# Nong Bua Subdistrict, Sikhoraphum, Surin Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/sikhoraphum/nong-bua/ Subdistrict · Sikhoraphum # Nong Bua Nong Bua is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Sikhoraphum, Surin Province. It covers **46.9 km²**. 25 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 46.9km² - 8mapped services - 161 mtypical elevation ## Where is Nong Bua? Nong Bua lies in [Sikhoraphum](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/sikhoraphum/), [Surin Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 9 other subdistricts: [Ban Phue](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/chom-phra/ban-phue/), [Bu Kraeng](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/chom-phra/bu-kraeng/), [Khalamae](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/sikhoraphum/khalamae/), [Khwao Yai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/sikhoraphum/khwao-yai/), [Na Nuan](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/sanom/na-nuan/), [Nong I Yo](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/sanom/nong-i-yo/), [Nong Rakhang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/sanom/nong-rakhang/), [Tlae](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/sikhoraphum/tlae/) and [Truem](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/sikhoraphum/truem/). By area it is the 3611th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 6.4% of [Sikhoraphum](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/sikhoraphum/). The centre of Nong Bua is about 380 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 16 km from Si Khoraphum, the main town of Sikhoraphum. The centre point is at 15.0840° N, 103.7516° E. Local names: หนองบัว . 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 Nong Bua Open gazetteers list **25 villages, towns and localities** in Nong Bua. Settlements here lie between about 153 m and 173 m above sea level (median 161 m). - Ban Bu Kan Thaen - Ban Khok Phek - Ban Kung - Ban Mueat Ae - Ban Nong Bua - Ban Nong Bua Lo - Ban Nong Bua Noi - Ban Nong Chiang Kong - Ban Nong Chik - Ban Nong Don - Ban Nong Don Noi - Ban Nong Faek - Ban Nong Khanat - Ban Nong Kop - Ban Nong Kung - Ban Nong Phek - Ban Nong Phuk - Ban Nong Tae - Ban Pa Kung Nuea - Ban Pa Kung Tai - Ban Pho - Ban Sali - Ban Sano - Ban Sano Noi - Ban Satchang 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 Nong Bua Named natural and historic features inside Nong Bua, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank; 1 river or stream. - Ang Kep Nam Ban Bu Kan Thaen - Huai Krathaen 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 Nong Bua and the best time to visit Using the climate of Sikhoraphum, 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 Nong Bua Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital โรงพยาบาลส่งเสริมสุขภาพตำบลบ้านหนองโดน · Nong Bua 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.11592&mlon=103.75457#map=17/15.11592/103.75457) Bank ธนาคารเพื่อการเกษตรและสหกรณ์การเกษตร สาขาสนม · Sanom 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.19577&mlon=103.75948#map=17/15.19577/103.75948) ATM ธนาคารเพื่อการเกษตรและสหกรณ์ฯ · Mueang Thi 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.88485&mlon=103.65060#map=17/14.88485/103.65060) Petrol pump ปตท. · Sanom 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.19060&mlon=103.75800#map=17/15.19060/103.75800) Hotel บ้านนาเทิ่ง · Tlae 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.06975&mlon=103.72868#map=17/15.06975/103.72868) Mall Mini Bigc Sanom surin · Sanom 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.20012&mlon=103.76038#map=17/15.20012/103.76038) School โรงเรียนบ้านสะโน · Nong Bua 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.09278&mlon=103.75751#map=17/15.09278/103.75751) College วิทยาลัยการอาชีพศีขรภูมิ · Ra-Ngaeng 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.94438&mlon=103.79664#map=17/14.94438/103.79664) Police station สถานีตำรวจภูธรบ้านหนองจอก · Khalamae 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.07651&mlon=103.80317#map=17/15.07651/103.80317) 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 Nong Bua Places mapped inside Nong Bua in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Hotels1 - Schools3 - Restaurants3 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 Sikhoraphum - Chang Pi - Charaphat - Khalamae - Khwao Yai - Kut Wai - Na Rung - Nong Khwao - Nong Lek - Phak Mai - Ra-Ngaeng - Tlae - Trom Phrai - Truem - Yang ## Quick answers - Where is Nong Bua?In Sikhoraphum, Surin Province, Thailand - What borders Nong Bua?Ban Phue, Bu Kraeng, Khalamae, Khwao Yai, Na Nuan, Nong I Yo, Nong Rakhang, Tlae and Truem - How many villages are in Nong Bua?25 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Nong Bua?Settlements lie between 153 m and 173 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Nong Bua?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Nong Bua?October to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Nong Bua?โรงพยาบาลส่งเสริมสุขภาพตำบลบ้านหนองโดน, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Nong Bua?ธนาคารเพื่อการเกษตรและสหกรณ์การเกษตร สาขาสนม, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Nong Bua?ธนาคารเพื่อการเกษตรและสหกรณ์ฯ, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nong Bua?ปตท., about 12 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Nong Bua?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Nong Bua?TH320906 (OCHA common operational dataset)