# Me Tuek Commune, Bakan, Pursat Province – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/pursat/bakan/me-tuek/

Commune · Bakan 

# Me Tuek

Me Tuek is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Bakan, Pursat Province. It covers **265.1 km²**. 17 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 265km²
- 1mapped service
- 16 mtypical elevation

## Where is Me Tuek?

Me Tuek lies in [Bakan](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/pursat/bakan/), [Pursat Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/pursat/), [Cambodia](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/). It borders 3 other communes: [Boeng Bat Kandaol](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/pursat/bakan/boeng-bat-kandaol/), [Boeng Khnar](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/pursat/bakan/boeng-khnar/) and [Ou Ta Paong](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/pursat/bakan/ou-ta-paong/). By area it is the 162nd largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 17.2% of [Bakan](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/pursat/bakan/). The centre of Me Tuek is about 185 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 22 km from Bakan, the main town of Bakan. The centre point is at 12.8012° N, 103.7787° 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).

## Know before you go: Me Tuek

- Time zoneUTC+7, no daylight saving · Asia/Phnom_Penh
- CurrencyRiels (KHR)
- Country calling code+855
- LanguagesKhmer, French, English
- Plug typesType A, C, G · 230 V
- Driving sideRight
- Postcode format6 digits (######)

### Nearest airports

- Battambang Airport (BBM) · Battambang68 km
- Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport (SAI) · Siem Reap80 km

### Nearest railway station

Pursat (Svay At), about 32 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 05:38) and shortest in Dec (about 11.4 hours, sunrise around 06:18, sunset around 17:41).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in Me Tuek

Open gazetteers list **17 villages, towns and localities** in Me Tuek. Settlements here lie between about 6 m and 18 m above sea level (median 16 m).

- Cha Yov
- Chen Tay
- Dei Roneat
- Kaoh Khsach
- Kdat
- Ma
- Me Tuek
- Ou Preal
- Phum Koŭk Khsăch
- Phum Kântrâs
- Phum Kââm Sâmnâ
- Phum Léap
- Phumĭ O Préal
- Phumĭ Préal (1)
- Ta Mom
- Trang
- មេទឹក

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 Me Tuek

Named natural and historic features inside Me Tuek, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

7 rivers and streams; 1 lake.

- Boeng Phsaot
- Ou Preal
- Ou Ta Mom
- Preaek Cham Tusat
- Preaek Kei
- Preaek Knach
- Preaek Tuek Phos
- Stueng Kambot

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 Me Tuek and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Bakan, the warmest month is Apr (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Dec (26 °C). About 2,033 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (367 mm) and the driest Dec (16 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 27 24 

Feb 28 32 

Mar 30 70 

Apr 30 100 

May 29 202 

Jun 27 314 

Jul 27 367 

Aug 26 331 

Sep 26 330 

Oct 26 188 

Nov 26 58 

Dec 26 16 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Me Tuek

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital មន្ទីពេទ្យបង្អែកខេត្តពោធិ៍សាត់ · Phteah Prey 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.54535&mlon=103.91969#map=17/12.54535/103.91969) 

Bank Sathapana Bank PLC · Boeng Khnar 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.63477&mlon=103.73000#map=17/12.63477/103.73000) 

Petrol pump Tela · Boeng Khnar 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.64677&mlon=103.69952#map=17/12.64677/103.69952) 

Hotel Sabara Angkor Resort & Spa · Chrey 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.92426&mlon=103.69445#map=17/12.92426/103.69445) 

Mall Pursat Mall · Phteah Prey 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.53654&mlon=103.92016#map=17/12.53654/103.92016) 

School Toul Leap Primary school · Me Tuek 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.69857&mlon=103.74998#map=17/12.69857/103.74998) 

College PIPP of Pursat វិទ្យាស្ថានពហុបច្ចេកទេសខេត្តពោធិ៍សាត់ · Phteah Prey 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.54266&mlon=103.91053#map=17/12.54266/103.91053) 

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 Me Tuek

Places mapped inside Me Tuek in open map data, by type.

- Schools1

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 Bakan

- Boeng Bat Kandaol
- Boeng Khnar
- Khnar Totueng
- Ou Ta Paong
- Rumlech
- Snam Preah
- Svay Doun Kaev
- Ta Lou
- Trapeang Chorng

## Quick answers

- Where is Me Tuek?In Bakan, Pursat Province, Cambodia
- What borders Me Tuek?Boeng Bat Kandaol, Boeng Khnar and Ou Ta Paong
- What time zone is Me Tuek in?UTC+7
- What currency is used in Me Tuek?Riels (KHR)
- What language is spoken in Me Tuek?Khmer, French, English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Me Tuek?17 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Me Tuek?Settlements lie between 6 m and 18 m
- What is the best time to visit Me Tuek?November to January
- Where is the nearest hospital to Me Tuek?មន្ទីពេទ្យបង្អែកខេត្តពោធិ៍សាត់, about 32 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Me Tuek?Sathapana Bank PLC, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Me Tuek?Tela, about 19 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Me Tuek?KH150104 (OCHA common operational dataset)