# Chong Kal, Oddar Meanchey Province – Communes, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/oddar-meanchey/chong-kal/ District · Oddar Meanchey Province # Chong Kal Chong Kal is a district (srok or khan) of Cambodia in Oddar Meanchey Province. It covers **840.8 km²**. It is divided into 4 communes. 30 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 841km² - 4communes - 5mapped services ## Where is Chong Kal? Chong Kal lies in [Oddar Meanchey Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/oddar-meanchey/), [Cambodia](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/). It borders 6 other districts: [Anlong Veaeng](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/oddar-meanchey/anlong-veaeng/), [Banteay Ampil](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/oddar-meanchey/banteay-ampil/), [Phnum Srok](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/phnum-srok/), [Samraong](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/oddar-meanchey/samraong/), [Srei Snam](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/siemreap/srei-snam/) and [Varin](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/siemreap/varin/). By area it is the 69th largest of 197 districts in Cambodia. It covers 12.7% of [Oddar Meanchey Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/oddar-meanchey/). The centre of Chong Kal is about 305 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 23 km from Samraong, the main town of Oddar Meanchey Province. The centre point is at 14.0032° N, 103.6309° 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). ## Communes of Chong Kal Commune Area km² Localities Services [Cheung Tien](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/oddar-meanchey/chong-kal/cheung-tien/) 94 5 0 [Chong Kal](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/oddar-meanchey/chong-kal/chong-kal/) 291 10 5 [Krasang](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/oddar-meanchey/chong-kal/krasang/) 163 10 0 [Pongro](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/oddar-meanchey/chong-kal/pongro/) 293 5 0 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); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Chong Kal Open gazetteers list **30 villages, towns and localities** in Chong Kal. The largest with a recorded population: Chŏng Kal (5,442) and Ampil (1,247). Settlements here lie between about 24 m and 47 m above sea level (median 36 m). - Ampil - Chek Kbour - Cheung Tien - Chhuk - Chong Kal - Chŏng Kal - Khnar - Kouk Spean - Krasang - Phum Banteay Chas - Phum Bântéay Chôr - Phum Koŭk Khnăng - Phum Koŭk Kândal - Phum Koŭk Phnoŭ - Phum Koŭl - Phum Rômiĕt - Phum Ta Nôk - Phum Ta Pa - Phumĭ Băk Thlav - Phumĭ Char - Phumĭ Koŭk Khlŏng - Phumĭ Koŭk Pôngrôr - Phumĭ Koŭk Sâmraông - Phumĭ Kândal - Phumĭ Liĕb - Phumĭ Srê Prăng - Phumĭ Tnaôt - Pongro - Rolum Veaeng - Ta Paen 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 Chong Kal Named natural and historic features inside Chong Kal, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Ou Thlok - Stueng Krasang - Stueng Srang - Trapeang Srangan ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Phnum Kambot · 157 m - Phnum Rumdek · 129 m ### History 3 ruins; 1 ancient site. - Prasat Koŭk - Prasat Prei - Prasat Sâmrœ̆t - Prasat Tœ̆k Môrerk 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 Chong Kal and the best time to visit In Chong Kal, the warmest month is Apr (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Dec (25 °C). About 1,281 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (250 mm) and the driest Dec (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 26 8 Feb 29 12 Mar 30 43 Apr 31 74 May 29 153 Jun 28 163 Jul 27 202 Aug 27 212 Sep 26 250 Oct 26 127 Nov 26 31 Dec 25 5 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Chong Kal Places mapped inside Chong Kal in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Petrol pumps4 - 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Chong Kal?In Oddar Meanchey Province, Cambodia - What borders Chong Kal?Anlong Veaeng, Banteay Ampil, Phnum Srok, Samraong, Srei Snam and Varin - How many villages are in Chong Kal?30 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Chong Kal?Settlements lie between 24 m and 47 m - What is the highest point in Chong Kal?Phnum Kambot (157 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Chong Kal?November to January - How many petrol pumps are in Chong Kal?4 mapped - What is the P-code of Chong Kal?KH2203 (OCHA common operational dataset)