# Somwang Subdistrict, Kong Ra, Phatthalung Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/phatthalung/kong-ra/somwang/ Subdistrict · Kong Ra # Somwang Somwang is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Kong Ra, Phatthalung Province. It covers **26.8 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 26.8km² - 5mapped services - 28 mtypical elevation ## Where is Somwang? Somwang lies in [Kong Ra](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/phatthalung/kong-ra/), [Phatthalung Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/phatthalung/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 7 other subdistricts: [Ang Thong](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/phatthalung/srinagarindra/ang-thong/), [Charat](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/phatthalung/kong-ra/charat/), [Kong Ra](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/phatthalung/kong-ra/kong-ra/), [Lam Sin](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/phatthalung/srinagarindra/lam-sin/), [Na Not](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/phatthalung/mueang-phatthalung/na-not/), [Rom Mueang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/phatthalung/mueang-phatthalung/rom-mueang/) and [Tha Khae](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/phatthalung/mueang-phatthalung/tha-khae/). By area it is the 5320th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 9.3% of [Kong Ra](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/phatthalung/kong-ra/). The centre of Somwang is about 697 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 12 km from Kong Ra, the main town of Kong Ra. The centre point is at 7.5047° N, 99.9892° E. Local names: สมหวัง . 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 Somwang Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Somwang. Settlements here lie between about 25 m and 39 m above sea level (median 28 m). - Ban Khuan To Chan - Ban Na Thon - Ban Phang King - Ban Phru Na Dae - Ban Rai - Ban Sai Khun Plueai - Ban Som Wang - Ban Somwang - Ban Tha Khae - Ban Wang Tok 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 Somwang Named natural and historic features inside Somwang, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams; 1 reservoir or tank. - Ang Kep Nam Phru Na Dae - Huai Som Wang - Khlong Lam Lek ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains. - Khao Tham · 448 m - Khao Khiao · 345 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 Somwang and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kong Ra, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 2,195 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (336 mm) and the driest Feb (29 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 115 Feb 26 29 Mar 27 98 Apr 28 124 May 28 179 Jun 27 176 Jul 27 192 Aug 26 199 Sep 26 223 Oct 26 272 Nov 26 336 Dec 26 253 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Somwang Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital โรงพยาบาลส่งเสริมสุขภาพตำบลบ้านพังกิ่ง · Somwang 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.50795&mlon=100.00598#map=17/7.50795/100.00598) Bank ธนาคารออมสิน · Na Not 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49513&mlon=100.06383#map=17/7.49513/100.06383) ATM ธนาคารเพื่อการเกษตรและสหกรณ์ฯ · Khok Muang 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46103&mlon=100.07364#map=17/7.46103/100.07364) Petrol pump ปั้ม ปตท.เหมประทานออยล์ · Lam Sin 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53709&mlon=99.93829#map=17/7.53709/99.93829) Hotel Flash Home ล้านน้ำปาย · Somwang 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.50921&mlon=99.98539#map=17/7.50921/99.98539) Mall ปันรักษ์ · Lam Sin 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.50745&mlon=99.92265#map=17/7.50745/99.92265) School โรงเรียนวัดหวัง · Somwang 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.50768&mlon=99.98416#map=17/7.50768/99.98416) College กศน. ตำบลโคกชะงาย · Khok Cha-Ngai 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60444&mlon=100.01772#map=17/7.60444/100.01772) Police station สภ.เขาชัยสน · Khok Muang 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46327&mlon=100.07385#map=17/7.46327/100.07385) 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 Somwang Places mapped inside Somwang in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Hotels1 - Schools1 - Restaurants2 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 Kong Ra - Charat - Khlong Chaloem - Khlong Sai Khao - Kong Ra ## Quick answers - Where is Somwang?In Kong Ra, Phatthalung Province, Thailand - What borders Somwang?Ang Thong, Charat, Kong Ra, Lam Sin, Na Not, Rom Mueang and Tha Khae - How many villages are in Somwang?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Somwang?Settlements lie between 25 m and 39 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Somwang?1 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Somwang?Khao Tham (448 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Somwang?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Somwang?โรงพยาบาลส่งเสริมสุขภาพตำบลบ้านพังกิ่ง, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Somwang?ธนาคารออมสิน, about 8.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Somwang?ธนาคารเพื่อการเกษตรและสหกรณ์ฯ, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Somwang?ปั้ม ปตท.เหมประทานออยล์, about 6.7 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Somwang?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Somwang?TH930205 (OCHA common operational dataset)