# Rong Chik Subdistrict, Phu Ruea, Loei Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/loei/phu-ruea/rong-chik/ Subdistrict · Phu Ruea # Rong Chik Rong Chik is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Phu Ruea, Loei Province. It covers **107.3 km²**. 16 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 18 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 107km² - 18mapped services - 618 mtypical elevation ## Where is Rong Chik? Rong Chik 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 5 other subdistricts: [Khok Ngam](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/loei/dan-sai/khok-ngam/), [Lat Khang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/loei/phu-ruea/lat-khang/), [Nong Bua](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/loei/phu-ruea/nong-bua/), [Phon Sung](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/loei/dan-sai/phon-sung/) and [Pla Ba](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/loei/phu-ruea/pla-ba/). By area it is the 1151st largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 15.9% of [Phu Ruea](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/loei/phu-ruea/). The centre of Rong Chik is about 411 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 11 km from Phu Ruea, the main town of Phu Ruea. The centre point is at 17.3650° N, 101.3174° E. Local names: ร่องจิก . 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 Rong Chik Open gazetteers list **16 villages, towns and localities** in Rong Chik. Settlements here lie between about 603 m and 744 m above sea level (median 618 m). - Ban Huai Hia - Ban Huai Ta - Ban Kaeng - Ban Kaeng Laen - Ban Kham Pom - Ban Kok Pho - Ban Kok Pho Rim Nam San - Ban Kok Pho Saen Iam - Ban Na Dan - Ban Na Kham Pom - Ban Na Khun - Ban Rong Chik - Ban Tha Manao - บ้านกกโพธิ์ริมน้ำสาน - บ้านท่ามะนาว หมู่ที่ 7 - บ้านนาคูณ 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 Rong Chik Named natural and historic features inside Rong Chik, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks; 1 river or stream. - Ang Kep Nam Huai Mi - Huai Nam Khao Man - Sa Hua Na Kuai ### Hills and mountains 3 mountains. - Phu Pha Baen · 1,228 m - Phu Pha Lom · 1,136 m - Phu Khi Nak · 828 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 Rong Chik 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 Rong Chik Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital รพ.สต.ร่องจิก · Rong Chik 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.35334&mlon=101.31096#map=17/17.35334/101.31096) Bank ธนาคารออมสิน สาขาภูเรือ · Nong Bua 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.45151&mlon=101.36027#map=17/17.45151/101.36027) Petrol pump Plg โคกงาม / ภูเรือ · Khok Ngam 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.37155&mlon=101.26550#map=17/17.37155/101.26550) Hotel ภูเรือฮิลล์รีสอร์ท แอนด์ แค้มป์ปิ้ง · Rong Chik 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.37984&mlon=101.29741#map=17/17.37984/101.29741) Mall พวงทองพืชผล · Na Phueng 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.42634&mlon=101.04964#map=17/17.42634/101.04964) School โรงเรียนบ้านนาคูณ · Rong Chik 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.36908&mlon=101.32429#map=17/17.36908/101.32429) College วิทยาลัยการอาชีพด่านซ้าย · Khok Ngam 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.35942&mlon=101.25397#map=17/17.35942/101.25397) Police station สถานีตำรวจภูธรโคกงาม · Khok Ngam 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.35667&mlon=101.24231#map=17/17.35667/101.24231) 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 Rong Chik Places mapped inside Rong Chik in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Hotels7 - Schools7 - Restaurants3 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 - Pla Ba - Santom - Tha Sala ## Quick answers - Where is Rong Chik?In Phu Ruea, Loei Province, Thailand - What borders Rong Chik?Khok Ngam, Lat Khang, Nong Bua, Phon Sung and Pla Ba - How many villages are in Rong Chik?16 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Rong Chik?Settlements lie between 603 m and 744 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Rong Chik?2 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Rong Chik?Phu Pha Baen (1,228 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Rong Chik?October to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Rong Chik?รพ.สต.ร่องจิก, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Rong Chik?ธนาคารออมสิน สาขาภูเรือ, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rong Chik?Plg โคกงาม / ภูเรือ, about 5.6 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Rong Chik?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Rong Chik?TH420703 (OCHA common operational dataset)