# Phum Riang Subdistrict, Chaiya, Surat Thani Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surat-thani/chaiya/phum-riang/ Subdistrict · Chaiya # Phum Riang Phum Riang is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Chaiya, Surat Thani Province. It covers **37.2 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 36 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 37.2km² - 36mapped services - 11 mtypical elevation ## Where is Phum Riang? Phum Riang lies in [Chaiya](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surat-thani/chaiya/), [Surat Thani Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surat-thani/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 3 other subdistricts: [Lamet](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surat-thani/chaiya/lamet/), [Takrop](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surat-thani/chaiya/takrop/) and [Thung](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surat-thani/chaiya/thung/). By area it is the 4382nd largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 5.3% of [Chaiya](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surat-thani/chaiya/). The centre of Phum Riang is about 504 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 6.3 km from Chaiya, the main town of Chaiya. The centre point is at 9.3882° N, 99.2562° E. Local names: พุมเรียง . 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 Phum Riang Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Phum Riang. Settlements here lie between about 4 m and 13 m above sea level (median 11 m). - Ban Hua Len - Ban Laem Pho - Ban Laem Thong - Ban Lang - Ban Nuea - Ban Nuea Nam - Phum Riang - บ้านแหลมซุย 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 Phum Riang Named natural and historic features inside Phum Riang, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Khlong Phanom Riang ### Coast and islands 2 headlands. - Laem Pho - Laem Sui 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 Phum Riang and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chaiya, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 2,336 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (279 mm) and the driest Feb (31 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 103 Feb 27 31 Mar 28 101 Apr 29 99 May 29 234 Jun 28 249 Jul 28 263 Aug 27 242 Sep 27 273 Oct 27 270 Nov 27 279 Dec 27 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Phum Riang Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital รพ.สต.พุมเรียง · Phum Riang 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.38646&mlon=99.25320#map=17/9.38646/99.25320) Bank Government Savings Bank · Talat Chaiya 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.38595&mlon=99.19882#map=17/9.38595/99.19882) ATM SCB · Talat Chaiya 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.38575&mlon=99.19740#map=17/9.38575/99.19740) Petrol pump DD Oil · Lamet 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.38696&mlon=99.21618#map=17/9.38696/99.21618) Hotel บุนนาค รีสอร์ท · Phum Riang 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.38447&mlon=99.25461#map=17/9.38447/99.25461) Mall พันธ์ทิพย์ทีวี-ขายเครื่องใช้ไฟฟ้าและเฟอร์นิเจอร์ราคาถูก · Wiang 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.38865&mlon=99.16847#map=17/9.38865/99.16847) School โรงเรียนวัดโพธาราม · Phum Riang 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.38539&mlon=99.25256#map=17/9.38539/99.25256) College Advanced Institute for Food Security, Prince of Songkla University · Takrop 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.42575&mlon=99.27602#map=17/9.42575/99.27602) Police station สถานีตำรวจภูธรท่าฉาง · Khao Than 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.27421&mlon=99.19621#map=17/9.27421/99.19621) 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 Phum Riang Places mapped inside Phum Riang in open map data, by type. - Hospitals3 - Hotels7 - Schools4 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants21 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 Chaiya - Lamet - Mo Thai - Pa We - Pak Mak - Takrop - Talat Chaiya - Thung - Wiang ## Quick answers - Where is Phum Riang?In Chaiya, Surat Thani Province, Thailand - What borders Phum Riang?Lamet, Takrop and Thung - How many villages are in Phum Riang?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Phum Riang?Settlements lie between 4 m and 13 m - What is the best time to visit Phum Riang?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Phum Riang?รพ.สต.พุมเรียง, about 0.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Phum Riang?Government Savings Bank, about 6.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Phum Riang?SCB, about 6.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Phum Riang?DD Oil, about 4.4 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Phum Riang?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Phum Riang?TH840602 (OCHA common operational dataset)