# Sawo Subdistrict, Rueso, Narathiwat Province – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/narathiwat/rueso/sawo/ Subdistrict · Rueso # Sawo Sawo is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Rueso, Narathiwat Province. It covers **43.8 km²**. 31 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 43.8km² - 7mapped services - 39 mtypical elevation ## Where is Sawo? Sawo lies in [Rueso](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/narathiwat/rueso/), [Narathiwat Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/narathiwat/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 7 other subdistricts: [Balo](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/yala/raman/balo/), [Riang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/narathiwat/rueso/riang/), [Rueso](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/narathiwat/rueso/rueso/), [Rueso Ok](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/narathiwat/rueso/rueso-ok/), [Samakkhi](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/narathiwat/rueso/samakkhi/), [Suwari](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/narathiwat/rueso/suwari/) and [Talo Halo](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/yala/raman/talo-halo/). By area it is the 3826th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 9.1% of [Rueso](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/narathiwat/rueso/). The centre of Sawo is about 822 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 4.0 km from Rueso, the main town of Rueso. The centre point is at 6.4286° N, 101.5083° E. Local names: สาวอ . 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 Sawo Open gazetteers list **31 villages, towns and localities** in Sawo. Settlements here lie between about 25 m and 63 m above sea level (median 39 m). - Ban A Te - Ban Ba Do Ma Ti - Ban Ba Ngo Khong - Ban Ba Ngo Ki Ya - Ban Ba Ngo Mue Lue Ba - Ban Ba Sa A Ta - Ban Bue Cho - Ban Bue Cho Bo Ngo - Ban Due Yae - Ban Kampong Ba Ru - Ban La Ku Bo - Ban La Se - Ban Ma La - Ban Mue Lae - Ban Pu Po - Ban Rue So - Ban Sa Pong - Ban Sa Wo - Ban Sa Wo Hi Le - Ban Sa Wo Hu Lu - Ban Ta Lo - Ban Ta Lo Do Lo - Ban Ta Lo Hu Lu - Ban Ta Lo Ki Ya - Ban Ta Lo Ku Bi - Ban Ta Long - Ban Tanyong - Ban Tha Sue Dae - Ban Yue Nue Re - Muban Chue Rae - Muban Due Yae 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 Sawo Named natural and historic features inside Sawo, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Khao Bue Leng · 335 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 Sawo 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 Sawo Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital โรงพยาบาลส่งเสริมสุขภาพตำบลลาโละ อำเภอรือเสาะ · Rueso Ok 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.39361&mlon=101.52000#map=17/6.39361/101.52000) Bank ธนาคาร​อิสลาม​แห่ง​ประเทศไทย​ สาขารือเสาะ · Rueso Ok 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.39903&mlon=101.52065#map=17/6.39903/101.52065) ATM Atm ธนาคารกรุงไทย สถานีตำรวจภูธรสายบุรี · Talu Ban 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.70563&mlon=101.62114#map=17/6.70563/101.62114) Petrol pump Bangchak · Rueso Ok 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40577&mlon=101.51784#map=17/6.40577/101.51784) Hotel รอืเสาเกสต์เฮาส์ · Rueso Ok 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.39293&mlon=101.51999#map=17/6.39293/101.51999) Mall Jernih Plaza · Kota Baru 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.45800&mlon=101.34720#map=17/6.45800/101.34720) School โรงเรียนบ้านสาวอ · Sawo 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.43546&mlon=101.50181#map=17/6.43546/101.50181) College วิทยาลัยชุมชนนราธิวาส หน่วยจัดการศึกษาอำเภอรือเสาะ · Rueso Ok 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.39979&mlon=101.52384#map=17/6.39979/101.52384) Police station ด่านตรวจเจ้าพะยา อ.รือเสาะ นราธิวาส · Rueso Ok 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40659&mlon=101.51645#map=17/6.40659/101.51645) 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 Sawo Places mapped inside Sawo in open map data, by type. - Schools7 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 - Batong - Khok Sato - La Lo - Riang - Rueso - Rueso Ok - Samakkhi - Suwari ## Quick answers - Where is Sawo?In Rueso, Narathiwat Province, Thailand - What borders Sawo?Balo, Riang, Rueso, Rueso Ok, Samakkhi, Suwari and Talo Halo - How many villages are in Sawo?31 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Sawo?Settlements lie between 25 m and 63 m - What is the highest point in Sawo?Khao Bue Leng (335 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Sawo?February to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Sawo?โรงพยาบาลส่งเสริมสุขภาพตำบลลาโละ อำเภอรือเสาะ, about 4.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sawo?ธนาคาร​อิสลาม​แห่ง​ประเทศไทย​ สาขารือเสาะ, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Sawo?Atm ธนาคารกรุงไทย สถานีตำรวจภูธรสายบุรี, about 33 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sawo?Bangchak, about 2.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Sawo?TH960602 (OCHA common operational dataset)