# Ban Rakat Subdistrict, Bang Bo, Samut Prakan Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/samut-prakan/bang-bo/ban-rakat/ Subdistrict · Bang Bo # Ban Rakat Ban Rakat is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Bang Bo, Samut Prakan Province. It covers **24.6 km²**. 14 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 19 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 24.6km² - 19mapped services - 3 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ban Rakat? Ban Rakat lies in [Bang Bo](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/samut-prakan/bang-bo/), [Samut Prakan Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/samut-prakan/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 6 other subdistricts: [Bang Bo](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/samut-prakan/bang-bo/bang-bo/), [Bang Phli Noi](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/samut-prakan/bang-bo/bang-phli-noi/), [Hom Sin](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chachoengsao/bang-pakong/hom-sin/), [Khlong Dan](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/samut-prakan/bang-bo/khlong-dan/), [Khlong Suan](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/samut-prakan/bang-bo/khlong-suan/) and [Preng](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/samut-prakan/bang-bo/preng/). By area it is the 5510th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 10.8% of [Bang Bo](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/samut-prakan/bang-bo/). The centre of Ban Rakat is about 45 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 6.3 km from Bang Bo, the main town of Bang Bo. The centre point is at 13.5987° N, 100.8889° E. Local names: บ้านระกาศ . 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 Ban Rakat Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in Ban Rakat. Settlements here lie between about 1 m and 5 m above sea level (median 3 m). - Ban I Tong - Ban Khlong Ban Rakat - Ban Khlong Lat Wat Bang Bo - Ban Khlong Pik Ka - Ban Khlong Rakat - Ban Khlong Sai Yok - Ban Khlong Yai - Ban Lao Mu - Ban Pin Kaeo - Ban Rakat - Ban Sin Suk Kaden - Ban Talat Bang Phli Noi - Ban Warocha - Ban Wat Rakat 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 Ban Rakat Named natural and historic features inside Ban Rakat, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Khlong Ban Rakat - Khlong Bang Yang - Khlong Pik Ka 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 Ban Rakat and the best time to visit Using the climate of Bang Bo, the warmest month is Apr (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Dec (26 °C). About 1,302 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (251 mm) and the driest Dec (10 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to January**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 21 Feb 28 16 Mar 29 51 Apr 30 72 May 30 152 Jun 29 152 Jul 28 152 Aug 28 155 Sep 28 251 Oct 27 221 Nov 26 49 Dec 26 10 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ban Rakat Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital รพ.สต.บ้านระกาศ หมู่ 8 บางบ่อ สมุทรปราการ · Ban Rakat 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.62514&mlon=100.88672#map=17/13.62514/100.88672) Bank ธนาคารกรุงเทพ · Hom Sin 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.57131&mlon=100.92243#map=17/13.57131/100.92243) ATM บริษัท นีเวีย&ยูเซอรีน · Bang Sao Thong 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.58154&mlon=100.79825#map=17/13.58154/100.79825) Petrol pump ปั๊มน้ำมัน แอลพีจี · Ban Rakat 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.57856&mlon=100.87929#map=17/13.57856/100.87929) Hotel Good nine Hotel · Ban Rakat 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.57683&mlon=100.88753#map=17/13.57683/100.88753) Mall บิ๊กซีมินิ วัดพิมพาวาส · Phimpha 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.59418&mlon=100.92651#map=17/13.59418/100.92651) School Watkohkaew School · Bang Phli Noi 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.60112&mlon=100.90685#map=17/13.60112/100.90685) College โรงเรียนวัดบางพลีน้อย · Bang Phli Noi 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.57258&mlon=100.90033#map=17/13.57258/100.90033) Police station ศูนย์บริการประชาชนสถานีตำรวจภูธรบางพลีน้อย · Bang Phli Noi 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.57468&mlon=100.89692#map=17/13.57468/100.89692) 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 Ban Rakat Places mapped inside Ban Rakat in open map data, by type. - Hospitals5 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels2 - Schools1 - Restaurants10 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 Bang Bo - Bang Bo - Bang Phli Noi - Bang Phriang - Khlong Dan - Khlong Niyom Yattra - Khlong Suan - Preng ## Quick answers - Where is Ban Rakat?In Bang Bo, Samut Prakan Province, Thailand - What borders Ban Rakat?Bang Bo, Bang Phli Noi, Hom Sin, Khlong Dan, Khlong Suan and Preng - How many villages are in Ban Rakat?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ban Rakat?Settlements lie between 1 m and 5 m - What is the best time to visit Ban Rakat?November to January - Where is the nearest hospital to Ban Rakat?รพ.สต.บ้านระกาศ หมู่ 8 บางบ่อ สมุทรปราการ, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ban Rakat?ธนาคารกรุงเทพ, about 4.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ban Rakat?บริษัท นีเวีย&ยูเซอรีน, about 10.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ban Rakat?ปั๊มน้ำมัน แอลพีจี, about 2.5 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Ban Rakat?5 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Ban Rakat?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Ban Rakat?TH110202 (OCHA common operational dataset)