# Basak Commune, Svay Chrum, Svay Rieng Province – Villages

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Commune · Svay Chrum 

# Basak

Basak is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Svay Chrum, Svay Rieng Province. It covers **49.2 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 49.2km²
- 7 mtypical elevation

## Where is Basak?

Basak lies in [Svay Chrum](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/svay-rieng/svay-chrum/), [Svay Rieng Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/svay-rieng/), [Cambodia](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/). It borders 6 other communes: [Kampong Chamlang](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/svay-rieng/svay-chrum/kampong-chamlang/), [Koy Trabaek](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/svay-rieng/svay-rieng/koy-trabaek/), [Preah Ponlea](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/svay-rieng/kampong-rou/preah-ponlea/), [Prey Thum](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/svay-rieng/kampong-rou/prey-thum/), [Samyaong](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/svay-rieng/kampong-rou/samyaong/) and [Svay Toea](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/svay-rieng/svay-rieng/svay-toea/). By area it is the 746th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 9.4% of [Svay Chrum](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/svay-rieng/svay-chrum/). The centre of Basak is about 115 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. The centre point is at 11.0219° N, 105.8160° 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 Basak

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Basak. Settlements here lie between about 3 m and 8 m above sea level (median 7 m).

- Basak
- Bayab
- Phumĭ Panh Nhŏng
- Phumĭ Poŭthĭ Tarós
- Phumĭ Preăh Tônlé
- Svay Ta Phlo

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 Basak and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Svay Chrum, 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**.

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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 Basak

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Basac Health Center · Koy Trabaek 5.0 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 7.7 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 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.07980&mlon=105.80482#map=17/11.07980/105.80482) 

Petrol pump Tela · Svay Rieng 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.08085&mlon=105.79850#map=17/11.08085/105.79850) 

Hotel Basac Guest House · Svay Rieng 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.07703&mlon=105.80112#map=17/11.07703/105.80112) 

School Svay Rieng High School · Svay Rieng 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.08680&mlon=105.80333#map=17/11.08680/105.80333) 

College វិទ្យាស្ថានពហុបច្ចេកទេសភូមិភាគតេជោសែនស្វាយរៀង · Svay Rieng 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.08293&mlon=105.80138#map=17/11.08293/105.80138) 

Police station ស្នងការដ្ឋាននគរបាលខេត្តស្វាយរៀង · Svay Rieng 7.0 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 Svay Chrum

- Angk Ta Sou
- Chambak
- Chheu Teal
- Doun Sa
- Kampong Chamlang
- Kouk Pring
- Kraol Kou
- Kruos
- Pouthi Reach
- Svay Angk
- Svay Chrum
- Svay Thum
- Svay Yea
- Ta Suos
- Thlok

## Quick answers

- Where is Basak?In Svay Chrum, Svay Rieng Province, Cambodia
- What borders Basak?Kampong Chamlang, Koy Trabaek, Preah Ponlea, Prey Thum, Samyaong and Svay Toea
- How many villages are in Basak?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Basak?Settlements lie between 3 m and 8 m
- What is the best time to visit Basak?November to January
- Where is the nearest hospital to Basak?Basac Health Center, about 5.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Basak?Acleda Bank Plc Svay Rieng Branch, about 7.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Basak?ACLEDA ATM - Waiko Hotel, about 6.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Basak?Tela, about 6.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Basak?KH200502 (OCHA common operational dataset)