# Chorakhe Subdistrict, Nong Ruea, Khon Kaen Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/khon-kaen/nong-ruea/chorakhe/ Subdistrict · Nong Ruea # Chorakhe Chorakhe is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Nong Ruea, Khon Kaen Province. It covers **32.3 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 40 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 32.3km² - 40mapped services - 206 mtypical elevation ## Where is Chorakhe? Chorakhe 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 6 other subdistricts: [Ban Kong](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/khon-kaen/nong-ruea/ban-kong/), [Ban Meng](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/khon-kaen/nong-ruea/ban-meng/), [Non Khong](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/khon-kaen/ban-fang/non-khong/), [Nong Bua](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/khon-kaen/ban-fang/nong-bua/), [Nong Ruea](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/khon-kaen/nong-ruea/nong-ruea/) and [Yang Kham](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/khon-kaen/nong-ruea/yang-kham/). By area it is the 4830th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 6.1% of [Nong Ruea](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/khon-kaen/nong-ruea/). The centre of Chorakhe is about 371 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 12 km from Nong Ruea, the main town of Nong Ruea. The centre point is at 16.4555° N, 102.5358° E. Local names: จระเข้ . 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 Chorakhe Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Chorakhe. Settlements here lie between about 199 m and 226 m above sea level (median 206 m). - Ban Chorakhe - Ban Fang - Ban Hua Bueng - Ban Hua Na - Ban Khok Klang - Ban Nong Hoi - Ban Nong Hoi Mu 13 - Ban Nong Hoi Mu 6 - Ban Nong Hoi Mu 9 - Ban Nong Paen - Ban Phon Sawang - Ban Thep Thewan - Don Mong 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 Chorakhe Named natural and historic features inside Chorakhe, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Ang Kep Nam Nong Muk 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 Chorakhe 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 Chorakhe Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital คลีนิกนายแพทย์ธีรยุทธ · Chorakhe 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=16.48334&mlon=102.54344#map=17/16.48334/102.54344) Bank ธกส. สาขาดอนโมง · Chorakhe 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=16.48507&mlon=102.55054#map=17/16.48507/102.55054) ATM Atm ธนาคารกรุงไทย โรงเรียนชุมชนบ้านโพนสว่างดอนโมง · Chorakhe 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=16.48478&mlon=102.54346#map=17/16.48478/102.54346) Petrol pump ปั๊มน้ำมันเอสโซ่ · Ban Kong 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=16.48532&mlon=102.54572#map=17/16.48532/102.54572) Hotel บ้านจระเข้ ตจระเข้ อหนองเรือ จขอนแก่น · Chorakhe 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=16.46925&mlon=102.53631#map=17/16.46925/102.53631) Mall เทสโก้โลตัส หนองเรือ · Ban Kong 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=16.48574&mlon=102.54161#map=17/16.48574/102.54161) School Nong Hoi Thep Thewan School · Chorakhe 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=16.44379&mlon=102.53070#map=17/16.44379/102.53070) College วิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยีหนองเรือ · Ban Kong 3.6 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 3.4 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 Chorakhe Places mapped inside Chorakhe in open map data, by type. - Hospitals4 - Banks1 - ATMs1 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels4 - Schools7 - Restaurants21 - Police stations1 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 Kong - Ban Meng - Ban Phue - Kut Kwang - Non Sa-At - Non Than - Non Thong - Nong Ruea - Yang Kham ## Quick answers - Where is Chorakhe?In Nong Ruea, Khon Kaen Province, Thailand - What borders Chorakhe?Ban Kong, Ban Meng, Non Khong, Nong Bua, Nong Ruea and Yang Kham - How many villages are in Chorakhe?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Chorakhe?Settlements lie between 199 m and 226 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Chorakhe?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Chorakhe?October to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Chorakhe?คลีนิกนายแพทย์ธีรยุทธ, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Chorakhe?ธกส. สาขาดอนโมง, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Chorakhe?Atm ธนาคารกรุงไทย โรงเรียนชุมชนบ้านโพนสว่างดอนโมง, about 3.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chorakhe?ปั๊มน้ำมันเอสโซ่, about 3.5 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Chorakhe?4 mapped - How many banks are in Chorakhe?1 mapped - How many ATMs are in Chorakhe?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Chorakhe?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Chorakhe?TH400405 (OCHA common operational dataset)