# Phrakhru Subdistrict, Mueang Buri Ram, Buri Ram Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/mueang-buri-ram/phrakhru/ Subdistrict · Mueang Buri Ram # Phrakhru Phrakhru is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Mueang Buri Ram, Buri Ram Province. It covers **38.6 km²**. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 38.6km² - 7mapped services - 176 mtypical elevation ## Where is Phrakhru? Phrakhru lies in [Mueang Buri Ram](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/mueang-buri-ram/), [Buri Ram Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 7 other subdistricts: [Hin Lek Fai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/khu-mueang/hin-lek-fai/), [Kalantha](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/mueang-buri-ram/kalantha/), [Mueang Faek](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/lam-plai-mat/mueang-faek/), [Nong Tat](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/mueang-buri-ram/nong-tat/), [Phon Samran](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/khu-mueang/phon-samran/), [Thalung Lek](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/mueang-buri-ram/thalung-lek/) and [Thamenchai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/lam-plai-mat/thamenchai/). By area it is the 4254th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 4.6% of [Mueang Buri Ram](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/mueang-buri-ram/). The centre of Phrakhru is about 309 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 15 km from Buri Ram, the main town of Mueang Buri Ram. The centre point is at 15.1015° N, 103.0157° E. Local names: พระครู . 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 Phrakhru Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in Phrakhru. Settlements here lie between about 165 m and 191 m above sea level (median 176 m). - Ban Boi - Ban Kaen Charoen - Ban Muang Tai - Ban Nong Khwang - Ban Nong Kok - Ban Nong Makha Tae - Ban Nong Muang - Ban Nong Yang - Ban Pho Thong - Ban Phrakhru - Ban Sa Ket - Ban Si Pathum 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 Phrakhru Named natural and historic features inside Phrakhru, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Ang Kep Nam Fai Sok Daeng 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 Phrakhru and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mueang Buri Ram, 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 Phrakhru Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital รพ.สต บ้านแก่นเจริญ · Phrakhru 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.09737&mlon=103.04237#map=17/15.09737/103.04237) Bank ธกส. สาขาย่อย ต.ทะเมนชัย · Thamenchai 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.03177&mlon=102.91377#map=17/15.03177/102.91377) ATM ปั้มซัสโก้ · Mueang Faek 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.14467&mlon=102.96714#map=17/15.14467/102.96714) Petrol pump Fuel Station · Hin Lek Fai 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.14746&mlon=103.04000#map=17/15.14746/103.04000) Hotel บ้านย่าโฮมสเตย์ ชุมชนสายยาว · Thalung Lek 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.11053&mlon=103.05153#map=17/15.11053/103.05153) Mall ตลาด ธารน้ำใจ · Nai Mueang 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.00430&mlon=103.10081#map=17/15.00430/103.10081) School โรงเรียนบ้านม่วง · Phrakhru 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.09670&mlon=103.02640#map=17/15.09670/103.02640) College มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏบุรีรัมย์ ศูนย์บริการการศึกษาหนองขวาง · Phon Samran 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.16107&mlon=103.03150#map=17/15.16107/103.03150) Police station สถานีตำรวจภูธร ตำบลทะเมนชัย · Thamenchai 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.03114&mlon=102.92061#map=17/15.03114/102.92061) 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 Phrakhru Places mapped inside Phrakhru in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Schools4 - Restaurants1 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 Mueang Buri Ram - Ban Bua - Ban Yang - Bua Thong - Chum Het - I San - Kalantha - Krasang - Lak Khet - Lumpuk - Mueang Fang - Nai Mueang - Nong Tat - Sakae Phrong - Sakae Sam - Samet - Sawai Chik - Song Hong - Thalung Lek ## Quick answers - Where is Phrakhru?In Mueang Buri Ram, Buri Ram Province, Thailand - What borders Phrakhru?Hin Lek Fai, Kalantha, Mueang Faek, Nong Tat, Phon Samran, Thalung Lek and Thamenchai - How many villages are in Phrakhru?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Phrakhru?Settlements lie between 165 m and 191 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Phrakhru?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Phrakhru?November to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Phrakhru?รพ.สต บ้านแก่นเจริญ, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Phrakhru?ธกส. สาขาย่อย ต.ทะเมนชัย, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Phrakhru?ปั้มซัสโก้, about 7.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Phrakhru?Fuel Station, about 5.7 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Phrakhru?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Phrakhru?TH310112 (OCHA common operational dataset)