# Preah Ponlea Commune, Kampong Rou, Svay Rieng Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/svay-rieng/kampong-rou/preah-ponlea/ Commune · Kampong Rou # Preah Ponlea Preah Ponlea is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Kampong Rou, Svay Rieng Province. It covers **27.8 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 27.8km² - 9 mtypical elevation ## Where is Preah Ponlea? Preah Ponlea lies in [Kampong Rou](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/svay-rieng/kampong-rou/), [Svay Rieng Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/svay-rieng/), [Cambodia](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/). It borders 4 other communes: [Basak](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/svay-rieng/svay-chrum/basak/), [Prasoutr](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/svay-rieng/svay-teab/prasoutr/), [Prey Thum](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/svay-rieng/kampong-rou/prey-thum/) and [Svay Toea](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/svay-rieng/svay-rieng/svay-toea/). By area it is the 1131st largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 7.1% of [Kampong Rou](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/svay-rieng/kampong-rou/). The centre of Preah Ponlea is about 121 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. The centre point is at 11.0183° N, 105.8729° 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 Preah Ponlea ### Nearby, outside Preah Ponlea - រង្វង់​មូល​ ស្រះ​វង់​ · monument, Svay Rieng11 km - Roundabout Veal Youn Market · monument, Svay Rieng11 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: Preah Ponlea - 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 - Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) · Ho Chi Minh City88 km - Can Tho International Airport (VCA) · Can Tho105 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.8 hours, sunrise around 05:33) and shortest in Dec (about 11.5 hours, sunrise around 06:07, sunset around 17:36). 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 Preah Ponlea Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Preah Ponlea. Settlements here lie between about 7 m and 13 m above sea level (median 9 m). - Phumĭ Don Am - Phumĭ Dong - Phumĭ Trâpeăng Rŭn - Pring Chrum - Tra Daek - Traok 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 Preah Ponlea Named natural and historic features inside Preah Ponlea, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - O Kranhung 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 Preah Ponlea and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kampong Rou, the warmest month is Apr (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Dec (26 °C). About 1,199 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (202 mm) and the driest Feb (8 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 13 Feb 29 8 Mar 31 18 Apr 31 45 May 30 128 Jun 28 202 Jul 27 154 Aug 27 147 Sep 27 175 Oct 27 183 Nov 27 97 Dec 26 30 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Preah Ponlea Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Basac Health Center · Koy Trabaek 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.06613&mlon=105.80824#map=17/11.06613/105.80824) Bank Acleda Bank Plc Svay Rieng Branch · Svay Rieng 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.08911&mlon=105.79882#map=17/11.08911/105.79882) ATM ACLEDA ATM - Waiko Hotel · Svay Rieng 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.07980&mlon=105.80482#map=17/11.07980/105.80482) Petrol pump Tela · Sangkhoar 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.08596&mlon=105.82611#map=17/11.08596/105.82611) Hotel Apsara guesthouse · Svay Rieng 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.08018&mlon=105.80629#map=17/11.08018/105.80629) School Hun Sen Prasaut High School · Kandieng Reay 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.04998&mlon=105.89933#map=17/11.04998/105.89933) College វិទ្យាស្ថានពហុបច្ចេកទេសភូមិភាគតេជោសែនស្វាយរៀង · Svay Rieng 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.08293&mlon=105.80138#map=17/11.08293/105.80138) Police station ស្នងការដ្ឋាននគរបាលខេត្តស្វាយរៀង · Svay Rieng 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.08417&mlon=105.80471#map=17/11.08417/105.80471) 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 Kampong Rou - Banteay Krang - Khsaetr - Nhor - Prey Thum - Reach Montir - Samlei - Samyaong - Svay Ta Yean - Thmei - Tnaot ## Quick answers - Where is Preah Ponlea?In Kampong Rou, Svay Rieng Province, Cambodia - What borders Preah Ponlea?Basak, Prasoutr, Prey Thum and Svay Toea - What is there to see in Preah Ponlea?រង្វង់​មូល​ ស្រះ​វង់​, Roundabout Veal Youn Market - What time zone is Preah Ponlea in?UTC+7 - What currency is used in Preah Ponlea?Riels (KHR) - What language is spoken in Preah Ponlea?Khmer, French, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Preah Ponlea?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Preah Ponlea?Settlements lie between 7 m and 13 m - What is the best time to visit Preah Ponlea?November to January - Where is the nearest hospital to Preah Ponlea?Basac Health Center, about 8.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Preah Ponlea?Acleda Bank Plc Svay Rieng Branch, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Preah Ponlea?ACLEDA ATM - Waiko Hotel, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Preah Ponlea?Tela, about 9.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Preah Ponlea?KH200204 (OCHA common operational dataset)