# Lum Choar Commune, Ou Ya Dav, Ratanak Kiri Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/ratanak-kiri/ou-ya-dav/lum-choar/ Commune · Ou Ya Dav # Lum Choar Lum Choar is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Ou Ya Dav, Ratanak Kiri Province. It covers **78.2 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 78.2km² - 1mapped service - 236 mtypical elevation ## Where is Lum Choar? Lum Choar lies in [Ou Ya Dav](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/ratanak-kiri/ou-ya-dav/), [Ratanak Kiri Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/ratanak-kiri/), [Cambodia](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/). It borders 7 other communes: [Bar Kham](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/ratanak-kiri/ou-ya-dav/bar-kham/), [Kak](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/ratanak-kiri/bar-kaev/kak/), [Keh Chong](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/ratanak-kiri/bar-kaev/keh-chong/), [Pa Te](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/ratanak-kiri/ou-ya-dav/pa-te/), [Saeung](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/ratanak-kiri/bar-kaev/saeung/), [Saom Thum](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/ratanak-kiri/ou-ya-dav/saom-thum/) and [Ya Tung](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/ratanak-kiri/ou-ya-dav/ya-tung/). By area it is the 509th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 4.7% of [Ou Ya Dav](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/ratanak-kiri/ou-ya-dav/). The centre of Lum Choar is about 353 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 6.0 km from Ou Ya Dav, the main town of Ou Ya Dav. The centre point is at 13.7138° N, 107.3134° 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). ## Things to see in and around Lum Choar ### Nearby, outside Lum Choar - Oyadav Pepper Farm ចម្ការម្រេចអូរយ៉ាដាវ · viewpoint, Saom Thum7.5 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Lum Choar - 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 - Pleiku Airport (PXU) · Pleiku83 km - Buon Ma Thuot Airport (BMV) · Buon Ma Thuot145 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 05:22) and shortest in Dec (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 06:06, sunset around 17:25). 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 Lum Choar Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Lum Choar. The largest with a recorded population: Un (635), Ka Te (312) and Trang (123). Settlements here lie between about 193 m and 267 m above sea level (median 236 m). - Chrung - Ka Chak - Ka Te - Lum Choar - Phumĭ Chŏng - Phumĭ Khti - Phumĭ Leu Nhai - Phumĭ Leu Nây - Pralai - Trang - Un 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 Lum Choar and the best time to visit Using the climate of Ou Ya Dav, the warmest month is Apr (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 843 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (155 mm) and the driest Feb (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to February**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 8 Feb 26 2 Mar 29 13 Apr 30 20 May 30 72 Jun 29 103 Jul 28 123 Aug 28 155 Sep 28 132 Oct 27 112 Nov 26 79 Dec 25 23 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Lum Choar Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Samaky Health Center - មណ្ឌលសុខភាពសាមគ្គី · Sameakki 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.78959&mlon=107.10683#map=17/13.78959/107.10683) Bank Sathapana Bank · Lum Choar 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.66946&mlon=107.35286#map=17/13.66946/107.35286) Petrol pump papa ratanakiri · Pak Nhai 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.76378&mlon=107.48928#map=17/13.76378/107.48928) Hotel casino hotel · Pak Nhai 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.76750&mlon=107.49460#map=17/13.76750/107.49460) School Klic primary school · Saeung 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.67035&mlon=107.25439#map=17/13.67035/107.25439) Police station Kork Police station · Kak 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.70748&mlon=107.23613#map=17/13.70748/107.23613) 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 Lum Choar Places mapped inside Lum Choar in open map data, by type. - Banks1 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 Ou Ya Dav - Bar Kham - Pa Te - Pak Nhai - Saom Thum - Sesan - Ya Tung ## Quick answers - Where is Lum Choar?In Ou Ya Dav, Ratanak Kiri Province, Cambodia - What borders Lum Choar?Bar Kham, Kak, Keh Chong, Pa Te, Saeung, Saom Thum and Ya Tung - What is there to see in Lum Choar?Oyadav Pepper Farm ចម្ការម្រេចអូរយ៉ាដាវ - What time zone is Lum Choar in?UTC+7 - What currency is used in Lum Choar?Riels (KHR) - What language is spoken in Lum Choar?Khmer, French, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Lum Choar?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Lum Choar?Settlements lie between 193 m and 267 m - What is the best time to visit Lum Choar?October to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Lum Choar?Samaky Health Center - មណ្ឌលសុខភាពសាមគ្គី, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Lum Choar?Sathapana Bank, about 6.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Lum Choar?papa ratanakiri, about 20 km from the centre - How many banks are in Lum Choar?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Lum Choar?KH160702 (OCHA common operational dataset)