# Saom Commune, Kiri Vong, Takeo Province – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/takeo/kiri-vong/saom/ Commune · Kiri Vong # Saom Saom is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Kiri Vong, Takeo Province. It covers **59.0 km²**. 18 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 59.0km² - 2mapped services - 11 mtypical elevation ## Where is Saom? Saom lies in [Kiri Vong](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/takeo/kiri-vong/), [Takeo Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/takeo/), [Cambodia](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/). It borders 4 other communes: [Kiri Chong Kaoh](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/takeo/kiri-vong/kiri-chong-kaoh/), [Phnum Den](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/takeo/kiri-vong/phnum-den/), [Prey Ampok](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/takeo/kiri-vong/prey-ampok/) and [Ta Ou](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/takeo/kiri-vong/ta-ou/). By area it is the 646th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 10.0% of [Kiri Vong](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/takeo/kiri-vong/). The centre of Saom is about 112 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 8.9 km from Kiri Vongs, the main town of Kiri Vong. The centre point is at 10.5581° N, 104.8652° 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 Saom Open gazetteers list **18 villages, towns and localities** in Saom. Settlements here lie between about 4 m and 20 m above sea level (median 11 m). - Phum Daeum Angkaol - Phum Daeum Romdael - Phum Neasa Kiri - Phum Ping Pong - Phum Preal - Phum Saom - Phum Srae Kaes - Phum Srae Khmuonh - Phum Thmei - Phum Tonloap - Phum Trapeang Pong Teuk - Phum Tuol Pongro - Phumĭ Préal - Phumĭ Srê Khmuŏnh - Phumĭ Srê Kês - Phumĭ Tuŏl Pôngrô - Phumĭ Tônloăb - Saom 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 Saom Named natural and historic features inside Saom, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 3 mountains. - Phnum Prachiev · 387 m - Phnum Bei Sambaor · 383 m - Phnum Veal · 117 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 Saom and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kiri Vong, the warmest month is Apr (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Dec (26 °C). About 1,356 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (215 mm) and the driest Feb (11 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 19 Feb 29 11 Mar 30 29 Apr 31 61 May 29 131 Jun 28 204 Jul 27 188 Aug 27 185 Sep 27 215 Oct 27 175 Nov 27 101 Dec 26 35 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Saom Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Som · Saom 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=10.56325&mlon=104.85146#map=17/10.56325/104.85146) Bank Sathapana Bank · Preah Bat Choan Chum 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=10.65042&mlon=104.87194#map=17/10.65042/104.87194) Petrol pump L.H.R. · Chi Khma 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=10.81231&mlon=104.80611#map=17/10.81231/104.80611) Hotel Chheang Muyly Guesthouse · Preah Bat Choan Chum 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=10.64313&mlon=104.87502#map=17/10.64313/104.87502) Mall Phnom Dei · Phnum Den 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=10.60267&mlon=104.92834#map=17/10.60267/104.92834) School Saom Primary School · Saom 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=10.56216&mlon=104.85093#map=17/10.56216/104.85093) Police station Borei Cholsar District Police Inspection · Borei Cholsar 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=10.83692&mlon=105.01526#map=17/10.83692/105.01526) 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 Saom Places mapped inside Saom in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools1 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 Kiri Vong - Angk Prasat - Kamnab - Kampeaeng - Kiri Chong Kaoh - Kouk Prech - Phnum Den - Preah Bat Choan Chum - Prey Ampok - Prey Rumdeng - Ream Andaeuk - Ta Ou ## Quick answers - Where is Saom?In Kiri Vong, Takeo Province, Cambodia - What borders Saom?Kiri Chong Kaoh, Phnum Den, Prey Ampok and Ta Ou - How many villages are in Saom?18 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Saom?Settlements lie between 4 m and 20 m - What is the highest point in Saom?Phnum Prachiev (387 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Saom?November to January - Where is the nearest hospital to Saom?Som, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Saom?Sathapana Bank, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Saom?L.H.R., about 29 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Saom?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Saom?KH210411 (OCHA common operational dataset)