# Pur Rieng, Prey Veng Province – Communes, Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/prey-veng/pur-rieng/

District · Prey Veng Province 

# Pur Rieng

Pur Rieng is a district (srok or khan) of Cambodia in Prey Veng Province. It covers **275.0 km²**. It is divided into 7 communes. 24 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 275km²
- 7communes
- 2mapped services

## Where is Pur Rieng?

Pur Rieng lies in [Prey Veng Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/prey-veng/), [Cambodia](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/). It borders 5 other districts: [Lvea Aem](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kandal/lvea-aem/), [Pea Reang](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/prey-veng/pea-reang/), [Peam Ro](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/prey-veng/peam-ro/), [Prey Veng](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/prey-veng/prey-veng/) and [Svay Antor](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/prey-veng/svay-antor/). By area it is the 157th largest of 197 districts in Cambodia. It covers 5.8% of [Prey Veng Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/prey-veng/). The centre of Pur Rieng is about 36 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 9.2 km from Prey Veng, the main town of Prey Veng Province. The centre point is at 11.5124° N, 105.2452° 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 Pur Rieng

Commune Area km² Localities Services 

[Kampong Ruessei](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/prey-veng/pur-rieng/kampong-ruessei/) 43 3 1 

[Pou Rieng](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/prey-veng/pur-rieng/pou-rieng/) 61 2 0 

[Preaek Anteah](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/prey-veng/pur-rieng/preaek-anteah/) 27 5 0 

[Preaek Chrey](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/prey-veng/pur-rieng/preaek-chrey/) 32 3 0 

[Preaek Ta Sar](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/prey-veng/pur-rieng/preaek-ta-sar/) 39 2 1 

[Prey Kanlaong](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/prey-veng/pur-rieng/prey-kanlaong/) 39 3 0 

[Ta Kao](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/prey-veng/pur-rieng/ta-kao/) 34 6 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 Pur Rieng

Open gazetteers list **24 villages, towns and localities** in Pur Rieng. Settlements here lie between about 8 m and 16 m above sea level (median 12 m).

- Bak Daok
- Kampong
- Khŭm Prêk Ta Sâr
- Peam Sdei
- Phum Prêk Phkŏâm
- Phumĭ Chrey Krâhœ̆m
- Phumĭ Chrăng Tôtœ̆ng
- Phumĭ Khnây
- Phumĭ Kŏk Trom
- Phumĭ Prêk Kroch
- Phumĭ Pôpœ̆s
- Phumĭ Skô Dach
- Phumĭ Sla
- Phumĭ Ta Mêng
- Phumĭ Tnaôt
- Phumĭ Tnaôt Trét
- Phumĭ Ângkôr Yós
- Pou Rieng
- Preaek Anteah
- Preaek Chrey
- Prey Kanlaong
- Pur Rieng
- Ta Kao
- Veal Prov

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 Pur Rieng

Named natural and historic features inside Pur Rieng, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

3 lakes; 1 river or stream.

- Boeng Krachab
- Bœ̆ng Prăng
- Bœ̆ng Ânlóng Reăng
- Preaek Thma

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 Pur Rieng and the best time to visit

In Pur Rieng, the warmest month is Apr (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Dec (27 °C). About 1,242 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (190 mm) and the driest Feb (11 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 16 

Feb 30 11 

Mar 31 30 

Apr 31 62 

May 30 129 

Jun 28 190 

Jul 27 163 

Aug 27 167 

Sep 27 190 

Oct 27 167 

Nov 27 89 

Dec 27 28 

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Pur Rieng

Places mapped inside Pur Rieng in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Schools2

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 Pur Rieng?In Prey Veng Province, Cambodia
- What borders Pur Rieng?Lvea Aem, Pea Reang, Peam Ro, Prey Veng and Svay Antor
- How many villages are in Pur Rieng?24 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Pur Rieng?Settlements lie between 8 m and 16 m
- What is the best time to visit Pur Rieng?November to January
- What is the P-code of Pur Rieng?KH1411 (OCHA common operational dataset)