# Ban Kong Subdistrict, Nong Ruea, Khon Kaen Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/khon-kaen/nong-ruea/ban-kong/ Subdistrict · Nong Ruea # Ban Kong Ban Kong is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Nong Ruea, Khon Kaen Province. It covers **38.8 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 29 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 38.8km² - 29mapped services - 195 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ban Kong? Ban Kong lies in [Nong Ruea](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/khon-kaen/nong-ruea/), [Khon Kaen Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/khon-kaen/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 5 other subdistricts: [Ban Phue](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/khon-kaen/nong-ruea/ban-phue/), [Chorakhe](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/khon-kaen/nong-ruea/chorakhe/), [Kut Khon Kaen](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/khon-kaen/phu-wiang/kut-khon-kaen/), [Nong Bua](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/khon-kaen/ban-fang/nong-bua/) and [Nong Ruea](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/khon-kaen/nong-ruea/nong-ruea/). By area it is the 4233rd largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 7.4% of [Nong Ruea](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/khon-kaen/nong-ruea/). The centre of Ban Kong is about 376 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 9.8 km from Nong Ruea, the main town of Nong Ruea. The centre point is at 16.5192° N, 102.5215° E. Local names: บ้านกง . 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 Ban Kong Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Ban Kong. Settlements here lie between about 189 m and 201 m above sea level (median 195 m). - Ban Don Mong - Ban Kong - Ban Kong Kao - Ban Kong Klang - Ban Nong Mek - Ban Nong Sa - Ban Nong Thum - Ban Pueai - Ban Tha Li - Thep Sawan 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 Ban Kong and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nong Ruea, the warmest month is Apr (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Dec (22 °C). About 1,212 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (239 mm) and the driest Dec (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to February**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 23 9 Feb 27 14 Mar 29 41 Apr 31 82 May 29 162 Jun 28 147 Jul 27 170 Aug 27 221 Sep 26 239 Oct 25 105 Nov 24 18 Dec 22 5 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ban Kong Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital รพ.สตบ้านกง · Ban Kong 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=16.52233&mlon=102.52113#map=17/16.52233/102.52113) Bank ธกส. สาขาดอนโมง · Chorakhe 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=16.48507&mlon=102.55054#map=17/16.48507/102.55054) ATM Atm ธนาคารกรุงไทย โรงเรียนชุมชนบ้านโพนสว่างดอนโมง · Chorakhe 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=16.48478&mlon=102.54346#map=17/16.48478/102.54346) Petrol pump Fuel Station · Ban Kong 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=16.52108&mlon=102.52054#map=17/16.52108/102.52054) Hotel บ้านนารีสอร์ท · Ban Kong 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=16.48564&mlon=102.53278#map=17/16.48564/102.53278) Mall เทสโก้โลตัส หนองเรือ · Ban Kong 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=16.48574&mlon=102.54161#map=17/16.48574/102.54161) School โรงเรียนบ้านหนองเม็ก · Ban Kong 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=16.52346&mlon=102.52187#map=17/16.52346/102.52187) College วิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยีหนองเรือ · Ban Kong 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=16.48797&mlon=102.53616#map=17/16.48797/102.53616) Police station Don Mong Police Post · Chorakhe 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=16.48477&mlon=102.54342#map=17/16.48477/102.54342) 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 Ban Kong Places mapped inside Ban Kong in open map data, by type. - Hospitals4 - Petrol pumps4 - Hotels1 - Shopping malls1 - Schools8 - Colleges and universities1 - Restaurants10 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 Ruea - Ban Meng - Ban Phue - Chorakhe - Kut Kwang - Non Sa-At - Non Than - Non Thong - Nong Ruea - Yang Kham ## Quick answers - Where is Ban Kong?In Nong Ruea, Khon Kaen Province, Thailand - What borders Ban Kong?Ban Phue, Chorakhe, Kut Khon Kaen, Nong Bua and Nong Ruea - How many villages are in Ban Kong?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ban Kong?Settlements lie between 189 m and 201 m - What is the best time to visit Ban Kong?October to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Ban Kong?รพ.สตบ้านกง, about 0.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ban Kong?ธกส. สาขาดอนโมง, about 4.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ban Kong?Atm ธนาคารกรุงไทย โรงเรียนชุมชนบ้านโพนสว่างดอนโมง, about 4.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ban Kong?Fuel Station, about 0.2 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Ban Kong?4 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Ban Kong?4 mapped - What is the P-code of Ban Kong?TH400403 (OCHA common operational dataset)