# Lao Thong Subdistrict, So Phisai, Bueng Kan Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/bueng-kan/so-phisai/lao-thong/ Subdistrict · So Phisai # Lao Thong Lao Thong is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in So Phisai, Bueng Kan Province. It covers **53.2 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 53.2km² - 2mapped services - 176 mtypical elevation ## Where is Lao Thong? Lao Thong lies in [So Phisai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/bueng-kan/so-phisai/), [Bueng Kan Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/bueng-kan/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 5 other subdistricts: [Kham Kaeo](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/bueng-kan/so-phisai/kham-kaeo/), [Nong Phan Tha](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/bueng-kan/so-phisai/nong-phan-tha/), [So](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/bueng-kan/so-phisai/so/), [Som Sanuk](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/bueng-kan/pak-khat/som-sanuk/) and [Tham Charoen](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/bueng-kan/so-phisai/tham-charoen/). By area it is the 3135th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 8.8% of [So Phisai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/bueng-kan/so-phisai/). The centre of Lao Thong is about 580 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 7.2 km from So Phisai, the main town of So Phisai. The centre point is at 18.1421° N, 103.4438° E. Local names: เหล่าทอง . 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 Lao Thong Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Lao Thong. Settlements here lie between about 160 m and 199 m above sea level (median 176 m). - Ban Khlong Thip - Ban Lao Thong - Ban Lao Thong Phatthana - Ban Non Kham Son - Ban Saeng Thong - Ban Sam Bon - Ban Si Ubon - Ban Thonglang 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 Lao Thong Named natural and historic features inside Lao Thong, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Huai I Loet 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 Lao Thong and the best time to visit Using the climate of So Phisai, the warmest month is Apr (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Dec (20 °C). About 1,407 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (300 mm) and the driest Dec (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 7 Feb 24 16 Mar 27 40 Apr 30 66 May 29 188 Jun 28 202 Jul 27 261 Aug 26 300 Sep 26 219 Oct 25 86 Nov 23 16 Dec 20 5 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Lao Thong Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital โรงพยาบาลส่งเสริมสุขภาพตำบลเหล่าทอง · Lao Thong 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.11600&mlon=103.42605#map=17/18.11600/103.42605) Bank ธกส โซ่พิสัย · So 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.07718&mlon=103.45490#map=17/18.07718/103.45490) ATM Atm ธนาคารออมสิน · Non Sila 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.30073&mlon=103.30223#map=17/18.30073/103.30223) Petrol pump ปั๊ม ปตท. โซ่พิสัย · So 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.07850&mlon=103.45700#map=17/18.07850/103.45700) Hotel Villa Museum โซ่พิสัย จ.บึงกาฬ · Nong Phan Tha 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.09935&mlon=103.40498#map=17/18.09935/103.40498) Mall กระติ๊บข้าวคล้าพิกุลเกล้าแบรนด์แรกของไทยแบรนด์แรกของโลก · Nong Phan Tha 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.11249&mlon=103.40501#map=17/18.11249/103.40501) School โรงเรียนศรีชมภูวิทยา · Lao Thong 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.17353&mlon=103.44137#map=17/18.17353/103.44137) College วิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยีโซ่พิสัย · Kham Kaeo 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.08657&mlon=103.48885#map=17/18.08657/103.48885) Police station Fao Rai Police Station · Fao Rai 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01768&mlon=103.30674#map=17/18.01768/103.30674) 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 Lao Thong Places mapped inside Lao Thong 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 subdistricts in So Phisai - Bua Tum - Kham Kaeo - Nong Phan Tha - Si Chomphu - So - Tham Charoen ## Quick answers - Where is Lao Thong?In So Phisai, Bueng Kan Province, Thailand - What borders Lao Thong?Kham Kaeo, Nong Phan Tha, So, Som Sanuk and Tham Charoen - How many villages are in Lao Thong?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Lao Thong?Settlements lie between 160 m and 199 m - What is the best time to visit Lao Thong?October to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Lao Thong?โรงพยาบาลส่งเสริมสุขภาพตำบลเหล่าทอง, about 3.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Lao Thong?ธกส โซ่พิสัย, about 7.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Lao Thong?Atm ธนาคารออมสิน, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Lao Thong?ปั๊ม ปตท. โซ่พิสัย, about 7.2 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Lao Thong?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Lao Thong?TH380307 (OCHA common operational dataset)