# Nong Bua Subdistrict, Chai Prakan, Chiang Mai Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/chai-prakan/nong-bua/ Subdistrict · Chai Prakan # Nong Bua Nong Bua is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Chai Prakan, Chiang Mai Province. It covers **87.6 km²**. 23 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 59 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 87.6km² - 59mapped services - 543 mtypical elevation ## Where is Nong Bua? Nong Bua lies in [Chai Prakan](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/chai-prakan/), [Chiang Mai Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 4 other subdistricts: [Mae Ngon](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/fang/mae-ngon/), [Mueang Na](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/chiang-dao/mueang-na/), [Pong Tam](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/chai-prakan/pong-tam/) and [Si Dong Yen](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/chai-prakan/si-dong-yen/). By area it is the 1577th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 16.7% of [Chai Prakan](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/chai-prakan/). The centre of Nong Bua is about 686 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 12 km from Chai Prakan, the main town of Chai Prakan. The centre point is at 19.7631° N, 99.0327° E. Local names: หนองบัว . 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 Nong Bua Open gazetteers list **23 villages, towns and localities** in Nong Bua. Settlements here lie between about 500 m and 1,318 m above sea level (median 543 m). - Ban Den - Ban Dong - Ban Khachin - Ban Khae Liso - Ban Khong - Ban Mai Nong Bua - Ban Nong Bua - Ban Nong Tao - Ban Pa Daeng - Ban Pang - Ban Pong - Ban Pong Hua Khua - Ban Pong Mae Wa - Ban Pong Tam - Ban Santi Wana - Ban Sin Chai Nuea - Ban Sin Chai Tai - Ban Sinchai - Ban Tha - Ban Tham Ngop - Ban Tham Pha Phueng - Ban Ton Chok - Chai Prakan 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 Nong Bua Named natural and historic features inside Nong Bua, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Ban Mae Ngon Khi Lek ### Hills and mountains 5 mountains. - Doi Dan Fak · 1,642 m - Doi Khun Mae Wa · 1,317 m - Doi Khun Mae Wa · 1,258 m - Doi Tham Ngop · 1,235 m - Doi Tham Ngop · 1,150 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 Nong Bua and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chai Prakan, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Dec (18 °C). About 1,318 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (259 mm) and the driest Feb (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to April**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 19 16 Feb 21 5 Mar 24 22 Apr 27 68 May 26 193 Jun 25 151 Jul 25 209 Aug 24 259 Sep 24 225 Oct 23 119 Nov 21 37 Dec 18 14 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Nong Bua Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital รพสต.สันติวนา · Nong Bua 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.74412&mlon=99.03283#map=17/19.74412/99.03283) Bank ธกส ไชยปราการ · Pong Tam 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.73450&mlon=99.14161#map=17/19.73450/99.14161) ATM Government Savings Bank · Mueang Na 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.73835&mlon=98.96420#map=17/19.73835/98.96420) Petrol pump Independent Fuel Station · Mueang Na 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.73269&mlon=98.96241#map=17/19.73269/98.96241) Hotel Thomn Gob Inn · Nong Bua 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.74869&mlon=99.02777#map=17/19.74869/99.02777) Mall เทสโก้ โลตัส เอ็กเพรส ไชยปราการ · Pong Tam 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.73482&mlon=99.14196#map=17/19.73482/99.14196) School Santiwana School · Nong Bua 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.74179&mlon=99.03399#map=17/19.74179/99.03399) College กศน.ตำบลแม่งอน · Mae Sun 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.80409&mlon=99.15298#map=17/19.80409/99.15298) Police station Chai Prakan Police Station · Nong Bua 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.73031&mlon=99.14098#map=17/19.73031/99.14098) 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 Nong Bua Places mapped inside Nong Bua in open map data, by type. - Hospitals7 - Banks1 - Petrol pumps2 - Hotels6 - Schools8 - Pharmacies2 - Restaurants30 - Police stations2 - Dental clinics1 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 Chai Prakan - Mae Thalop - Pong Tam - Si Dong Yen ## Quick answers - Where is Nong Bua?In Chai Prakan, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand - What borders Nong Bua?Mae Ngon, Mueang Na, Pong Tam and Si Dong Yen - How many villages are in Nong Bua?23 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Nong Bua?Settlements lie between 500 m and 1,318 m - What is the highest point in Nong Bua?Doi Dan Fak (1,642 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Nong Bua?October to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Nong Bua?รพสต.สันติวนา, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Nong Bua?ธกส ไชยปราการ, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Nong Bua?Government Savings Bank, about 7.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nong Bua?Independent Fuel Station, about 8.1 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Nong Bua?7 mapped - How many banks are in Nong Bua?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Nong Bua?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Nong Bua?TH502104 (OCHA common operational dataset)