Nam Som: facts

At a glance

• Country: Thailand
• Region: Udon Thani
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 19,324
• Coordinates: 17.7704° N, 102.1895° E
• Time zone: Asia/Bangkok (UTC+07:00)
• Currency: Baht (THB)
• Distance to the capital, Bangkok: 482 km (299 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Wattay International Airport (VTE, Laos): 47 km (29 mi), straight line
• Loei Airport (LOE): 62 km (38 mi), straight line
• Udon Thani International Airport (UTH): 77 km (48 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Na Yung: 15 km (9 mi)
• Suwannakhuha: 25 km (16 mi)
• Pho Tak: 26 km (16 mi)
• Ban Phue: 32 km (20 mi)
• Sangkhom: 34 km (21 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Vientiane, 49 km (30 mi)