# Sam Waeng Subdistrict, Huai Rat, Buri Ram Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/huai-rat/sam-waeng/ Subdistrict · Huai Rat # Sam Waeng Sam Waeng is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Huai Rat, Buri Ram Province. It covers **17.6 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 17.6km² - 8mapped services - 162 mtypical elevation ## Where is Sam Waeng? Sam Waeng lies in [Huai Rat](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/huai-rat/), [Buri Ram Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 5 other subdistricts: [Ban Tako](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/huai-rat/ban-tako/), [Ban Yang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/mueang-buri-ram/ban-yang/), [Huai Racha](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/huai-rat/huai-racha/), [Khok Lek](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/huai-rat/khok-lek/) and [Mueang Phai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/krasang/mueang-phai/). By area it is the 6095th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 10.0% of [Huai Rat](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/huai-rat/). The centre of Sam Waeng is about 321 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 4.9 km from Huai Rat, the main town of Huai Rat. The centre point is at 15.0045° N, 103.1915° E. Local names: สามแวง . 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 Sam Waeng Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Sam Waeng. Settlements here lie between about 153 m and 166 m above sea level (median 162 m). - Ban Khok Charoen - Ban Mai - Ban Mai Thaksin - Ban Phet Noi - Ban Sakae Samakkhi - Ban Sam Waeng 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 Sam Waeng and the best time to visit Using the climate of Huai Rat, the warmest month is Apr (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Dec (24 °C). About 1,342 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (272 mm) and the driest Dec (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to February**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 8 Feb 28 10 Mar 30 46 Apr 31 76 May 29 169 Jun 28 166 Jul 27 207 Aug 26 241 Sep 26 272 Oct 25 122 Nov 25 22 Dec 24 4 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Sam Waeng Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital รพ.สต.สามแวง · Sam Waeng 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.00309&mlon=103.20118#map=17/15.00309/103.20118) Bank ธนาคาร ธกส ห้วยราช · Huai Racha 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.97598&mlon=103.18434#map=17/14.97598/103.18434) ATM Atm ธนาคารกรุงไทย · I San 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.99754&mlon=103.12343#map=17/14.99754/103.12343) Petrol pump ร้านห้วยราชเซอร์วิส บริการซ่อมตกแต่งมอเตอร์ไซค์ทุกชนิด · Huai Rat 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.97272&mlon=103.18270#map=17/14.97272/103.18270) Hotel บ้านสวนอุดมสุข Baan Suan U-Dom Suk · Ban Yang 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.03114&mlon=103.15687#map=17/15.03114/103.15687) Mall บิ๊กซีห้วยราช · Huai Racha 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.97350&mlon=103.19132#map=17/14.97350/103.19132) School โรงเรียนอนุบาลเทศบาลตำบลสามแวง · Sam Waeng 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.00105&mlon=103.20151#map=17/15.00105/103.20151) College มหาวิทยาลัยรามคำแหง วิทยาเขตบุรีรัมย์ · Huai Rat 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.97619&mlon=103.16347#map=17/14.97619/103.16347) Police station สภอ.ห้วยราช · Huai Rat 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.95866&mlon=103.18900#map=17/14.95866/103.18900) 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 Sam Waeng Places mapped inside Sam Waeng in open map data, by type. - Hospitals3 - Schools1 - Restaurants4 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 Huai Rat - Ban Tako - Huai Racha - Huai Rat - Khok Lek - Mueang Pho - Sanuan - Ta Sao ## Quick answers - Where is Sam Waeng?In Huai Rat, Buri Ram Province, Thailand - What borders Sam Waeng?Ban Tako, Ban Yang, Huai Racha, Khok Lek and Mueang Phai - How many villages are in Sam Waeng?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Sam Waeng?Settlements lie between 153 m and 166 m - What is the best time to visit Sam Waeng?November to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Sam Waeng?รพ.สต.สามแวง, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sam Waeng?ธนาคาร ธกส ห้วยราช, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Sam Waeng?Atm ธนาคารกรุงไทย, about 7.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sam Waeng?ร้านห้วยราชเซอร์วิส บริการซ่อมตกแต่งมอเตอร์ไซค์ทุกชนิด, about 3.7 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Sam Waeng?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Sam Waeng?TH311602 (OCHA common operational dataset)