# Samo Khon Subdistrict, Ban Tak, Tak Province – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/tak/ban-tak/samo-khon/ Subdistrict · Ban Tak # Samo Khon Samo Khon is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Ban Tak, Tak Province. It covers **91.0 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 22 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 91.0km² - 22mapped services - 139 mtypical elevation ## Where is Samo Khon? Samo Khon lies in [Ban Tak](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/tak/ban-tak/), [Tak Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/tak/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 6 other subdistricts: [Mae Salit](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/tak/ban-tak/mae-salit/), [Mai Ngam](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/tak/mueang-tak/mai-ngam/), [Nong Bua Nuea](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/tak/mueang-tak/nong-bua-nuea/), [Pong Daeng](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/tak/mueang-tak/pong-daeng/), [Tak Ok](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/tak/ban-tak/tak-ok/) and [Tak Tok](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/tak/ban-tak/tak-tok/). By area it is the 1497th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 8.8% of [Ban Tak](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/tak/ban-tak/). The centre of Samo Khon is about 392 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 9.2 km from Ban Tak, the main town of Ban Tak. The centre point is at 17.0374° N, 99.1678° E. Local names: สมอโคน . 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 Khon Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Samo Khon. Settlements here lie between about 121 m and 167 m above sea level (median 139 m). - Ban Ko Lan - Ban Nam Dip - Ban Nong Chalap - Ban Nong Chalap Nueng - Ban Nong Chalap Song - Ban Sa Thong - Ban Samo Khon - Ban San Ko Lan 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 Khon Named natural and historic features inside Samo Khon, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank; 1 river or stream. - Ang Kep Nam Huai Khlong Kradon - Huai Lan ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains. - Doi Lan · 477 m - Doi Khao Ngaem · 415 m 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 Khon and the best time to visit Using the climate of Ban Tak, the warmest month is Apr (average 32 °C) and the coolest is Dec (23 °C). About 1,264 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (244 mm) and the driest Feb (6 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to February**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 11 Feb 28 6 Mar 30 30 Apr 32 53 May 30 184 Jun 28 175 Jul 27 175 Aug 27 191 Sep 27 244 Oct 26 160 Nov 25 27 Dec 23 8 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Samo Khon Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital รพ.สต.บ้านน้ำดิบ · Samo Khon 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.02899&mlon=99.20004#map=17/17.02899/99.20004) Bank โรงน้ำแข็งบ้านตาก · Tak Ok 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.04509&mlon=99.07407#map=17/17.04509/99.07407) ATM Atm ธนาคารไทยพาณิชย์ สาขาตาก · Nong Luang 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=16.87841&mlon=99.12395#map=17/16.87841/99.12395) Petrol pump ปตท. · Samo Khon 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.00469&mlon=99.10959#map=17/17.00469/99.10959) Hotel Phueak Village · Samo Khon 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.01790&mlon=99.10355#map=17/17.01790/99.10355) Mall เซ็นทรัล พิษณุโลก · Pa Mamuang 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=16.88845&mlon=99.10828#map=17/16.88845/99.10828) School Ban Nam Dip School · Samo Khon 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.02942&mlon=99.19918#map=17/17.02942/99.19918) College วิทยาลัยการอาชีพบ้านตาก · Tak Ok 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.03941&mlon=99.08664#map=17/17.03941/99.08664) Police station ป้อมตำรวจ สภ.อ.เมืองตาก · Tak Ok 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.05323&mlon=99.07528#map=17/17.05323/99.07528) 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 Khon Places mapped inside Samo Khon in open map data, by type. - Hospitals4 - Petrol pumps2 - Hotels1 - Schools3 - Restaurants12 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 Ban Tak - Ko Taphao - Mae Salit - Tak Ok - Tak Tok - Thong Fa - Thung Kracho ## Quick answers - Where is Samo Khon?In Ban Tak, Tak Province, Thailand - What borders Samo Khon?Mae Salit, Mai Ngam, Nong Bua Nuea, Pong Daeng, Tak Ok and Tak Tok - How many villages are in Samo Khon?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Samo Khon?Settlements lie between 121 m and 167 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Samo Khon?1 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Samo Khon?Doi Lan (477 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Samo Khon?November to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Samo Khon?รพ.สต.บ้านน้ำดิบ, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Samo Khon?โรงน้ำแข็งบ้านตาก, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Samo Khon?Atm ธนาคารไทยพาณิชย์ สาขาตาก, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Samo Khon?ปตท., about 7.2 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Samo Khon?4 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Samo Khon?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Samo Khon?TH630202 (OCHA common operational dataset)