# Cheung Phnum Commune, Ba Phnum, Prey Veng Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/prey-veng/ba-phnum/cheung-phnum/ Commune · Ba Phnum # Cheung Phnum Cheung Phnum is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Ba Phnum, Prey Veng Province. It covers **39.5 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 39.5km² - 3mapped services - 17 mtypical elevation ## Where is Cheung Phnum? Cheung Phnum lies in [Ba Phnum](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/prey-veng/ba-phnum/), [Prey Veng Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/prey-veng/), [Cambodia](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/). It borders 6 other communes: [Banlich Prasat](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/prey-veng/peam-ro/banlich-prasat/), [Chheu Kach](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/prey-veng/ba-phnum/chheu-kach/), [Kampong Soeng](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/prey-veng/preah-sdach/kampong-soeng/), [Neak Loeang](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/prey-veng/peam-ro/neak-loeang/), [Roung Damrei](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/prey-veng/ba-phnum/roung-damrei/) and [Rumchek](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/prey-veng/preah-sdach/rumchek/). By area it is the 893rd largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 11.5% of [Ba Phnum](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/prey-veng/ba-phnum/). The centre of Cheung Phnum is about 61 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. The centre point is at 11.2443° N, 105.3754° 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 Cheung Phnum Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Cheung Phnum. Settlements here lie between about 11 m and 23 m above sea level (median 17 m). - Ba Phnom - Cheung Phnum - Phumĭ Bœ̆ng Rôkar - Phumĭ Dêk - Phumĭ Svay Samsœ̆b 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 Cheung Phnum Named natural and historic features inside Cheung Phnum, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Ou Lak ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Phnum Ba Phnum · 131 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 Cheung Phnum and the best time to visit Using the climate of Ba Phnum, the warmest month is Apr (average 32 °C) and the coolest is Dec (27 °C). About 1,168 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (194 mm) and the driest Feb (7 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 12 Feb 30 7 Mar 31 18 Apr 32 47 May 30 129 Jun 28 194 Jul 27 149 Aug 27 146 Sep 27 169 Oct 27 179 Nov 27 93 Dec 27 27 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Cheung Phnum Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Neak Loeung Referal Hospital · Preaek Khsay Kha 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.26049&mlon=105.28467#map=17/11.26049/105.28467) Bank ACLEDA · Chheu Kach 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.26011&mlon=105.40033#map=17/11.26011/105.40033) ATM Hatha Kaksekar Limited · Preaek Khsay Kha 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.26009&mlon=105.29608#map=17/11.26009/105.29608) Petrol pump Depot Tela · Rumchek 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.21161&mlon=105.35152#map=17/11.21161/105.35152) Hotel Samros Nokor Phnum · Cheung Phnum 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.24754&mlon=105.39939#map=17/11.24754/105.39939) School Baphnum High School · Cheung Phnum 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.25133&mlon=105.39805#map=17/11.25133/105.39805) College មជ្ឈមណ្ឌលបណ្ដុះបណ្ដាលវិជ្ជាជីវៈខេត្តព្រៃវែង · Kampong Leav 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.48154&mlon=105.32347#map=17/11.48154/105.32347) Police station Commisariat de la Police Provincial · Kampong Leav 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.48700&mlon=105.32523#map=17/11.48700/105.32523) 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 Cheung Phnum Places mapped inside Cheung Phnum in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Schools1 - 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 Ba Phnum - Boeng Preah - Chheu Kach - Reaks Chey - Roung Damrei - Sdau Kaong - Spueu Ka - Spueu Kha - Theay ## Quick answers - Where is Cheung Phnum?In Ba Phnum, Prey Veng Province, Cambodia - What borders Cheung Phnum?Banlich Prasat, Chheu Kach, Kampong Soeng, Neak Loeang, Roung Damrei and Rumchek - How many villages are in Cheung Phnum?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Cheung Phnum?Settlements lie between 11 m and 23 m - What is the highest point in Cheung Phnum?Phnum Ba Phnum (131 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Cheung Phnum?November to January - Where is the nearest hospital to Cheung Phnum?Neak Loeung Referal Hospital, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Cheung Phnum?ACLEDA, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Cheung Phnum?Hatha Kaksekar Limited, about 8.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Cheung Phnum?Depot Tela, about 4.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Cheung Phnum?KH140102 (OCHA common operational dataset)