# Bak Ruea Subdistrict, Maha Chana Chai, Yasothon Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/yasothon/maha-chana-chai/bak-ruea/ Subdistrict · Maha Chana Chai # Bak Ruea Bak Ruea is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Maha Chana Chai, Yasothon Province. It covers **41.4 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 17 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 41.4km² - 17mapped services - 130 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bak Ruea? Bak Ruea lies in [Maha Chana Chai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/yasothon/maha-chana-chai/), [Yasothon Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/yasothon/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 6 other subdistricts: [Fa Yat](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/yasothon/maha-chana-chai/fa-yat/), [Hua Mueang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/yasothon/maha-chana-chai/hua-mueang/), [Khaen Noi](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/yasothon/kham-khuean-kaeo/khaen-noi/), [Kut Kung](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/yasothon/kham-khuean-kaeo/kut-kung/), [Lumphuk](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/yasothon/kham-khuean-kaeo/lumphuk/) and [Non Sai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/yasothon/maha-chana-chai/non-sai/). By area it is the 4015th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 9.8% of [Maha Chana Chai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/yasothon/maha-chana-chai/). The centre of Bak Ruea is about 454 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 6.3 km from Maha Chana Chai, the main town of Maha Chana Chai. The centre point is at 15.5633° N, 104.2857° E. Local names: บากเรือ . 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 Bak Ruea Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Bak Ruea. Settlements here lie between about 128 m and 133 m above sea level (median 130 m). - Ban Bak Ruea - Ban Don Pheung - Ban Don Phueng - Ban Don Ruea - Ban Dong Yang - Ban Khok Sa-at - Ban Po Daeng - Ban Tha Chang 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 Bak Ruea Named natural and historic features inside Bak Ruea, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Ang Kep Nam Sa Yai 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 Bak Ruea and the best time to visit Using the climate of Maha Chana Chai, the warmest month is Apr (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Dec (24 °C). About 1,510 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (295 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 6 Feb 27 10 Mar 30 40 Apr 31 73 May 29 184 Jun 27 201 Jul 27 280 Aug 26 295 Sep 26 291 Oct 26 108 Nov 25 18 Dec 24 4 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bak Ruea Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital รพ.สต.บากเรือ · Bak Ruea 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.55254&mlon=104.30051#map=17/15.55254/104.30051) Bank ธกส.สาขามหาชนะชัย · Fa Yat 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.52760&mlon=104.24184#map=17/15.52760/104.24184) ATM ธนาคารกรุงเทพ · Mueang Khong 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.35509&mlon=104.15758#map=17/15.35509/104.15758) Petrol pump PTT · Fa Yat 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.52289&mlon=104.24888#map=17/15.52289/104.24888) Hotel บ้านโคกสะอาด อ.มหาชนะชัย จ.ยโสธร · Bak Ruea 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.56282&mlon=104.29472#map=17/15.56282/104.29472) Mall ห้างหุ้นส่วนเกษตรรุ่งอนันต์ · Lumphuk 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.61904&mlon=104.29494#map=17/15.61904/104.29494) School โรงเรียนปอแดงโคกสะอาด · Bak Ruea 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.55998&mlon=104.28255#map=17/15.55998/104.28255) College วิทยาลัยเกษตรและเทคโนโลยียโสธร · Bak Ruea 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.54831&mlon=104.28278#map=17/15.54831/104.28278) Police station สถานีตำรวจภูธรคำเขื่อนแก้ว · Fa Yat 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.51522&mlon=104.25121#map=17/15.51522/104.25121) 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 Bak Ruea Places mapped inside Bak Ruea in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Hotels1 - Schools7 - Colleges and universities3 - Restaurants4 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 Maha Chana Chai - Bueng Kae - Fa Yat - Hua Mueang - Khu Mueang - Muang - Non Sai - Phra Sao - Phue Hi - Song Yang ## Quick answers - Where is Bak Ruea?In Maha Chana Chai, Yasothon Province, Thailand - What borders Bak Ruea?Fa Yat, Hua Mueang, Khaen Noi, Kut Kung, Lumphuk and Non Sai - How many villages are in Bak Ruea?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Bak Ruea?Settlements lie between 128 m and 133 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Bak Ruea?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Bak Ruea?October to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Bak Ruea?รพ.สต.บากเรือ, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bak Ruea?ธกส.สาขามหาชนะชัย, about 6.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bak Ruea?ธนาคารกรุงเทพ, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bak Ruea?PTT, about 6.0 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Bak Ruea?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Bak Ruea?TH350605 (OCHA common operational dataset)