# Tapan Subdistrict, Phunphin, Surat Thani Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surat-thani/phunphin/tapan/ Subdistrict · Phunphin # Tapan Tapan is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Phunphin, Surat Thani Province. It covers **148.5 km²**. 17 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 149km² - 6mapped services - 30 mtypical elevation ## Where is Tapan? Tapan lies in [Phunphin](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surat-thani/phunphin/), [Surat Thani Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surat-thani/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 7 other subdistricts: [Ban Sadet](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surat-thani/khian-sa/ban-sadet/), [Ban Thamniap](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surat-thani/khiri-rat-nikhom/ban-thamniap/), [Khao Tok](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surat-thani/khian-sa/khao-tok/), [Khian Sa](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surat-thani/khian-sa/khian-sa/), [Krut](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surat-thani/phunphin/krut/), [Sap Thawi](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surat-thani/ban-na-doem/sap-thawi/) and [Tham Singkhon](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surat-thani/khiri-rat-nikhom/tham-singkhon/). By area it is the 671st largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 16.6% of [Phunphin](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surat-thani/phunphin/). The centre of Tapan is about 565 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 31 km from Tha Kham, the main town of Phunphin. The centre point is at 8.8628° N, 99.1091° E. Local names: ตะปาน . 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 Tapan Open gazetteers list **17 villages, towns and localities** in Tapan. Settlements here lie between about 9 m and 132 m above sea level (median 30 m). - Ban Bang Bao - Ban Bon Rai - Ban Khao Phra - Ban Khlong Pan - Ban Khlong Ta Pan - Ban Khuan Sak - Ban Klang Mai - Ban Na Yao - Ban Nong Sai Ting - Ban Plai Khlong - Ban Rat Pradit - Ban Saeng Arun - Ban Tapan - Ban Thap Paet - Ban Thap Rian - Ban Thap Rian Bon - Ban Ton Khanun 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 Tapan Named natural and historic features inside Tapan, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Khlong Tapan ### Hills and mountains 3 hills. - Khao Mut · 246 m - Khao Ching So · 129 m - Khao Non · 92 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 Tapan and the best time to visit Using the climate of Phunphin, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 2,329 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (320 mm) and the driest Feb (31 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 123 Feb 26 31 Mar 27 110 Apr 28 104 May 28 217 Jun 27 221 Jul 26 223 Aug 26 216 Sep 26 264 Oct 26 276 Nov 26 320 Dec 25 224 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Tapan Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital รพ.สต.ตะปาน · Tapan 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.90399&mlon=99.14893#map=17/8.90399/99.14893) Bank ธนาคารออมสิน สาขาเคียนซา · Khian Sa 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.83550&mlon=99.16096#map=17/8.83550/99.16096) ATM ตู้ Atm Cdm Pum ทีเอ็มบีธนชาต สาขาเคียนซา · Khian Sa 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.82909&mlon=99.16502#map=17/8.82909/99.16502) Petrol pump Shell · Khian Sa 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.82743&mlon=99.16655#map=17/8.82743/99.16655) Hotel โรงแรมเคียนซาเมอร์ลินรีสอร์ท · Khian Sa 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.83385&mlon=99.15894#map=17/8.83385/99.15894) Mall ตลาดนัด กม.25 · Bang Maduea 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.04212&mlon=99.11158#map=17/9.04212/99.11158) School โรงเรียนบ้านปลายคลอง ตตะปาน อพุนพิน จสุราษฎร์ธานี · Tapan 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.86719&mlon=99.14486#map=17/8.86719/99.14486) College โรงเรียนบ้านตาขุนวิทยา · Khao Wong 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.91937&mlon=98.90974#map=17/8.91937/98.90974) Police station สถานีตำรวจภูธรเคียนซา · Khian Sa 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.84108&mlon=99.19517#map=17/8.84108/99.19517) 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 Tapan Places mapped inside Tapan in open map data, by type. - Hospitals4 - 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 Phunphin - Bang Duean - Bang Maduea - Bang Ngon - Hua Toei - Khao Hua Khwai - Krut - Li Let - Maluan - Nam Rop - Nong Sai - Phunphin - Si Wichai - Tha Kham - Tha Rong Chang - Tha Sathon ## Quick answers - Where is Tapan?In Phunphin, Surat Thani Province, Thailand - What borders Tapan?Ban Sadet, Ban Thamniap, Khao Tok, Khian Sa, Krut, Sap Thawi and Tham Singkhon - How many villages are in Tapan?17 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Tapan?Settlements lie between 9 m and 132 m - What is the highest point in Tapan?Khao Mut (246 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Tapan?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Tapan?รพ.สต.ตะปาน, about 6.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Tapan?ธนาคารออมสิน สาขาเคียนซา, about 6.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Tapan?ตู้ Atm Cdm Pum ทีเอ็มบีธนชาต สาขาเคียนซา, about 7.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Tapan?Shell, about 7.4 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Tapan?4 mapped - What is the P-code of Tapan?TH841716 (OCHA common operational dataset)