# Santom Subdistrict, Phu Ruea, Loei Province – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/loei/phu-ruea/santom/ Subdistrict · Phu Ruea # Santom Santom is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Phu Ruea, Loei Province. It covers **74.4 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 14 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 74.4km² - 14mapped services - 734 mtypical elevation ## Where is Santom? Santom 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 7 other subdistricts: [Khok Yai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/loei/tha-li/khok-yai/), [Kok Thong](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/loei/mueang-loei/kok-thong/), [Nong Bua](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/loei/phu-ruea/nong-bua/), [Nong Ngio](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/loei/wang-saphung/nong-ngio/), [Siao](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/loei/mueang-loei/siao/), [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 2023rd largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 11.0% of [Phu Ruea](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/loei/phu-ruea/). The centre of Santom is about 425 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 13 km from Phu Ruea, the main town of Phu Ruea. The centre point is at 17.4591° N, 101.4836° E. Local names: สานตม . 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 Santom Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Santom. Settlements here lie between about 684 m and 1,057 m above sea level (median 734 m). - Ban Huai Khrai - Ban Huai Lat - Ban Khon Phong - Ban Muang Khai - Ban Non Sa-at - Ban Non Sombun - Ban Nong Saeng - Ban Saen Suk - Ban San Tom - Ban Tham Mun - Ban Tham Mun Noi - Ban Tham Mung - บ้านห้วยลาด 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 Santom Named natural and historic features inside Santom, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 reservoirs and tanks. - Ang Kep Nam Huai Hung - Ang Kep Nam Huai Ngop Ngaep - Ang Kep Nam Huai Sompoi ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Phu Pha Man · 837 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 Santom 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 Santom Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital สถานีอนามัยบ้านสานตม · Santom 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.44179&mlon=101.47060#map=17/17.44179/101.47060) Bank ธ.ก.ส. ภูเรือ · Nong Bua 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.45642&mlon=101.36832#map=17/17.45642/101.36832) ATM บ้านหนองผักก้ามหมู่13 · Mueang 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.51204&mlon=101.71753#map=17/17.51204/101.71753) Petrol pump ปั๊มน้ำมันต้นเตย อ.ภูเรือ จ.เลย · Santom 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.43976&mlon=101.50821#map=17/17.43976/101.50821) Hotel Phu Ruea Thara · Santom 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.45183&mlon=101.48143#map=17/17.45183/101.48143) Mall เซเว่น ปตท.ท่าลี่ · Tha Li 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.62710&mlon=101.42327#map=17/17.62710/101.42327) School Ban Kaeng Muang School · Tha Sala 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.38479&mlon=101.48877#map=17/17.38479/101.48877) 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 สถานีตำรวจภูเรือ จ.เลย · Nong Bua 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.45468&mlon=101.36556#map=17/17.45468/101.36556) 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 Santom Places mapped inside Santom in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels7 - Restaurants4 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 - Rong Chik - Tha Sala ## Quick answers - Where is Santom?In Phu Ruea, Loei Province, Thailand - What borders Santom?Khok Yai, Kok Thong, Nong Bua, Nong Ngio, Siao, Tha Li and Tha Sala - How many villages are in Santom?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Santom?Settlements lie between 684 m and 1,057 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Santom?3 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Santom?Phu Pha Man (837 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Santom?October to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Santom?สถานีอนามัยบ้านสานตม, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Santom?ธ.ก.ส. ภูเรือ, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Santom?บ้านหนองผักก้ามหมู่13, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Santom?ปั๊มน้ำมันต้นเตย อ.ภูเรือ จ.เลย, about 3.4 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Santom?2 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Santom?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Santom?TH420706 (OCHA common operational dataset)