# Nong Bua Subdistrict, Phu Ruea, Loei Province – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/loei/phu-ruea/nong-bua/ Subdistrict · Phu Ruea # Nong Bua Nong Bua is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Phu Ruea, Loei Province. It covers **95.4 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 123 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 95.4km² - 123mapped services - 621 mtypical elevation ## Where is Nong Bua? Nong Bua lies in [Phu Ruea](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/loei/phu-ruea/), [Loei Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/loei/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 8 other subdistricts: [Khok Yai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/loei/tha-li/khok-yai/), [Lat Khang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/loei/phu-ruea/lat-khang/), [Nam Thun](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/loei/tha-li/nam-thun/), [Pla Ba](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/loei/phu-ruea/pla-ba/), [Rong Chik](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/loei/phu-ruea/rong-chik/), [Santom](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/loei/phu-ruea/santom/), [Tha Li](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/loei/tha-li/tha-li/) and [Tha Sala](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/loei/phu-ruea/tha-sala/). By area it is the 1417th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 14.1% of [Phu Ruea](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/loei/phu-ruea/). The centre of Nong Bua is about 423 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 1.9 km from Phu Ruea, the main town of Phu Ruea. The centre point is at 17.4673° N, 101.3736° E. Local names: หนองบัว . 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 Nong Bua Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Nong Bua. Settlements here lie between about 611 m and 732 m above sea level (median 621 m). - Ban Buam Hok - Ban Kaeng Hai - Ban Nong Bong - Ban Nong Bua - Ban Nong Kum - Ban Nong Sua Khrang - Ban Nong Suea Khrang - Ban Pa Chantom - Ban Santisuk - Phu Ruea 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 Nong Bua Named natural and historic features inside Nong Bua, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 7 mountains. - Phu Ruea · 1,371 m - Phu Pha Sat · 1,189 m - Phu Khrang · 1,080 m - Phu Son · 1,025 m - Phu Phoi · 843 m - Phu Noi · 805 m - Phu Nong Pak · 730 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 Nong Bua and the best time to visit Using the climate of Phu Ruea, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Dec (19 °C). About 1,208 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (223 mm) and the driest Dec (9 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to April**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 20 10 Feb 23 14 Mar 26 36 Apr 28 76 May 26 175 Jun 25 156 Jul 25 172 Aug 24 220 Sep 24 223 Oct 23 100 Nov 21 17 Dec 19 9 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Nong Bua Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital โรงพยาบาลภูเรือ · Nong Bua 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.45011&mlon=101.35479#map=17/17.45011/101.35479) Bank ธ.ก.ส. ภูเรือ · Nong Bua 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.45642&mlon=101.36832#map=17/17.45642/101.36832) Petrol pump Bangchak · Nong Bua 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.45715&mlon=101.36933#map=17/17.45715/101.36933) Hotel Phurua Inn · Nong Bua 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.45719&mlon=101.37268#map=17/17.45719/101.37268) Mall เซเว่น ปตท.ท่าลี่ · Tha Li 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.62710&mlon=101.42327#map=17/17.62710/101.42327) School โรงเรียนบ้านถ้ำมูล · Nong Bua 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.44965&mlon=101.36700#map=17/17.44965/101.36700) College โรงเรียนภูเรือวิทยา · Nong Bua 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.44728&mlon=101.35332#map=17/17.44728/101.35332) Police station สถานีตำรวจภูเรือ จ.เลย · Nong Bua 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.45591&mlon=101.36395#map=17/17.45591/101.36395) 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 Nong Bua Places mapped inside Nong Bua in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Banks6 - Petrol pumps6 - Hotels64 - Schools1 - Colleges and universities1 - Restaurants40 - Police stations3 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 Ruea - Lat Khang - Pla Ba - Rong Chik - Santom - Tha Sala ## Quick answers - Where is Nong Bua?In Phu Ruea, Loei Province, Thailand - What borders Nong Bua?Khok Yai, Lat Khang, Nam Thun, Pla Ba, Rong Chik, Santom, Tha Li and Tha Sala - How many villages are in Nong Bua?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Nong Bua?Settlements lie between 611 m and 732 m - What is the highest point in Nong Bua?Phu Ruea (1,371 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Nong Bua?October to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Nong Bua?โรงพยาบาลภูเรือ, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Nong Bua?ธ.ก.ส. ภูเรือ, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nong Bua?Bangchak, about 1.2 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Nong Bua?2 mapped - How many banks are in Nong Bua?6 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Nong Bua?6 mapped - What is the P-code of Nong Bua?TH420701 (OCHA common operational dataset)