# Sawai Subdistrict, Mueang Surin, Surin Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/mueang-surin/sawai/ Subdistrict · Mueang Surin # Sawai Sawai is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Mueang Surin, Surin Province. It covers **72.7 km²**. 21 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 15 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 72.7km² - 15mapped services - 150 mtypical elevation ## Where is Sawai? Sawai lies in [Mueang Surin](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/mueang-surin/), [Surin Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 8 other subdistricts: [Ban Prue](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/krasang/ban-prue/), [Na Bua](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/mueang-surin/na-bua/), [Nong Teng](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/krasang/nong-teng/), [Prathat Bu](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/prasat/prathat-bu/), [Samut](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/prasat/samut/), [Sung Noen](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/krasang/sung-noen/), [Thung Mon](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/prasat/thung-mon/) and [Trasaeng](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/mueang-surin/trasaeng/). By area it is the 2099th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 6.7% of [Mueang Surin](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/mueang-surin/). The centre of Sawai is about 326 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 20 km from Surin, the main town of Mueang Surin. The centre point is at 14.7926° N, 103.3354° E. Local names: สวาย . 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 Sawai Open gazetteers list **21 villages, towns and localities** in Sawai. Settlements here lie between about 147 m and 172 m above sea level (median 150 m). - Ban Ampuen - Ban Khok Chok - Ban Khok Kha - Ban Khok Klang - Ban Khok Mueang - Ban Khok Sae - Ban Khok Yao - Ban Lahung - Ban Na Haeo - Ban Poi Doen - Ban Rasai - Ban Rawian - Ban Rawiang - Ban Sa-ngae - Ban Sawai - Ban Sawai Cha - Ban Ta Luak - Ban Ta Rawi - Ban Ta Rot - Ban Takhian - Ban Tapiang Charang 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 Sawai Named natural and historic features inside Sawai, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 reservoirs and tanks. - Ang Kep Nam Ban Ta Loep - Ang Kep Nam Huai Na Siak - Ang Kep Nam Huai Ra Sai - Ang Kep Nam Sawai - Ang Kep Nam Ta Mot 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 Sawai and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mueang Surin, the warmest month is Apr (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Dec (24 °C). About 1,412 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (281 mm) and the driest Dec (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to February**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 7 Feb 28 9 Mar 30 43 Apr 31 75 May 29 176 Jun 27 180 Jul 27 236 Aug 26 262 Sep 26 281 Oct 26 115 Nov 25 22 Dec 24 4 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Sawai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital รพสต.สวาย จังหวัดสุรินทร์ · Sawai 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.79872&mlon=103.34967#map=17/14.79872/103.34967) Bank ธนาคารเพื่อการเกษตรและสหกรณ์การเกษตร สาขาย่อยสวาย · Sawai 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.79954&mlon=103.34492#map=17/14.79954/103.34492) ATM ธนาคารกรุงเทพ · Chuea Phloeng 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.73567&mlon=103.42358#map=17/14.73567/103.42358) Petrol pump ปั๊มนำ้มันพานิชปิโตรเลียม ตำบลสมุด อำเภอปราสาท จังหวัดสุรินทร์ · Samut 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.69732&mlon=103.31632#map=17/14.69732/103.31632) Hotel แพริมน้ำ ห้วยระไซร์ · Sawai 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.78758&mlon=103.31819#map=17/14.78758/103.31819) Mall ร้านชมภูการค้า · Ban Prue 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.85916&mlon=103.29530#map=17/14.85916/103.29530) School โรงเรียนบ้านกำไสจาน สุรินทร์ · Thung Mon 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.75989&mlon=103.28661#map=17/14.75989/103.28661) College วิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยีพณิชยการราษีไศล · Ban Prue 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.85686&mlon=103.32677#map=17/14.85686/103.32677) Police station สถานีตำรวจภูธรสวาย · Sawai 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.80659&mlon=103.35104#map=17/14.80659/103.35104) 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 Sawai Places mapped inside Sawai in open map data, by type. - Hospitals4 - Banks1 - Hotels1 - Restaurants8 - Police stations1 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 Mueang Surin - Bu Ruesi - Chaniang - Ka Ko - Kae Yai - Kho Kho - Mueang Thi - Na Bua - Na Di - Nai Mueang - Nok Mueang - Phia Ram - Ram - Salaeng Phan - Salak Dai - Samrong - Ta-Ong - Tang Chai - Tha Sawang - Then Mi - Trasaeng ## Quick answers - Where is Sawai?In Mueang Surin, Surin Province, Thailand - What borders Sawai?Ban Prue, Na Bua, Nong Teng, Prathat Bu, Samut, Sung Noen, Thung Mon and Trasaeng - How many villages are in Sawai?21 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Sawai?Settlements lie between 147 m and 172 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Sawai?5 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Sawai?October to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Sawai?รพสต.สวาย จังหวัดสุรินทร์, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sawai?ธนาคารเพื่อการเกษตรและสหกรณ์การเกษตร สาขาย่อยสวาย, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Sawai?ธนาคารกรุงเทพ, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sawai?ปั๊มนำ้มันพานิชปิโตรเลียม ตำบลสมุด อำเภอปราสาท จังหวัดสุรินทร์, about 11 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Sawai?4 mapped - How many banks are in Sawai?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Sawai?TH320113 (OCHA common operational dataset)