# Lawia Subdistrict, Prakhon Chai, Buri Ram Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/prakhon-chai/lawia/ Subdistrict · Prakhon Chai # Lawia Lawia is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Prakhon Chai, Buri Ram Province. It covers **41.8 km²**. 15 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 41.8km² - 7mapped services - 165 mtypical elevation ## Where is Lawia? Lawia lies in [Prakhon Chai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/prakhon-chai/), [Buri Ram Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 5 other subdistricts: [Khao Din Nuea](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/ban-kruat/khao-din-nuea/), [Khok Makham](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/prakhon-chai/khok-makham/), [Nong Bon](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/prakhon-chai/nong-bon/), [Phaisan](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/prakhon-chai/phaisan/) and [Tani](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/prasat/tani/). By area it is the 3984th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 5.0% of [Prakhon Chai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/buri-ram/prakhon-chai/). The centre of Lawia is about 304 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 11 km from Prakhon Chai, the main town of Prakhon Chai. The centre point is at 14.5961° N, 103.1811° E. Local names: ละเวี้ย . 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 Lawia Open gazetteers list **15 villages, towns and localities** in Lawia. Settlements here lie between about 158 m and 170 m above sea level (median 165 m). - Ban Bua Chum - Ban Charok Yai - Ban Huai Phrik - Ban Khok Pradiak - Ban Khok Prasat - Ban Kok Prasat Patthana - Ban Lawia - Ban Nong Kan Nga - Ban Nong Khun Phatthana - Ban Nong Na - Ban Pho Sai - Ban Po Sai - Ban Po Sai Thong - Ban Sai Yong - Ban Sao Ngam 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 Lawia Named natural and historic features inside Lawia, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Huai Lalu - Huai Seo 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 Lawia and the best time to visit Using the climate of Prakhon Chai, the warmest month is Apr (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Dec (24 °C). About 1,340 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (269 mm) and the driest Dec (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to January**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 8 Feb 28 11 Mar 30 47 Apr 30 78 May 29 164 Jun 27 167 Jul 26 203 Aug 26 229 Sep 26 269 Oct 25 131 Nov 24 27 Dec 24 4 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Lawia Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital รพสต.ละเวี้ย · Lawia 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.57445&mlon=103.19251#map=17/14.57445/103.19251) Bank ธกส สาขาเมืองตลุง · Prakhon Chai 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.61943&mlon=103.08369#map=17/14.61943/103.08369) ATM ตู้เอทีเอ็มธนาคารออมสิน · Kang Aen 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.63681&mlon=103.40656#map=17/14.63681/103.40656) Petrol pump PT Station · Tani 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.62774&mlon=103.24932#map=17/14.62774/103.24932) Hotel บ้านนา ใจกล้า - Banna Jaikla · Tani 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.58890&mlon=103.24059#map=17/14.58890/103.24059) Mall โลตัส เอ็กเพรส ประโคนชัย · Prakhon Chai 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.60954&mlon=103.08256#map=17/14.60954/103.08256) School โรงเรียนบ้านละเวี้ย (แปลงคุรุราษฎร์บำรุง) · Lawia 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.59769&mlon=103.18131#map=17/14.59769/103.18131) College ศูนย์การเรียนรู้ระดับตำบลโคกมะขาม อำเภอประโคนชัย · Khok Makham 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.60108&mlon=103.12193#map=17/14.60108/103.12193) Police station สภโนนเจริิญ อบ้านกรวด จบุรีรัมย์ · Khao Din Nuea 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.53104&mlon=103.17899#map=17/14.53104/103.17899) 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 Lawia Places mapped inside Lawia in open map data, by type. - Hospitals3 - Schools2 - Restaurants2 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 Prakhon Chai - Ban Sai - Chorakhe Mak - Khao Khok - Khok Ma - Khok Makham - Khok Tum - Khok Yang - Nong Bon - Pang Ku - Phaisan - Prakhon Chai - Prathat Bu - Salaeng Thon - Si Liam - Tako Taphi ## Quick answers - Where is Lawia?In Prakhon Chai, Buri Ram Province, Thailand - What borders Lawia?Khao Din Nuea, Khok Makham, Nong Bon, Phaisan and Tani - How many villages are in Lawia?15 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Lawia?Settlements lie between 158 m and 170 m - What is the best time to visit Lawia?November to January - Where is the nearest hospital to Lawia?รพสต.ละเวี้ย, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Lawia?ธกส สาขาเมืองตลุง, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Lawia?ตู้เอทีเอ็มธนาคารออมสิน, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Lawia?PT Station, about 8.1 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Lawia?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Lawia?TH310705 (OCHA common operational dataset)