# Pla Ba Subdistrict, Phu Ruea, Loei Province – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/loei/phu-ruea/pla-ba/ Subdistrict · Phu Ruea # Pla Ba Pla Ba is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Phu Ruea, Loei Province. It covers **166.4 km²**. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 166km² - 4mapped services - 764 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pla Ba? Pla Ba 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 6 other subdistricts: [Nong Bua](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/loei/phu-ruea/nong-bua/), [Phon Sung](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/loei/dan-sai/phon-sung/), [Rong Chik](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/loei/phu-ruea/rong-chik/), [Sai Khao](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/loei/wang-saphung/sai-khao/), [Tha Sala](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/loei/phu-ruea/tha-sala/) and [Wang Yao](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/loei/dan-sai/wang-yao/). By area it is the 562nd largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 24.6% of [Phu Ruea](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/loei/phu-ruea/). The centre of Pla Ba is about 411 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 14 km from Phu Ruea, the main town of Phu Ruea. The centre point is at 17.3412° N, 101.4173° E. Local names: ปลาบ่า . 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 Pla Ba Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in Pla Ba. Settlements here lie between about 616 m and 911 m above sea level (median 764 m). - Ban Bong - Ban Hin So - Ban Kaeng Muang - Ban Klang - Ban Nam Thop - Ban Pla Ba - Ban Pong Kwang - Ban San Tom - Ban Song Khon - Ban Tat San - Ban Tham Mun - Ban Thon 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 Pla Ba Named natural and historic features inside Pla Ba, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams; 2 waterfalls. - Huai Nam San Kha - Huai Nam San Tom - Nam San - Nam Tok Tat San - Nam Tok Tat Son ### Hills and mountains 3 mountains. - Phu Hua Chang · 1,200 m - Phu Po · 1,100 m - Phu Mao · 1,008 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 Pla Ba 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 Pla Ba Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital รพ.สต.ท่าศาลา · Tha Sala 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.41923&mlon=101.45647#map=17/17.41923/101.45647) Bank ธนาคารออมสิน สาขาภูเรือ · Nong Bua 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.45151&mlon=101.36027#map=17/17.45151/101.36027) ATM บ้านหนองผักก้ามหมู่13 · Mueang 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.51204&mlon=101.71753#map=17/17.51204/101.71753) Petrol pump Minipump · Nong Bua 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.45959&mlon=101.40254#map=17/17.45959/101.40254) Hotel ภูบักได อ.ภูเรือ จ.เลย · Pla Ba 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.32075&mlon=101.42989#map=17/17.32075/101.42989) Mall เซเว่น ปตท.ท่าลี่ · Tha Li 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.62710&mlon=101.42327#map=17/17.62710/101.42327) School โรงเรียนบ้านแก่ง อ.ภูเรือ จ.เลย · Rong Chik 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.35139&mlon=101.34832#map=17/17.35139/101.34832) College โรงเรียนภูเรือวิทยา · Nong Bua 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.44728&mlon=101.35332#map=17/17.44728/101.35332) Police station สภ. ภูเรือ จังหวัดเลย · Nong Bua 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.44965&mlon=101.35582#map=17/17.44965/101.35582) 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 Pla Ba Places mapped inside Pla Ba in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 - Restaurants2 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 - Nong Bua - Rong Chik - Santom - Tha Sala ## Quick answers - Where is Pla Ba?In Phu Ruea, Loei Province, Thailand - What borders Pla Ba?Nong Bua, Phon Sung, Rong Chik, Sai Khao, Tha Sala and Wang Yao - How many villages are in Pla Ba?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Pla Ba?Settlements lie between 616 m and 911 m - What is the highest point in Pla Ba?Phu Hua Chang (1,200 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Pla Ba?October to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Pla Ba?รพ.สต.ท่าศาลา, about 9.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pla Ba?ธนาคารออมสิน สาขาภูเรือ, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pla Ba?บ้านหนองผักก้ามหมู่13, about 37 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pla Ba?Minipump, about 13 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pla Ba?TH420704 (OCHA common operational dataset)