# Sangkum Thmei, Preah Vihear Province – Communes & Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/preah-vihear/sangkum-thmei/ District · Preah Vihear Province # Sangkum Thmei Sangkum Thmei is a district (srok or khan) of Cambodia in Preah Vihear Province. It covers **1,324.7 km²**. Its main town is Sangkom Thmei. It is divided into 5 communes. 32 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1,325km² - 5communes - 4mapped services ## Where is Sangkum Thmei? Sangkum Thmei lies in [Preah Vihear Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/preah-vihear/), [Cambodia](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/). It borders 7 other districts: [Chi Kraeng](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/siemreap/chi-kraeng/), [Kuleaen](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/preah-vihear/kuleaen/), [Prasat Ballangk](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-thom/prasat-ballangk/), [Preah Vihear](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/preah-vihear/preah-vihear/), [Rovieng](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/preah-vihear/rovieng/), [Stoung](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kampong-thom/stoung/) and [Tbaeng Mean Chey](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/preah-vihear/tbaeng-mean-chey/). By area it is the 47th largest of 197 districts in Cambodia. It covers 9.4% of [Preah Vihear Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/preah-vihear/). The centre of Sangkum Thmei is about 214 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 41 km from Tbeng Meanchey, the main town of Preah Vihear Province. The centre point is at 13.4879° N, 104.7995° 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 Sangkum Thmei Commune Area km² Localities Services [Chamraeun](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/preah-vihear/sangkum-thmei/chamraeun/) 140 10 1 [Phnum Tbaeng Muoy](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/preah-vihear/sangkum-thmei/phnum-tbaeng-muoy/) 144 3 0 [Ro'ang](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/preah-vihear/sangkum-thmei/ro-ang/) 115 6 0 [Ronak Ser](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/preah-vihear/sangkum-thmei/ronak-ser/) 540 9 3 [Sdau](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/preah-vihear/sangkum-thmei/sdau/) 385 4 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 Sangkum Thmei Open gazetteers list **32 villages, towns and localities** in Sangkum Thmei. Settlements here lie between about 50 m and 132 m above sea level (median 94 m). - Boeng - Dar - Kbal Khla - Kdei - Knaor - Kouk Thkov - Phum Chŏâm Chhleung - Phum Dângkéap Kdam - Phum Kdei - Phum Khna - Phum Thmei - Phum Trâpeăng Prânœ̆m - Phumĭ Koŭk Krœăl - Pra Heat - Ronakser - Ro’ang - Rumlum Slaeng - Saen Kong - Samlanh - Sangkom Thmei - Sdao - Soch - Srei Sranaoh - Stueng Khnar - Svay - Ta Bas - Ta Seng - Ta Seng Cheung - Ta Seng Kandal - Tbaeng - Trapeang Khcheay - Trapeang Reang 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 Sangkum Thmei Named natural and historic features inside Sangkum Thmei, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams; 2 lakes. - O Phdau - O Prasat - Ou Kransang - Ou Pronea - Stueng Sdau - Trapeang Pradak - Trâpeăng Mtés ### Hills and mountains 3 mountains; 3 hills. - Phnum Tbaeng · 498 m - Phnum Tbaeng · 331 m - Phnum Hab · 320 m - Phnum Tbaeng Muoy · 161 m - Phnum Pêl · 142 m - Phnum Chăn · 126 m ### History 1 ruin. - Prasat Preăh Khăn 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 Sangkum Thmei and the best time to visit In Sangkum Thmei, the warmest month is Apr (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Dec (26 °C). About 1,163 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (223 mm) and the driest Jan (6 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 26 6 Feb 28 7 Mar 30 29 Apr 31 60 May 29 130 Jun 28 159 Jul 27 203 Aug 27 202 Sep 27 223 Oct 27 108 Nov 26 28 Dec 26 8 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Sangkum Thmei Places mapped inside Sangkum Thmei in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hotels4 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 Sangkum Thmei?In Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia - What borders Sangkum Thmei?Chi Kraeng, Kuleaen, Prasat Ballangk, Preah Vihear, Rovieng, Stoung and Tbaeng Mean Chey - How many villages are in Sangkum Thmei?32 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Sangkum Thmei?Settlements lie between 50 m and 132 m - What is the highest point in Sangkum Thmei?Phnum Tbaeng (498 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Sangkum Thmei?October to January - What is the P-code of Sangkum Thmei?KH1306 (OCHA common operational dataset)