# Khao Than Subdistrict, Tha Chang, Surat Thani Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surat-thani/tha-chang/khao-than/ Subdistrict · Tha Chang # Khao Than Khao Than is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Tha Chang, Surat Thani Province. It covers **55.8 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 21 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 55.8km² - 21mapped services - 11 mtypical elevation ## Where is Khao Than? Khao Than lies in [Tha Chang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surat-thani/tha-chang/), [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/), [Sawiat](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surat-thani/tha-chang/sawiat/) and [Tha Chang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surat-thani/tha-chang/tha-chang/). By area it is the 2946th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 5.1% of [Tha Chang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surat-thani/tha-chang/). The centre of Khao Than is about 515 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 5.1 km from Tha Chang, the main town of Tha Chang. The centre point is at 9.3089° N, 99.1821° E. Local names: เขาถ่าน . 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 Khao Than Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Khao Than. Settlements here lie between about 6 m and 33 m above sea level (median 11 m). - Ban Bang Nam Chuet - Ban Nam Phu - Ban Nong Dun - Ban Rai Prung - Ban Sai Ngam - Ban Than Nam Ron - Ban Wang Khian 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 Khao Than Named natural and historic features inside Khao Than, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Khlong Sawiat - Khlong Tha Chang ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Khao Sung · 200 m - Khao Samet Chun · 146 m ### Getting around 1 railway station. - Sathani Rotfai Tha Chang 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 Khao Than and the best time to visit Using the climate of Tha Chang, 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 Khao Than Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital กายภาพบำบัด โรงพยาบาลท่าฉาง · Khao Than 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.30156&mlon=99.20488#map=17/9.30156/99.20488) Bank ธกส.สาขาท่าฉาง · Khao Than 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.28172&mlon=99.20077#map=17/9.28172/99.20077) ATM SCB · Talat Chaiya 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.38575&mlon=99.19740#map=17/9.38575/99.19740) Petrol pump ปตท. · Khao Than 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.27334&mlon=99.19566#map=17/9.27334/99.19566) Hotel K2 hotel wrong location. Hotel is 12km south on the main road · Khao Than 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.26879&mlon=99.19316#map=17/9.26879/99.19316) Mall พันธ์ทิพย์ทีวี-ขายเครื่องใช้ไฟฟ้าและเฟอร์นิเจอร์ราคาถูก · Wiang 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.38865&mlon=99.16847#map=17/9.38865/99.16847) School โรงเรียนบ้านควนรา · Khao Than 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.30523&mlon=99.17912#map=17/9.30523/99.17912) College วิทยาลัยการอาชีพไชยา · Wiang 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.37906&mlon=99.15988#map=17/9.37906/99.15988) Police station สภ.ท่าฉาง · Khao Than 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.27425&mlon=99.19588#map=17/9.27425/99.19588) 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 Khao Than Places mapped inside Khao Than in open map data, by type. - Hospitals3 - Banks3 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels1 - Schools2 - Restaurants8 - Police stations3 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 Chang - Khlong Sai - Pak Chalui - Sawiat - Tha Chang - Tha Khoei ## Quick answers - Where is Khao Than?In Tha Chang, Surat Thani Province, Thailand - What borders Khao Than?Lamet, Sawiat and Tha Chang - How many villages are in Khao Than?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Khao Than?Settlements lie between 6 m and 33 m - What is the highest point in Khao Than?Khao Sung (200 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Khao Than?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Khao Than?กายภาพบำบัด โรงพยาบาลท่าฉาง, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Khao Than?ธกส.สาขาท่าฉาง, about 3.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Khao Than?SCB, about 8.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Khao Than?ปตท., about 4.2 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Khao Than?3 mapped - How many banks are in Khao Than?3 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Khao Than?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Khao Than?TH841104 (OCHA common operational dataset)