# Somdet Charoen Subdistrict, Nong Prue, Kanchanaburi Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/kanchanaburi/nong-prue/somdet-charoen/ Subdistrict · Nong Prue # Somdet Charoen Somdet Charoen is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Nong Prue, Kanchanaburi Province. It covers **139.2 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 24 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 139km² - 24mapped services - 282 mtypical elevation ## Where is Somdet Charoen? Somdet Charoen lies in [Nong Prue](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/kanchanaburi/nong-prue/), [Kanchanaburi Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/kanchanaburi/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 3 other subdistricts: [Khao Chot](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/kanchanaburi/si-sawat/khao-chot/), [Nong Prue](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/kanchanaburi/nong-prue/nong-prue/) and [Ong Phra](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/suphan-buri/dan-chang/ong-phra/). By area it is the 744th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 26.2% of [Nong Prue](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/kanchanaburi/nong-prue/). The centre of Somdet Charoen is about 168 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 21 km from Nong Prue, the main town of Nong Prue. The centre point is at 14.7647° N, 99.3468° E. Local names: สมเด็จเจริญ . 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 Somdet Charoen Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Somdet Charoen. Settlements here lie between about 215 m and 384 m above sea level (median 282 m). - Ban Huai Mae Rawang - Ban Khao Hin Tang - Ban Mae Rawang - Ban Nong Pak Waen - Ban Nong Phakwaen 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 Somdet Charoen Named natural and historic features inside Somdet Charoen, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 reservoirs and tanks; 2 rivers and streams. - Ang Kep Nam Ban Nong Phakwaen - Ang Kep Nam Huai Mae Rawang - Ang Kep Nam Huai Phu Chang Mop - Ang Kep Nam Huai Wai - Ang Kep Nam Phu Chang Mop - Huai Mae Rawang - Huai Wang Luek ### Hills and mountains 7 mountains. - Khao Thung Sawang · 1,085 m - Khao Thong · 708 m - Khao Phu Chang Mop · 584 m - Khao Hin Tang · 543 m - Khao Tham Khi Khangkhao · 486 m - Khao Tham Khi Khangkhao · 469 m - Khao Kham · 326 m 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 Somdet Charoen and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nong Prue, the warmest month is Apr (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Dec (22 °C). About 1,414 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (244 mm) and the driest Dec (7 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 9 Feb 27 11 Mar 29 47 Apr 30 73 May 28 171 Jun 27 179 Jul 26 230 Aug 26 224 Sep 26 244 Oct 25 185 Nov 24 33 Dec 22 7 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Somdet Charoen Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital โรงพยาบาลพยาบาลสถานพระบารมี · Somdet Charoen 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.78324&mlon=99.33776#map=17/14.78324/99.33776) Bank ธกส.สาขาหนองปรือ · Nong Prue 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.61004&mlon=99.45410#map=17/14.61004/99.45410) ATM Krungthep · Nong Prue 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.60029&mlon=99.47186#map=17/14.60029/99.47186) Petrol pump P T · Somdet Charoen 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.77245&mlon=99.35871#map=17/14.77245/99.35871) Hotel บ้านไร่ลุงมน · Somdet Charoen 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.77734&mlon=99.34707#map=17/14.77734/99.34707) Mall ร้านศิริเพ็ญ | Ban Dan Chang · Nong Makha Mong 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.84103&mlon=99.69166#map=17/14.84103/99.69166) School Ban Pa Mai Uthit 15 School · Somdet Charoen 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.77570&mlon=99.35664#map=17/14.77570/99.35664) College สถาบันวิจัยพัฒนานวัตกรรมและถ่ายทอดเทคโนโลยีพระจอมเกล้าลาดกระบัง (ด่านช้าง) สถาบันเทคโนโลยีพระจอมเกล้าเจ้าคุณทหารลาดกระบัง · Ong Phra 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.79203&mlon=99.41719#map=17/14.79203/99.41719) Police station สภ.องค์พระ · Wang Yao 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.88470&mlon=99.37914#map=17/14.88470/99.37914) 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 Somdet Charoen Places mapped inside Somdet Charoen in open map data, by type. - Hospitals4 - Petrol pumps2 - Hotels4 - Schools9 - Restaurants5 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 Nong Prue - Nong Pla Lai - Nong Prue ## Quick answers - Where is Somdet Charoen?In Nong Prue, Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand - What borders Somdet Charoen?Khao Chot, Nong Prue and Ong Phra - How many villages are in Somdet Charoen?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Somdet Charoen?Settlements lie between 215 m and 384 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Somdet Charoen?5 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Somdet Charoen?Khao Thung Sawang (1,085 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Somdet Charoen?November to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Somdet Charoen?โรงพยาบาลพยาบาลสถานพระบารมี, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Somdet Charoen?ธกส.สาขาหนองปรือ, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Somdet Charoen?Krungthep, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Somdet Charoen?P T, about 1.5 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Somdet Charoen?4 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Somdet Charoen?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Somdet Charoen?TH711203 (OCHA common operational dataset)