# Karo Subdistrict, Nopphitam, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/nakhon-si-thammarat/nopphitam/karo/ Subdistrict · Nopphitam # Karo Karo is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Nopphitam, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. It covers **53.4 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 53.4km² - 10mapped services - 28 mtypical elevation ## Where is Karo? Karo lies in [Nopphitam](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/nakhon-si-thammarat/nopphitam/), [Nakhon Si Thammarat Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/nakhon-si-thammarat/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 6 other subdistricts: [Hua Taphan](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/nakhon-si-thammarat/tha-sala/hua-taphan/), [Na Reng](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/nakhon-si-thammarat/nopphitam/na-reng/), [Sa Kaeo](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/nakhon-si-thammarat/tha-sala/sa-kaeo/), [Tha Khuen](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/nakhon-si-thammarat/tha-sala/tha-khuen/), [Thai Buri](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/nakhon-si-thammarat/tha-sala/thai-buri/) and [Thon Hong](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/nakhon-si-thammarat/phrom-khiri/thon-hong/). By area it is the 3127th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 7.3% of [Nopphitam](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/nakhon-si-thammarat/nopphitam/). The centre of Karo is about 570 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 9.7 km from Nopphitam, the main town of Nopphitam. The centre point is at 8.6715° N, 99.8207° E. Local names: กะหรอ . 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 Karo Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Karo. Settlements here lie between about 21 m and 35 m above sea level (median 28 m). - Ban Hua Thung - Ban Lan Wua - Ban Nai Khro - Ban Pho Temi - Ban Sai Rak - Ban Saphan Rang - Ban Talat Chan - Ban U Thong 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). ## Weather in Karo and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nopphitam, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 2,329 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (320 mm) and the driest Feb (31 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 123 Feb 26 31 Mar 27 110 Apr 28 104 May 28 217 Jun 27 221 Jul 26 223 Aug 26 216 Sep 26 264 Oct 26 276 Nov 26 320 Dec 25 224 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Karo Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital รพสตบ้านหัวทุ่งตกะหรอ · Karo 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.68260&mlon=99.81240#map=17/8.68260/99.81240) Bank ธนาคารหมู่บ้านในตูล · Na Reng 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.63321&mlon=99.79645#map=17/8.63321/99.79645) ATM ตู้ ATM ยูโอบี สาขานครศรีธรรมราช (ATM-3in1) · Tha Wang 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.44455&mlon=99.96111#map=17/8.44455/99.96111) Petrol pump Susco · Karo 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.67653&mlon=99.83079#map=17/8.67653/99.83079) Hotel พีร์ภัสสร รีสอร์ท/P.Phatsorn resort · Karo 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.68074&mlon=99.81764#map=17/8.68074/99.81764) Mall ตลาดเปิดท้าย วังน้ำเย็น · Karo 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.67615&mlon=99.82927#map=17/8.67615/99.82927) School บ้านสะพานหัน · Karo 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.67194&mlon=99.84918#map=17/8.67194/99.84918) College สำนักวิชาวิทยาศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยวลัยลักษณ์ · Thai Buri 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64914&mlon=99.88216#map=17/8.64914/99.88216) Police station สถานีตำรวจภูธรย่อยตลิ่งชัน · Taling Chan 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.76879&mlon=99.83183#map=17/8.76879/99.83183) 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 Karo Places mapped inside Karo in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels1 - Shopping malls1 - Schools2 - 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 Nopphitam - Krung Ching - Na Reng - Nopphitam ## Quick answers - Where is Karo?In Nopphitam, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Thailand - What borders Karo?Hua Taphan, Na Reng, Sa Kaeo, Tha Khuen, Thai Buri and Thon Hong - How many villages are in Karo?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Karo?Settlements lie between 21 m and 35 m - What is the best time to visit Karo?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Karo?รพสตบ้านหัวทุ่งตกะหรอ, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Karo?ธนาคารหมู่บ้านในตูล, about 5.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Karo?ตู้ ATM ยูโอบี สาขานครศรีธรรมราช (ATM-3in1), about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Karo?Susco, about 1.2 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Karo?2 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Karo?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Karo?TH802103 (OCHA common operational dataset)