# Prasat Commune, Varin, Siemreap Province – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/siemreap/varin/prasat/

Commune · Varin 

# Prasat

Prasat is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Varin, Siemreap Province. It covers **167.5 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 168km²
- 2mapped services
- 48 mtypical elevation

## Where is Prasat?

Prasat lies in [Varin](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/siemreap/varin/), [Siemreap Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/siemreap/), [Cambodia](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/). It borders 9 other communes: [Chob Ta Trav](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/siemreap/angkor-thum/chob-ta-trav/), [Kouk Doung](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/siemreap/angkor-chum/kouk-doung/), [Lvea Krang](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/siemreap/varin/lvea-krang/), [Peak Snaeng](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/siemreap/angkor-thum/peak-snaeng/), [Slaeng Spean](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/siemreap/srei-snam/slaeng-spean/), [Srae Khvav](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/siemreap/angkor-chum/srae-khvav/), [Srae Nouy](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/siemreap/varin/srae-nouy/), [Svay Sa](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/siemreap/varin/svay-sa/) and [Varin](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/siemreap/varin/varin/). By area it is the 270th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 15.3% of [Varin](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/siemreap/varin/). The centre of Prasat is about 273 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 12 km from Varin, the main town of Varin. The centre point is at 13.7908° N, 103.8680° 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 Prasat

Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Prasat. Settlements here lie between about 45 m and 55 m above sea level (median 48 m).

- Kanhchan Run
- Phum Kap Dai
- Phumĭ Kŭl
- Phumĭ Tŭm Tĭn
- Prasat
- Tumneab Svay
- Vien
- ស្រុកវ៉ារិន

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 Prasat

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Stueng Varin

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains; 2 hills.

- Phnum Bay Dos · 294 m
- Phnum Slaek · 294 m
- Phnum Bay Dos · 210 m
- Phnum Krob · 207 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 Prasat and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Varin, the warmest month is Apr (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Dec (25 °C). About 1,281 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (250 mm) and the driest Dec (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to January**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
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- Jul
- Aug
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- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 8 

Feb 29 12 

Mar 30 43 

Apr 31 74 

May 29 153 

Jun 28 163 

Jul 27 202 

Aug 27 212 

Sep 26 250 

Oct 26 127 

Nov 26 31 

Dec 25 5 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Prasat

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital មណ្ឌលសុខភាពស្រែខ្វាវ · Srae Khvav 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.79463&mlon=103.70687#map=17/13.79463/103.70687) 

Bank Sathrana Bank · Khnar Sanday 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.57990&mlon=103.95345#map=17/13.57990/103.95345) 

ATM ACLEDA ATM · Preah Dak 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.44378&mlon=103.93675#map=17/13.44378/103.93675) 

Petrol pump Tela · Khnar Sanday 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.58344&mlon=103.95626#map=17/13.58344/103.95626) 

Hotel HaiVen Farm Homestay · Khun Ream 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.65830&mlon=104.00672#map=17/13.65830/104.00672) 

School Varin Secondary School · Prasat 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.85242&mlon=103.80372#map=17/13.85242/103.80372) 

College PMT913 · Peak Snaeng 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.58984&mlon=103.88646#map=17/13.58984/103.88646) 

Police station Srae Nouy Commune Polish Office · Srae Nouy 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.79814&mlon=104.02511#map=17/13.79814/104.02511) 

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 Prasat

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

- 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.

## Other communes in Varin

- Lvea Krang
- Srae Nouy
- Svay Sa
- Varin

## Quick answers

- Where is Prasat?In Varin, Siemreap Province, Cambodia
- What borders Prasat?Chob Ta Trav, Kouk Doung, Lvea Krang, Peak Snaeng, Slaeng Spean, Srae Khvav, Srae Nouy, Svay Sa and Varin
- How many villages are in Prasat?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Prasat?Settlements lie between 45 m and 55 m
- What is the highest point in Prasat?Phnum Bay Dos (294 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Prasat?November to January
- Where is the nearest hospital to Prasat?មណ្ឌលសុខភាពស្រែខ្វាវ, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Prasat?Sathrana Bank, about 25 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Prasat?ACLEDA ATM, about 39 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Prasat?Tela, about 25 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Prasat?KH171401 (OCHA common operational dataset)
