# Wat Arun Subdistrict, Bangkok Yai, Bangkok – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/bangkok/bangkok-yai/wat-arun/ Subdistrict · Bangkok Yai # Wat Arun Wat Arun is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Bangkok Yai, Bangkok. It covers **0.87 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 85 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.9km² - 85mapped services - 2 mtypical elevation ## Where is Wat Arun? Wat Arun lies in [Bangkok Yai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/bangkok/bangkok-yai/), [Bangkok](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/bangkok/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 6 other subdistricts: [Ban Chang Lo](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/bangkok/bangkok-noi/ban-chang-lo/), [Hiranruchi](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/bangkok/thon-buri/hiranruchi/), [Phraborom Maharatchawang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/bangkok/phra-nakhon/phraborom-maharatchawang/), [Sirirat](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/bangkok/bangkok-noi/sirirat/), [Wat Kanlaya](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/bangkok/thon-buri/wat-kanlaya/) and [Wat Tha Phra](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/bangkok/bangkok-yai/wat-tha-phra/). By area it is the 7393rd largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 13.8% of [Bangkok Yai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/bangkok/bangkok-yai/). The centre of Wat Arun is about 2.0 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 2.4 km from Bangkok Yai, the main town of Bangkok Yai. The centre point is at 13.7421° N, 100.4873° E. Local names: วัดอรุณ . Source: [Royal Thai Survey Department via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-tha). ## Villages and localities in Wat Arun Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Wat Arun. The largest with a recorded population: Wat Arun (14,100). - Wat Arun 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 Wat Arun Named natural and historic features inside Wat Arun, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Khlong Wat Arun 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 Wat Arun and the best time to visit Using the climate of Bangkok Yai, the warmest month is Apr (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Dec (26 °C). About 1,302 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (251 mm) and the driest Dec (10 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 21 Feb 28 16 Mar 29 51 Apr 30 72 May 30 152 Jun 29 152 Jul 28 152 Aug 28 155 Sep 28 251 Oct 27 221 Nov 26 49 Dec 26 10 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Wat Arun Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital โรงพยาบาลพระปิ่นเกล้าทหารเรือ · Wat Arun 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.74585&mlon=100.48566#map=17/13.74585/100.48566) Bank ธนาคารทหารไทย · Wat Arun 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.74273&mlon=100.48830#map=17/13.74273/100.48830) ATM Atm ธนาคารไทยพาณิชย์ · Hiranruchi 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.73160&mlon=100.49355#map=17/13.73160/100.49355) Petrol pump ปั๊มแอลพีจีอิสรภาพ · Wat Tha Phra 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.73903&mlon=100.48476#map=17/13.73903/100.48476) Hotel TUAN Hotel Bangkok · Wat Arun 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.74114&mlon=100.48802#map=17/13.74114/100.48802) Mall Yodpiman Riverwalk · Wang Burapha Phirom 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.74095&mlon=100.49568#map=17/13.74095/100.49568) School โรงเรียนวัดหงส์รัตนารามราชวรวิหาร · Wat Arun 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.74040&mlon=100.48673#map=17/13.74040/100.48673) College ศูนย์ส่งเสริมการเรียนรู้ระดับเขตบางกอกใหญ่ · Wat Arun 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.74401&mlon=100.48270#map=17/13.74401/100.48270) Police station สถานีตำรวจนครบาลบุปผาราม · Wat Kanlaya 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.73620&mlon=100.48974#map=17/13.73620/100.48974) 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 Wat Arun Places mapped inside Wat Arun in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Banks1 - Hotels6 - Schools7 - Colleges and universities1 - Restaurants67 - Dental clinics2 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 subdistricts in Bangkok Yai - Wat Tha Phra ## Quick answers - Where is Wat Arun?In Bangkok Yai, Bangkok, Thailand - What borders Wat Arun?Ban Chang Lo, Hiranruchi, Phraborom Maharatchawang, Sirirat, Wat Kanlaya and Wat Tha Phra - How many villages are in Wat Arun?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Wat Arun?November to January - Where is the nearest hospital to Wat Arun?โรงพยาบาลพระปิ่นเกล้าทหารเรือ, about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Wat Arun?ธนาคารทหารไทย, about 0.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Wat Arun?Atm ธนาคารไทยพาณิชย์, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wat Arun?ปั๊มแอลพีจีอิสรภาพ, about 0.4 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Wat Arun?1 mapped - How many banks are in Wat Arun?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Wat Arun?TH101601 (OCHA common operational dataset)