# Rumchek Commune, Preah Sdach, Prey Veng Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/prey-veng/preah-sdach/rumchek/

Commune · Preah Sdach 

# Rumchek

Rumchek is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Preah Sdach, Prey Veng Province. It covers **42.0 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 42.0km²
- 1mapped services
- 11 mtypical elevation

## Where is Rumchek?

Rumchek lies in [Preah Sdach](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/prey-veng/preah-sdach/), [Prey Veng Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/prey-veng/), [Cambodia](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/). It borders 6 other communes: [Cheung Phnum](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/prey-veng/ba-phnum/cheung-phnum/), [Chey Kampok](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/prey-veng/preah-sdach/chey-kampok/), [Chheu Kach](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/prey-veng/ba-phnum/chheu-kach/), [Kampong Soeng](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/prey-veng/preah-sdach/kampong-soeng/), [Lvea](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/prey-veng/preah-sdach/lvea/) and [Reathor](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/prey-veng/preah-sdach/reathor/). By area it is the 855th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 8.7% of [Preah Sdach](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/prey-veng/preah-sdach/). The centre of Rumchek is about 65 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 9.7 km from Preah Sdach, the main town of Preah Sdach. The centre point is at 11.1811° N, 105.3693° 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 Rumchek

Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Rumchek. Settlements here lie between about 6 m and 13 m above sea level (median 11 m).

- Cheung Tuek
- Chongruh
- Phumĭ Kâmpóng Sala
- Phumĭ Prey Phdau
- Phumĭ Sathéar
- Phumĭ Tuŏl Lvéa
- Rumchek
- Ta Ngak

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).

## Weather in Rumchek and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Preah Sdach, the warmest month is Apr (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Dec (26 °C). About 1,199 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (202 mm) and the driest Feb (8 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to January**.

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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 27 13 

Feb 29 8 

Mar 31 18 

Apr 31 45 

May 30 128 

Jun 28 202 

Jul 27 154 

Aug 27 147 

Sep 27 175 

Oct 27 183 

Nov 27 97 

Dec 26 30 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Rumchek

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Neak Loeung Referal Hospital · Preaek Khsay Kha 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.26049&mlon=105.28467#map=17/11.26049/105.28467) 

Bank ACLEDA · Chheu Kach 9.4 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 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.26009&mlon=105.29608#map=17/11.26009/105.29608) 

Petrol pump Depot Tela · Rumchek 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.21161&mlon=105.35152#map=17/11.21161/105.35152) 

Hotel Samros Nokor Phnum · Cheung Phnum 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.24754&mlon=105.39939#map=17/11.24754/105.39939) 

School Baphnum High School · Cheung Phnum 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.25133&mlon=105.39805#map=17/11.25133/105.39805) 

College មជ្ឈមណ្ឌលបណ្ដុះបណ្ដាលវិជ្ជាជីវៈខេត្តព្រៃវែង · Kampong Leav 34 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 34 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 Rumchek

Places mapped inside Rumchek in open map data, by type.

- Petrol pumps1

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 Preah Sdach

- Angkor Reach
- Banteay Chakrei
- Boeng Daol
- Chey Kampok
- Kampong Soeng
- Krang Svay
- Lvea
- Preah Sdach
- Reathor
- Sena Reach Otdam

## Quick answers

- Where is Rumchek?In Preah Sdach, Prey Veng Province, Cambodia
- What borders Rumchek?Cheung Phnum, Chey Kampok, Chheu Kach, Kampong Soeng, Lvea and Reathor
- How many villages are in Rumchek?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Rumchek?Settlements lie between 6 m and 13 m
- What is the best time to visit Rumchek?November to January
- Where is the nearest hospital to Rumchek?Neak Loeung Referal Hospital, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Rumchek?ACLEDA, about 9.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Rumchek?Hatha Kaksekar Limited, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rumchek?Depot Tela, about 3.9 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Rumchek?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Rumchek?KH140910 (OCHA common operational dataset)