# Samphao Lun Subdistrict, Buachet, Surin Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/buachet/samphao-lun/ Subdistrict · Buachet # Samphao Lun Samphao Lun is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Buachet, Surin Province. It covers **46.4 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 46.4km² - 8mapped services - 181 mtypical elevation ## Where is Samphao Lun? Samphao Lun lies in [Buachet](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/buachet/), [Surin Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 5 other subdistricts: [Ban Chop](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/sangkha/ban-chop/), [Buachet](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/buachet/buachet/), [Phra Kaeo](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/sangkha/phra-kaeo/), [Sadao](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/buachet/sadao/) and [Ta Wang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/buachet/ta-wang/). By area it is the 3644th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 9.8% of [Buachet](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/buachet/). The centre of Samphao Lun is about 384 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 4.1 km from Bua Chet, the main town of Buachet. The centre point is at 14.5616° N, 103.9626° E. Local names: สำเภาลูน . 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 Samphao Lun Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Samphao Lun. Settlements here lie between about 175 m and 195 m above sea level (median 181 m). - Ban Ka-ngok - Ban Khok Samong - Ban Kraeng - Ban Mai Phatthana - Ban Samphao Lun - Ban Sawat - Ban Ta Pan - Ban Thai Charoen - Ban Thai Doem 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 Samphao Lun Named natural and historic features inside Samphao Lun, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Huai Samran - Huai Ta Saeng 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 Samphao Lun and the best time to visit Using the climate of Buachet, the warmest month is Apr (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Dec (24 °C). About 1,368 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (273 mm) and the driest Dec (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to January**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 7 Feb 28 10 Mar 30 43 Apr 31 75 May 29 170 Jun 27 173 Jul 27 223 Aug 26 243 Sep 26 273 Oct 26 120 Nov 25 26 Dec 24 4 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Samphao Lun Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital รพ.สต.สำเภาลูน · Samphao Lun 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.56104&mlon=103.96960#map=17/14.56104/103.96960) Bank ธกส สาขาบัวเชด · Buachet 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.52986&mlon=103.93723#map=17/14.52986/103.93723) ATM ตู้ ATM ยูโอบี ภูเก็ต ออร์คิด รีสอร์ท กะตะ เครื่องที่ 1 · Ban Chop 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.58262&mlon=103.89563#map=17/14.58262/103.89563) Petrol pump ปั้ม Esso อำเภอ บัวเชด จ.สุรินทร์ · Buachet 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.52214&mlon=103.95036#map=17/14.52214/103.95036) Hotel เซ่เว่น บัวเชด จ.สุรินทร์ · Buachet 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.52434&mlon=103.94753#map=17/14.52434/103.94753) Mall ทวีกิจ อ.บัวเชด · Buachet 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.52378&mlon=103.94825#map=17/14.52378/103.94825) School โรงเรียนบ้านสวาท อ.บัวเชด · Samphao Lun 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.56147&mlon=103.96797#map=17/14.56147/103.96797) College อวท.วิทยาลัยการอาชีพสังขะ · Sangkha 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.65178&mlon=103.85759#map=17/14.65178/103.85759) Police station สถานีตำรวจภูธรบัวเชด จังหวัดสุรินทร์ · Buachet 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.52840&mlon=103.94381#map=17/14.52840/103.94381) 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 Samphao Lun Places mapped inside Samphao Lun in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools5 - Restaurants2 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 Buachet - A Phon - Buachet - Charat - Sadao - Ta Wang ## Quick answers - Where is Samphao Lun?In Buachet, Surin Province, Thailand - What borders Samphao Lun?Ban Chop, Buachet, Phra Kaeo, Sadao and Ta Wang - How many villages are in Samphao Lun?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Samphao Lun?Settlements lie between 175 m and 195 m - What is the best time to visit Samphao Lun?October to January - Where is the nearest hospital to Samphao Lun?รพ.สต.สำเภาลูน, about 0.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Samphao Lun?ธกส สาขาบัวเชด, about 4.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Samphao Lun?ตู้ ATM ยูโอบี ภูเก็ต ออร์คิด รีสอร์ท กะตะ เครื่องที่ 1, about 7.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Samphao Lun?ปั้ม Esso อำเภอ บัวเชด จ.สุรินทร์, about 4.6 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Samphao Lun?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Samphao Lun?TH321306 (OCHA common operational dataset)