# Som Poi Subdistrict, Chatturat, Chaiyaphum Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chaiyaphum/chatturat/som-poi/ Subdistrict · Chatturat # Som Poi Som Poi is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Chatturat, Chaiyaphum Province. It covers **76.3 km²**. 14 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 76.3km² - 7mapped services - 199 mtypical elevation ## Where is Som Poi? Som Poi lies in [Chatturat](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chaiyaphum/chatturat/), [Chaiyaphum Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chaiyaphum/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 7 other subdistricts: [Ban Khwao](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chaiyaphum/ban-khwao/ban-khwao/), [Kut Nam Sai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chaiyaphum/chatturat/kut-nam-sai/), [Lum Lam Chi](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chaiyaphum/ban-khwao/lum-lam-chi/), [Nong Bua Ban](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chaiyaphum/chatturat/nong-bua-ban/), [Nong Bua Rawe](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chaiyaphum/nong-bua-rawe/nong-bua-rawe/), [Sok Pla Duk](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chaiyaphum/nong-bua-rawe/sok-pla-duk/) and [Tha Kup](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chaiyaphum/sap-yai/tha-kup/). By area it is the 1963rd largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 11.2% of [Chatturat](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chaiyaphum/chatturat/). The centre of Som Poi is about 257 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 15 km from Chatturat, the main town of Chatturat. The centre point is at 15.6950° N, 101.8035° E. Local names: ส้มป่อย . 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 Som Poi Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in Som Poi. Settlements here lie between about 193 m and 238 m above sea level (median 199 m). - Ban Bak La - Ban Bu Ta Mi - Ban Chat - Ban Huai Bak La - Ban Huai Bong - Ban Huai Noi - Ban Kut Tum - Ban Non Chuak - Ban Non Chueak - Ban Non Muang - Ban Nong Kae - Ban Nong Muang - Ban Som Poi - Ban Tha Khi Lek 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 Som Poi Named natural and historic features inside Som Poi, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams; 1 reservoir or tank. - Ang Kep Nam Tha Kwian - Huai Chi Long Noi - Huai Som Poi 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 Som Poi and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chatturat, the warmest month is Apr (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Dec (23 °C). About 1,162 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (259 mm) and the driest Dec (5 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 24 11 Feb 27 9 Mar 29 48 Apr 30 80 May 29 146 Jun 28 131 Jul 27 142 Aug 27 189 Sep 26 259 Oct 25 125 Nov 24 18 Dec 23 5 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Som Poi Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital รพ.สต. ส้มป่อย · Som Poi 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.70413&mlon=101.83912#map=17/15.70413/101.83912) Bank ธนาคารออมสิน · Nong Bua Rawe 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.75171&mlon=101.76403#map=17/15.75171/101.76403) ATM Atm ธนาคารเพื่อการเกษตรและสหกรณ์ · Nong Bua Rawe 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.75189&mlon=101.76382#map=17/15.75189/101.76382) Petrol pump ปั๊ม ปตท ระเหว · Nong Bua Rawe 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.74235&mlon=101.76811#map=17/15.74235/101.76811) Hotel โฮมสตาร์ รีสอร์ท · Nong Bua Rawe 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.74352&mlon=101.76832#map=17/15.74352/101.76832) Mall บิ๊กวัน โฮมมาร์ท · Nong Bua Rawe 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.74856&mlon=101.76601#map=17/15.74856/101.76601) School โรงเรียนบ้านหนองม่วง · Som Poi 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.69800&mlon=101.82011#map=17/15.69800/101.82011) College โรงเรียนบ้านส้มป่อย · Som Poi 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.70367&mlon=101.83749#map=17/15.70367/101.83749) Police station สภ.จัตุรัส · Ban Kok 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.56535&mlon=101.84492#map=17/15.56535/101.84492) 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 Som Poi Places mapped inside Som Poi in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Schools1 - Colleges and universities1 - Restaurants3 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 Chatturat - Ban Kham - Ban Kok - Kut Nam Sai - Lahan - Nong Bua Ban - Nong Bua Khok - Nong Bua Yai - Nong Don ## Quick answers - Where is Som Poi?In Chatturat, Chaiyaphum Province, Thailand - What borders Som Poi?Ban Khwao, Kut Nam Sai, Lum Lam Chi, Nong Bua Ban, Nong Bua Rawe, Sok Pla Duk and Tha Kup - How many villages are in Som Poi?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Som Poi?Settlements lie between 193 m and 238 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Som Poi?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Som Poi?November to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Som Poi?รพ.สต. ส้มป่อย, about 3.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Som Poi?ธนาคารออมสิน, about 7.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Som Poi?Atm ธนาคารเพื่อการเกษตรและสหกรณ์, about 7.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Som Poi?ปั๊ม ปตท ระเหว, about 6.5 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Som Poi?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Som Poi?TH360613 (OCHA common operational dataset)