# Batong Subdistrict, Rueso, Narathiwat Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/narathiwat/rueso/batong/ Subdistrict · Rueso # Batong Batong is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Rueso, Narathiwat Province. It covers **69.2 km²**. 36 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 69.2km² - 7mapped services - 36 mtypical elevation ## Where is Batong? Batong lies in [Rueso](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/narathiwat/rueso/), [Narathiwat Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/narathiwat/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 6 other subdistricts: [Kalo](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/yala/raman/kalo/), [Khok Sato](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/narathiwat/rueso/khok-sato/), [Riang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/narathiwat/rueso/riang/), [Rueso](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/narathiwat/rueso/rueso/), [Taling Chan](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/yala/bannang-sata/taling-chan/) and [Tama Yung](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/narathiwat/si-sakhon/tama-yung/). By area it is the 2271st largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 14.3% of [Rueso](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/narathiwat/rueso/). The centre of Batong is about 831 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 11 km from Rueso, the main town of Rueso. The centre point is at 6.3402° N, 101.4400° E. Local names: บาตง . 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 Batong Open gazetteers list **36 villages, towns and localities** in Batong. Settlements here lie between about 29 m and 236 m above sea level (median 36 m). - Ban Ai Cha Da - Ban Ba Lu Ka Hu Lu - Ban Ba Nga Yo - Ban Ba Ngo La Weng - Ban Ba Re Sa - Ban Ba Ro - Ban Ba Tong - Ban Baluka Hi Le - Ban Bu Ke - Ban Ka Lae Lae - Ban Kampong Du Song - Ban Ko To - Ban Ku Bae Bue Sa - Ban Kue Yae - Ban Mu Ba - Ban Na Le - Ban Pa Dae Tae Rae - Ban Pa O - Ban Po La So - Ban Pong Mu Su - Ban Pu La Chi Cha - Ban Rae Lo - Ban Santisuk - Ban Ta Lo Sa - Ban Ta Maeng - Ban Tanyong - Ban Yae - Kampong Maluka - Kampong Nibon - Kampong Pomalet - Muban Ba Tong - Muban Blu Ka Hi Le - Muban Blu Ka Hu Lu - Muban Phong Mu Su - Muban Tanyong - Muban Ya Mae 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 Batong Named natural and historic features inside Batong, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams; 1 reservoir or tank. - Ang Kep Nam Ban Ba Lu Ka Hi Le - Khlong Nam Sai - Lam Than Dusong ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Khao Pok Yo · 1,073 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 Batong and the best time to visit Using the climate of Rueso, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 2,021 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (361 mm) and the driest Feb (38 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to April**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 125 Feb 25 38 Mar 26 91 Apr 27 100 May 27 159 Jun 26 137 Jul 26 141 Aug 26 152 Sep 26 170 Oct 26 237 Nov 25 361 Dec 25 311 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Batong Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital โรงพยาบาลส่งเสริมสุขภาพตำบลบ้านบลูกาฮีเล · Batong 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.35716&mlon=101.46510#map=17/6.35716/101.46510) Bank KBank · Rueso Ok 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.39308&mlon=101.51730#map=17/6.39308/101.51730) Petrol pump ปตท. · Rueso 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.39139&mlon=101.51535#map=17/6.39139/101.51535) Hotel บ้านตะบิงรูโต๊ะ ต.โคกสะตอ อ.รือเสาะ · Khok Sato 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.30400&mlon=101.44675#map=17/6.30400/101.44675) Mall Jernih Plaza · Kota Baru 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.45800&mlon=101.34720#map=17/6.45800/101.34720) School บ้านพนาทักษิณ · Batong 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33477&mlon=101.47126#map=17/6.33477/101.47126) College ศูนย์ฝึกอบรมวิชาชีพ · Rueso Ok 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.39679&mlon=101.52319#map=17/6.39679/101.52319) Police station สถานีตํารวจภูธรรือเสาะ · Rueso 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.38589&mlon=101.51331#map=17/6.38589/101.51331) 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 Batong Places mapped inside Batong in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Schools5 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 Rueso - Khok Sato - La Lo - Riang - Rueso - Rueso Ok - Samakkhi - Sawo - Suwari ## Quick answers - Where is Batong?In Rueso, Narathiwat Province, Thailand - What borders Batong?Kalo, Khok Sato, Riang, Rueso, Taling Chan and Tama Yung - How many villages are in Batong?36 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Batong?Settlements lie between 29 m and 236 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Batong?1 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Batong?Khao Pok Yo (1,073 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Batong?February to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Batong?โรงพยาบาลส่งเสริมสุขภาพตำบลบ้านบลูกาฮีเล, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Batong?KBank, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Batong?ปตท., about 10 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Batong?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Batong?TH960605 (OCHA common operational dataset)