# Thamenchai Subdistrict, Lam Plai Mat, Buri Ram Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/lam-plai-mat/thamenchai/ Subdistrict · Lam Plai Mat # Thamenchai Thamenchai is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Lam Plai Mat, Buri Ram Province. It covers **50.7 km²**. 15 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 50.7km² - 10mapped services - 184 mtypical elevation ## Where is Thamenchai? Thamenchai lies in [Lam Plai Mat](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/lam-plai-mat/), [Buri Ram Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 8 other subdistricts: [Bu Pho](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/lam-plai-mat/bu-pho/), [Mueang Faek](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/lam-plai-mat/mueang-faek/), [Nong Bua Khok](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/lam-plai-mat/nong-bua-khok/), [Nong Khu](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/lam-plai-mat/nong-khu/), [Nong Tat](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/mueang-buri-ram/nong-tat/), [Phrakhru](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/mueang-buri-ram/phrakhru/), [Salaeng Phan](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/lam-plai-mat/salaeng-phan/) and [Talat Pho](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/lam-plai-mat/talat-pho/). By area it is the 3332nd largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 6.3% of [Lam Plai Mat](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/lam-plai-mat/). The centre of Thamenchai is about 300 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 12 km from Lam Plai Mat, the main town of Lam Plai Mat. The centre point is at 15.0503° N, 102.9431° E. Local names: ทะเมนชัย . 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 Thamenchai Open gazetteers list **15 villages, towns and localities** in Thamenchai. Settlements here lie between about 179 m and 189 m above sea level (median 184 m). - Ban Borihan Chonnabot - Ban Bu Lin Fa - Ban Bu Paep - Ban Bu Ta Rit - Ban Noi Phatthana - Ban Non Rang - Ban Nong Makluea - Ban Nong Muang - Ban Nong Muang Noi - Ban Nong Nam Khun - Ban Nong Sai - Ban Nong Tat - Ban Nong Yaplong - Ban Thamen Chai - Ban Thamen Chai Song 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). ## Weather in Thamenchai and the best time to visit Using the climate of Lam Plai Mat, the warmest month is Apr (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Dec (24 °C). About 1,342 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (272 mm) and the driest Dec (4 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 8 Feb 28 10 Mar 30 46 Apr 31 76 May 29 169 Jun 28 166 Jul 27 207 Aug 26 241 Sep 26 272 Oct 25 122 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 Thamenchai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital รพ.สต.บ้านหนองม่วง · Thamenchai 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.05624&mlon=102.98027#map=17/15.05624/102.98027) Bank ธกส. สาขาย่อย ต.ทะเมนชัย · Thamenchai 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.03177&mlon=102.91377#map=17/15.03177/102.91377) ATM ธนาคารเพื่อการเกษตรและสหกรณ์ฯ · Thamenchai 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.03177&mlon=102.91386#map=17/15.03177/102.91386) Petrol pump PT · Salaeng Phan 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.98567&mlon=102.96167#map=17/14.98567/102.96167) Hotel ชมทุ่งรีสอร์ท · Salaeng Phan 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.00523&mlon=102.97234#map=17/15.00523/102.97234) Mall พี.เค โฮมเซ็นเตอร์ · Salaeng Phan 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.97949&mlon=102.97583#map=17/14.97949/102.97583) School โรงเรียนบ้านหนองตาดน้อย · Thamenchai 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.03378&mlon=102.93121#map=17/15.03378/102.93121) College มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏบุรีรัมย์ ศูนย์บริการการศึกษาหนองขวาง · Phon Samran 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.16107&mlon=103.03150#map=17/15.16107/103.03150) Police station สถานีตำรวจภูธร ตำบลทะเมนชัย · Thamenchai 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.03114&mlon=102.92061#map=17/15.03114/102.92061) 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 Thamenchai Places mapped inside Thamenchai in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Banks1 - ATMs1 - Schools5 - Restaurants1 - 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 Lam Plai Mat - Ban Yang - Bu Pho - Hin Khon - Khok Klang - Khok Lam - Khok Sa-At - Lam Plai Mat - Mueang Faek - Nong Bua Khok - Nong Don - Nong Kathing - Nong Khu - Phathai Rin - Salaeng Phan - Talat Pho ## Quick answers - Where is Thamenchai?In Lam Plai Mat, Buri Ram Province, Thailand - What borders Thamenchai?Bu Pho, Mueang Faek, Nong Bua Khok, Nong Khu, Nong Tat, Phrakhru, Salaeng Phan and Talat Pho - How many villages are in Thamenchai?15 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Thamenchai?Settlements lie between 179 m and 189 m - What is the best time to visit Thamenchai?November to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Thamenchai?รพ.สต.บ้านหนองม่วง, about 4.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thamenchai?ธกส. สาขาย่อย ต.ทะเมนชัย, about 3.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thamenchai?ธนาคารเพื่อการเกษตรและสหกรณ์ฯ, about 3.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thamenchai?PT, about 7.5 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Thamenchai?1 mapped - How many banks are in Thamenchai?1 mapped - How many ATMs are in Thamenchai?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Thamenchai?TH311004 (OCHA common operational dataset)