Roleak Tuek · 259 m - Phnum A Ren · 226 m - Phnum Trang · 94 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 Takaen and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chhuk, 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 Takaen Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Bos Taphorng · Srae Chaeng 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.09339&mlon=104.36893#map=17/11.09339/104.36893) Bank Acleda Bank kohsla · Trapeang Phleang 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=10.90999&mlon=104.25036#map=17/10.90999/104.25036) Petrol pump Tela · Trapeang Reang 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=10.91650&mlon=104.41899#map=17/10.91650/104.41899) Hotel អន្លុងភ្ញៀវ · Takaen 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.09203&mlon=104.31830#map=17/11.09203/104.31830) School Taphul Primary School · Snay Anhchit 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=10.93663&mlon=104.42803#map=17/10.93663/104.42803) College ประชาสัมพันธ์-โรงเรียนวิทยาศาสตร์จุฬาภรณราชวิทยาลัย มุกดาหาร · Traeng Trayueng 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.17840&mlon=104.06250#map=17/11.17840/104.06250) 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 Takaen Places mapped inside Takaen in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Restaurants1 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 Chhuk - Baniev - Boeng Nimol - Chhuk - Dechou Akphivoadth - Doun Yay - Krang Sbov - Krang Snay - Lbaeuk - Mean Chey - Neareay - Satv Pong - Tramaeng - Trapeang Bei - Trapeang Phleang ## Quick answers - Where is Takaen?In Chhuk, Kampot Province, Cambodia - What borders Takaen?Choam Sangkae, Chumpu Voan, Dambouk Rung, Dechou Akphivoadth, Lbaeuk, Snay Anhchit, Srae Chaeng, Traeng Trayueng, Trapeang Phleang and Trapeang Reang - How many villages are in Takaen?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Takaen?Settlements lie between 41 m and 54 m - What is the highest point in Takaen?Phnum Preah (800 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Takaen?November to January - Where is the nearest hospital to Takaen?Bos Taphorng, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Takaen?Acleda Bank kohsla, about 10.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Takaen?Tela, about 16 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Takaen?KH070302 (OCHA common operational dataset)