# Samo Thong Subdistrict, Tha Chana, Surat Thani Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surat-thani/tha-chana/samo-thong/ Subdistrict · Tha Chana # Samo Thong Samo Thong is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Tha Chana, Surat Thani Province. It covers **100.0 km²**. 14 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 24 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 100km² - 24mapped services - 58 mtypical elevation ## Where is Samo Thong? Samo Thong lies in [Tha Chana](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surat-thani/tha-chana/), [Surat Thani Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surat-thani/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 3 other subdistricts: [Khlong Pha](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surat-thani/tha-chana/khlong-pha/), [Prasong](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surat-thani/tha-chana/prasong/) and [Tha Chana](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surat-thani/tha-chana/tha-chana/). By area it is the 1297th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 10.4% of [Tha Chana](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surat-thani/tha-chana/). The centre of Samo Thong is about 490 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 13 km from Tha Chana, the main town of Tha Chana. The centre point is at 9.5838° N, 99.0508° E. Local names: สมอทอง . 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 Samo Thong Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in Samo Thong. Settlements here lie between about 14 m and 122 m above sea level (median 58 m). - Ban Hu Rang - Ban Khao Phlao - Ban Khlong Cha - Ban Khwan Phat - Ban Khwan Phatthana - Ban Klong Cha - Ban Lang Khao - Ban Mae Tha Lang - Ban Na Le - Ban Nong Nin - Ban Nong Riang - Ban Pa Lao - Ban Samo Thong - Ban Thung Phlap 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 Samo Thong Named natural and historic features inside Samo Thong, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Khlong Hin Cho ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Khao Hin Yai · 209 m ### Getting around 1 railway station. - Sathani Rotfai Tha Chana 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 Samo Thong and the best time to visit Using the climate of Tha Chana, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 2,739 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (376 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 24 85 Feb 24 29 Mar 26 104 Apr 27 125 May 26 305 Jun 25 331 Jul 25 349 Aug 25 344 Sep 25 376 Oct 25 325 Nov 25 225 Dec 24 141 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Samo Thong Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital สถานีอนามัยตำบลคลองพา · Khlong Pha 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.60492&mlon=99.06813#map=17/9.60492/99.06813) Bank ธกส ท่าชนะ · Samo Thong 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.56644&mlon=99.13239#map=17/9.56644/99.13239) ATM ธนาคารเพื่อการเกษตรและสหกรณ์ฯ · Samo Thong 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.56641&mlon=99.13222#map=17/9.56641/99.13222) Petrol pump Shell · Khlong Pha 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.58833&mlon=99.12783#map=17/9.58833/99.12783) Hotel ท่าชนะการ์เด้นรีสอร์ท · Khlong Pha 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.59791&mlon=99.12631#map=17/9.59791/99.12631) Mall โลตัสเอ็กเพลส หนองนิล ท่าชนะ · Samo Thong 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.56699&mlon=99.12921#map=17/9.56699/99.12921) School ศูนย์พัฒนาเด็กเล็กบ้านเขาเพ-ลา · Samo Thong 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.57892&mlon=99.09879#map=17/9.57892/99.09879) College ห้องสมุด แม่โจ้-ชุมพร · Lamae 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.76160&mlon=99.07665#map=17/9.76160/99.07665) Police station โรงพักท่าชนะ · Tha Chana 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.57276&mlon=99.16567#map=17/9.57276/99.16567) 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 Samo Thong Places mapped inside Samo Thong in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Banks1 - ATMs1 - Petrol pumps2 - Hotels2 - Shopping malls2 - Schools2 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants10 - Dental clinics1 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 Tha Chana - Khan Thuli - Khlong Pha - Prasong - Tha Chana - Wang ## Quick answers - Where is Samo Thong?In Tha Chana, Surat Thani Province, Thailand - What borders Samo Thong?Khlong Pha, Prasong and Tha Chana - How many villages are in Samo Thong?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Samo Thong?Settlements lie between 14 m and 122 m - What is the highest point in Samo Thong?Khao Hin Yai (209 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Samo Thong?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Samo Thong?สถานีอนามัยตำบลคลองพา, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Samo Thong?ธกส ท่าชนะ, about 9.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Samo Thong?ธนาคารเพื่อการเกษตรและสหกรณ์ฯ, about 9.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Samo Thong?Shell, about 8.5 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Samo Thong?2 mapped - How many banks are in Samo Thong?1 mapped - How many ATMs are in Samo Thong?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Samo Thong?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Samo Thong?TH840702 (OCHA common operational dataset)