# Ta Lou Commune, Bakan, Pursat Province – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/pursat/bakan/ta-lou/

Commune · Bakan 

# Ta Lou

Ta Lou is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Bakan, Pursat Province. It covers **305.2 km²**. 24 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 305km²
- 23 mtypical elevation

## Where is Ta Lou?

Ta Lou lies in [Bakan](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/pursat/bakan/), [Pursat Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/pursat/), [Cambodia](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/). It borders 8 other communes: [Khnar Totueng](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/pursat/bakan/khnar-totueng/), [Krapeu Pir](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/pursat/veal-veaeng/krapeu-pir/), [Mukh Reah](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/rukh-kiri/mukh-reah/), [Phteah Rung](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/pursat/phnum-kravanh/phteah-rung/), [Prey Tralach](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/rukh-kiri/prey-tralach/), [Rumlech](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/pursat/bakan/rumlech/), [Samraong](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/pursat/phnum-kravanh/samraong/) and [Sdok Pravoek](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/rukh-kiri/sdok-pravoek/). By area it is the 137th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 19.8% of [Bakan](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/pursat/bakan/). The centre of Ta Lou is about 176 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 25 km from Bakan, the main town of Bakan. The centre point is at 12.4749° N, 103.5974° 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 Ta Lou

Open gazetteers list **24 villages, towns and localities** in Ta Lou. Settlements here lie between about 17 m and 41 m above sea level (median 23 m).

- Buor Chres
- Kouk Rumlo
- Phumĭ Baôs Kôr
- Phumĭ Chhnăl Moăn
- Phumĭ Chrŏu
- Phumĭ Dâmnăk Tráb
- Phumĭ Dângkaô Méas
- Phumĭ Prey Kântuŏt
- Phumĭ Prâhil
- Phumĭ Prâsal
- Phumĭ Rôha Tĭl
- Phumĭ Svay Thum
- Phumĭ Tuŏl Thmâ
- Phumĭ Tăng Koŭk
- Phumĭ Véal Kânthéa
- Prey Roung
- Prey Tao
- Prey Veang
- Ta Loŭ
- Tayang Sa
- Thmei
- Tuol Totueng
- តាលោ
- រហាលទិល

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 Ta Lou

Named natural and historic features inside Ta Lou, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Hills and mountains

2 hills.

- Phnum Tuek Phos · 210 m
- Phnum Pin · 93 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 Ta Lou 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**.

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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 Ta Lou

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital មន្ទីរពេទ្យបង្អែកមោងឫស្សី · Kear 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.77285&mlon=103.44876#map=17/12.77285/103.44876) 

Bank Cambodia Post Bank Bakan Branch · Boeng Khnar 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.63499&mlon=103.72729#map=17/12.63499/103.72729) 

Petrol pump Tela · Boeng Khnar 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.64677&mlon=103.69952#map=17/12.64677/103.69952) 

Hotel Guesthouse Sovanphomr · Boeng Khnar 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.64370&mlon=103.70657#map=17/12.64370/103.70657) 

School Public Latrine at Thlok Dangkao Primary school · Phteah Rung 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.45684&mlon=103.69793#map=17/12.45684/103.69793) 

College โรงเรียนโพธิวิชญา · Krapeu Pir 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.55456&mlon=103.35938#map=17/12.55456/103.35938) 

Police station Rovieng · Samraong 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.31881&mlon=103.55138#map=17/12.31881/103.55138) 

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.

## Other communes in Bakan

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Ta Lou?In Bakan, Pursat Province, Cambodia
- What borders Ta Lou?Khnar Totueng, Krapeu Pir, Mukh Reah, Phteah Rung, Prey Tralach, Rumlech, Samraong and Sdok Pravoek
- How many villages are in Ta Lou?24 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Ta Lou?Settlements lie between 17 m and 41 m
- What is the highest point in Ta Lou?Phnum Tuek Phos (210 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Ta Lou?November to January
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ta Lou?មន្ទីរពេទ្យបង្អែកមោងឫស្សី, about 37 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ta Lou?Cambodia Post Bank Bakan Branch, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ta Lou?Tela, about 22 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ta Lou?KH150109 (OCHA common operational dataset)