# Ban Ruea Subdistrict, Phu Wiang, Khon Kaen Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/khon-kaen/phu-wiang/ban-ruea/ Subdistrict · Phu Wiang # Ban Ruea Ban Ruea is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Phu Wiang, Khon Kaen Province. It covers **31.7 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 14 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 31.7km² - 14mapped services - 198 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ban Ruea? Ban Ruea lies in [Phu Wiang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/khon-kaen/phu-wiang/), [Khon Kaen Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/khon-kaen/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 6 other subdistricts: [Din Dam](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/khon-kaen/phu-wiang/din-dam/), [Khanuan](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/khon-kaen/nong-na-kham/khanuan/), [Khao Noi](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/khon-kaen/wiang-kao/khao-noi/), [Nong Kung Thanasan](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/khon-kaen/phu-wiang/nong-kung-thanasan/), [Phu Wiang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/khon-kaen/phu-wiang/phu-wiang/) and [Wa Thong](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/khon-kaen/phu-wiang/wa-thong/). By area it is the 4889th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 5.3% of [Phu Wiang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/khon-kaen/phu-wiang/). The centre of Ban Ruea is about 386 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 5.8 km from Phu Wiang, the main town of Phu Wiang. The centre point is at 16.6946° N, 102.4081° E. Local names: บ้านเรือ . 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 Ruea Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Ban Ruea. Settlements here lie between about 190 m and 214 m above sea level (median 198 m). - Ban Huai Chan - Ban Khok Kong - Ban Khok Sa-nga - Ban Mai Suk San - Ban Nong Saeng - Ban Ruea - Ban Ruea Mu 1 - Ban Ruea Mu 2 - Ban Suan Kluai 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 Ban Ruea Named natural and historic features inside Ban Ruea, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Khao Phu Wiang · 435 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 Ban Ruea and the best time to visit Using the climate of Phu Wiang, 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 Ruea Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital รพ.สต.บ้านเรือ · Ban Ruea 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=16.67863&mlon=102.40122#map=17/16.67863/102.40122) Bank Bank of Ayudhya · Phu Wiang 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=16.65296&mlon=102.37709#map=17/16.65296/102.37709) ATM ตู้เอทีเอ็ม ธนาคารออมสิน · Phu Wiang 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=16.65516&mlon=102.37435#map=17/16.65516/102.37435) Petrol pump ร้านจริงใจการเกษตร · Nong Kung Thanasan 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=16.67738&mlon=102.43187#map=17/16.67738/102.43187) Hotel บ้านกล้วยน้ำว้า รีสอร์ท · Ban Ruea 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=16.69953&mlon=102.37159#map=17/16.69953/102.37159) Mall ร้านค้าประชารัฐหมู่5 · Nong Ruea 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=16.83455&mlon=102.49306#map=17/16.83455/102.49306) School Kluai Huai Chan Witthayakhan School · Ban Ruea 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=16.70168&mlon=102.39362#map=17/16.70168/102.39362) College วิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยีภูเวียงพณิชยาการ · Kut Khon Kaen 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=16.57934&mlon=102.48048#map=17/16.57934/102.48048) Police station Phu Wiang Police Station · Phu Wiang 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=16.65537&mlon=102.37577#map=17/16.65537/102.37577) 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 Ruea Places mapped inside Ban Ruea in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Hotels1 - Schools5 - Restaurants7 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 Phu Wiang - Din Dam - Kut Khon Kaen - Na Chum Saeng - Na Wa - Nong Kung Soen - Nong Kung Thanasan - Phu Wiang - Song Pueai - Thung Chomphu - Wa Thong ## Quick answers - Where is Ban Ruea?In Phu Wiang, Khon Kaen Province, Thailand - What borders Ban Ruea?Din Dam, Khanuan, Khao Noi, Nong Kung Thanasan, Phu Wiang and Wa Thong - How many villages are in Ban Ruea?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ban Ruea?Settlements lie between 190 m and 214 m - What is the highest point in Ban Ruea?Khao Phu Wiang (435 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ban Ruea?October to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Ban Ruea?รพ.สต.บ้านเรือ, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ban Ruea?Bank of Ayudhya, about 5.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ban Ruea?ตู้เอทีเอ็ม ธนาคารออมสิน, about 5.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ban Ruea?ร้านจริงใจการเกษตร, about 3.2 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Ban Ruea?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Ban Ruea?TH401601 (OCHA common operational dataset)