# Saob Commune, Prek Prasab, Kratie Province – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kratie/prek-prasab/saob/ Commune · Prek Prasab # Saob Saob is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Prek Prasab, Kratie Province. It covers **269.9 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 270km² - 27 mtypical elevation ## Where is Saob? Saob lies in [Prek Prasab](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kratie/prek-prasab/), [Kratie Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kratie/), [Cambodia](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/). It borders 9 other communes: [Boeng Lvea](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-thom/santuk/boeng-lvea/), [Bos Leav](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kratie/chetr-borei/bos-leav/), [Chambok](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kratie/prek-prasab/chambok/), [Chrouy Banteay](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kratie/prek-prasab/chrouy-banteay/), [Kaoh Trong](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kratie/kracheh/kaoh-trong/), [Preaek Prasab](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kratie/prek-prasab/preaek-prasab/), [Roka Kandal](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kratie/kracheh/roka-kandal/), [Russey Keo](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kratie/prek-prasab/russey-keo/) and [Tuol Sambuor](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-cham/stueng-trang/tuol-sambuor/). By area it is the 156th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 19.5% of [Prek Prasab](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kratie/prek-prasab/). The centre of Saob is about 145 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 23 km from Preaek Prasab, the main town of Prek Prasab. The centre point is at 12.4806° N, 105.8678° 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 Saob Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Saob. Settlements here lie between about 23 m and 64 m above sea level (median 27 m). - Boeng Chraeng - Phum Rôha - Phum Srê Ngiĕt - Phumĭ Chăs Pâk - Phumĭ Srê Poŭthĭ - Preaek Prolung - Preaek Roka - Prek Chik - Prêk Chik - Roha - Saob - Saob Leu - Sre Pou 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 Saob Named natural and historic features inside Saob, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Boeng Krang - Preaek Saob - Prêk Khlâs ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Phnŭm Sla · 104 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 Saob and the best time to visit Using the climate of Prek Prasab, the warmest month is Apr (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Oct (27 °C). About 1,067 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (170 mm) and the driest Feb (5 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 28 8 Feb 29 5 Mar 31 18 Apr 31 44 May 30 115 Jun 28 170 Jul 27 163 Aug 27 160 Sep 27 158 Oct 27 144 Nov 27 65 Dec 27 18 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Saob Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital មន្ទីរសម្រាកព្យាបាល និង សម្ភព ព្រាបស · Kracheh 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.49570&mlon=106.01724#map=17/12.49570/106.01724) Bank Canadia Bank · Kracheh 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.48970&mlon=106.01604#map=17/12.48970/106.01604) Petrol pump Mpl · Kracheh 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.49391&mlon=106.01580#map=17/12.49391/106.01580) Hotel Rajabori Villas · Kaoh Trong 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.50778&mlon=105.99390#map=17/12.50778/105.99390) School Kratie Language School · Kracheh 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.48293&mlon=106.01867#map=17/12.48293/106.01867) College Cambodia International school · Krakor 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.50390&mlon=106.01710#map=17/12.50390/106.01710) 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 Prek Prasab - Chambok - Chrouy Banteay - Kampong Kor - Koh Ta Suy - Preaek Prasab - Russey Keo - Ta Mao ## Quick answers - Where is Saob?In Prek Prasab, Kratie Province, Cambodia - What borders Saob?Boeng Lvea, Bos Leav, Chambok, Chrouy Banteay, Kaoh Trong, Preaek Prasab, Roka Kandal, Russey Keo and Tuol Sambuor - How many villages are in Saob?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Saob?Settlements lie between 23 m and 64 m - What is the highest point in Saob?Phnŭm Sla (104 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Saob?November to January - Where is the nearest hospital to Saob?មន្ទីរសម្រាកព្យាបាល និង សម្ភព ព្រាបស, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Saob?Canadia Bank, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Saob?Mpl, about 16 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Saob?KH100307 (OCHA common operational dataset)