# Char Commune, Prey Kabbas, Takeo Province – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/takeo/prey-kabbas/char/

Commune · Prey Kabbas 

# Char

Char is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Prey Kabbas, Takeo Province. It covers **30.8 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 30.8km²
- 11 mtypical elevation

## Where is Char?

Char lies in [Prey Kabbas](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/takeo/prey-kabbas/), [Takeo Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/takeo/), [Cambodia](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/). It borders 7 other communes: [Champa](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/takeo/prey-kabbas/champa/), [Doung](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/takeo/bati/doung/), [Kdanh](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/takeo/prey-kabbas/kdanh/), [Krang Yov](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kandal/s-ang/krang-yov/), [Preaek Ambel](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/kandal/s-ang/preaek-ambel/), [Snao](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/takeo/prey-kabbas/snao/) and [Tnaot](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/takeo/bati/tnaot/). By area it is the 1064th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 11.5% of [Prey Kabbas](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/takeo/prey-kabbas/). The centre of Char is about 40 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. The centre point is at 11.2033° N, 104.9321° 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 Char

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Char. Settlements here lie between about 10 m and 14 m above sea level (median 11 m).

- Phumĭ Char
- Phumĭ Sla
- Phumĭ Svay Chăl
- Phumĭ Thkau Néay
- Phumĭ Âmpĭl

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 Char and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Prey Kabbas, the warmest month is Apr (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Dec (26 °C). About 1,287 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (201 mm) and the driest Feb (11 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to January**.

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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 27 17 

Feb 29 11 

Mar 31 29 

Apr 31 63 

May 29 130 

Jun 28 196 

Jul 27 171 

Aug 27 170 

Sep 27 201 

Oct 27 171 

Nov 27 95 

Dec 26 32 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Char

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Prey Kabbas Referral Hospital · Prey Lvea 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.16287&mlon=104.95574#map=17/11.16287/104.95574) 

Bank Prasac MFI · Chambak 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.23927&mlon=104.80996#map=17/11.23927/104.80996) 

ATM សុវណ្ណារិទ្ធិ អាហារដ្ឋានម្ហូបខ្មែរ · Roka Khpos 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.42339&mlon=104.98691#map=17/11.42339/104.98691) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Champei 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.28450&mlon=104.88000#map=17/11.28450/104.88000) 

Hotel ខ្ពបក្រោម ព្រែកតាជន់ · Khpob 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.26310&mlon=105.03245#map=17/11.26310/105.03245) 

Mall K Mall Prek Thnoat · Preaek Kampues 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.44357&mlon=104.90274#map=17/11.44357/104.90274) 

School Heng Samrin Prey Lvey High School · Prey Lvea 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.16299&mlon=104.95361#map=17/11.16299/104.95361) 

College A Ya Hometown (Wife Friend) · Tang Yab 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.18196&mlon=104.87692#map=17/11.18196/104.87692) 

Police station Post Police Administrative Khum Trea · Trea 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=11.09033&mlon=104.81677#map=17/11.09033/104.81677) 

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 Prey Kabbas

- Angkanh
- Ban Kam
- Champa
- Kampeaeng
- Kampong Reab
- Kdanh
- Pou Rumchak
- Prey Kabbas
- Prey Lvea
- Prey Phdau
- Snao
- Tang Yab

## Quick answers

- Where is Char?In Prey Kabbas, Takeo Province, Cambodia
- What borders Char?Champa, Doung, Kdanh, Krang Yov, Preaek Ambel, Snao and Tnaot
- How many villages are in Char?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Char?Settlements lie between 10 m and 14 m
- What is the best time to visit Char?November to January
- Where is the nearest hospital to Char?Prey Kabbas Referral Hospital, about 5.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Char?Prasac MFI, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Char?សុវណ្ណារិទ្ធិ អាហារដ្ឋានម្ហូបខ្មែរ, about 25 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Char?TotalEnergies, about 11 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Char?KH210604 (OCHA common operational dataset)