# Dong Chon Subdistrict, Mueang Sakon Nakhon – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/sakon-nakhon/mueang-sakon-nakhon/dong-chon/ Subdistrict · Mueang Sakon Nakhon # Dong Chon Dong Chon is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Mueang Sakon Nakhon, Sakon Nakhon Province. It covers **25.3 km²**. 14 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 25.3km² - 4mapped services - 170 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dong Chon? Dong Chon lies in [Mueang Sakon Nakhon](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/sakon-nakhon/mueang-sakon-nakhon/), [Sakon Nakhon Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/sakon-nakhon/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 4 other subdistricts: [Lao Po Daeng](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/sakon-nakhon/mueang-sakon-nakhon/lao-po-daeng/), [Muang Lai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/sakon-nakhon/mueang-sakon-nakhon/muang-lai/), [Non Hom](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/sakon-nakhon/mueang-sakon-nakhon/non-hom/) and [Tong Khop](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/sakon-nakhon/khok-si-suphan/tong-khop/). By area it is the 5450th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 2.7% of [Mueang Sakon Nakhon](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/sakon-nakhon/mueang-sakon-nakhon/). The centre of Dong Chon is about 547 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 12 km from Sakon Nakhon, the main town of Mueang Sakon Nakhon. The centre point is at 17.0997° N, 104.2378° E. Local names: ดงชน . 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 Dong Chon Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in Dong Chon. Settlements here lie between about 163 m and 173 m above sea level (median 170 m). - Ban Chom Chaeng - Ban Dong Chon - Ban Kut Khae - Ban Lao Lamong - Ban Lao Mangaeo - Ban Maet - Ban Mai Nong Makluea - Ban Muang Lai - Ban Na Lai - Ban Nam Phu - Ban Nong Makluea - Ban Pa Phaeng - Ban Phon Po Hu - Ban Tham Hai 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 Dong Chon Named natural and historic features inside Dong Chon, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Huai Tham Hai 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 Dong Chon and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mueang Sakon Nakhon, the warmest month is Apr (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Dec (21 °C). About 1,492 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (318 mm) and the driest Dec (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 5 Feb 25 15 Mar 28 46 Apr 30 71 May 29 186 Jun 27 208 Jul 26 318 Aug 26 317 Sep 26 228 Oct 25 82 Nov 23 12 Dec 21 4 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dong Chon Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital สถานีอนามัยบ้านแมด · Dong Chon 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.11120&mlon=104.22205#map=17/17.11120/104.22205) Bank ธกส สาขาโคกศรีสุพรรณ จังหวัดสกลนคร · Maet Na Thom 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.02593&mlon=104.30309#map=17/17.02593/104.30309) ATM Kasikornbank · Ngio Don 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.11560&mlon=104.14318#map=17/17.11560/104.14318) Petrol pump ชาตรีเซอร์วิส ปิโตรเลียม สกลนคร · Tong Khop 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.05444&mlon=104.26688#map=17/17.05444/104.26688) Hotel บ้านป่าแพง ต.ดงชน อ.เมืองสกลนคร · Dong Chon 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.11850&mlon=104.23390#map=17/17.11850/104.23390) Mall Big C สกลนคร · Khok Kong 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.12891&mlon=104.28687#map=17/17.12891/104.28687) School โรงเรียนดงชนเหล่าแมดบำรุงวิทย์ · Dong Chon 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.11670&mlon=104.23299#map=17/17.11670/104.23299) College Buddharaksa Technological College · Tong Khop 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.06619&mlon=104.23702#map=17/17.06619/104.23702) Police station สถานีตำรวจภูธรอำเภอเมืองสกลนคร · That Choeng Chum 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.16836&mlon=104.15142#map=17/17.16836/104.15142) 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 Dong Chon Places mapped inside Dong Chon in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Hotels1 - Schools1 - Restaurants1 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 Mueang Sakon Nakhon - Chiang Khruea - Dong Mafai - Hang Hong - Huai Yang - Khamin - Khok Kong - Lao Po Daeng - Muang Lai - Ngio Don - Non Hom - Nong Lat - Phang Khwang - Tha Rae - That Choeng Chum - That Naweng ## Quick answers - Where is Dong Chon?In Mueang Sakon Nakhon, Sakon Nakhon Province, Thailand - What borders Dong Chon?Lao Po Daeng, Muang Lai, Non Hom and Tong Khop - How many villages are in Dong Chon?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Dong Chon?Settlements lie between 163 m and 173 m - What is the best time to visit Dong Chon?October to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Dong Chon?สถานีอนามัยบ้านแมด, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dong Chon?ธกส สาขาโคกศรีสุพรรณ จังหวัดสกลนคร, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dong Chon?Kasikornbank, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dong Chon?ชาตรีเซอร์วิส ปิโตรเลียม สกลนคร, about 5.9 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Dong Chon?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Dong Chon?TH470111 (OCHA common operational dataset)