# Luang Nuea Subdistrict, Doi Saket, Chiang Mai Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/doi-saket/luang-nuea/ Subdistrict · Doi Saket # Luang Nuea Luang Nuea is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Doi Saket, Chiang Mai Province. It covers **157.5 km²**. 16 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 68 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 157km² - 68mapped services - 345 mtypical elevation ## Where is Luang Nuea? Luang Nuea lies in [Doi Saket](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/doi-saket/), [Chiang Mai Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 8 other subdistricts: [Choeng Doi](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/doi-saket/choeng-doi/), [Long Khot](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/phrao/long-khot/), [Mae Faek](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/san-sai/mae-faek/), [Mae Faek Mai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/san-sai/mae-faek-mai/), [Mae Ho Phra](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/mae-taeng/mae-ho-phra/), [Nong Yaeng](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/san-sai/nong-yaeng/), [Pa Miang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/doi-saket/pa-miang/) and [Pa Phai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/san-sai/pa-phai/). By area it is the 605th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 24.1% of [Doi Saket](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/doi-saket/). The centre of Luang Nuea is about 598 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. The centre point is at 18.9699° N, 99.1350° E. Local names: ลวงเหนือ . 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 Luang Nuea Open gazetteers list **16 villages, towns and localities** in Luang Nuea. Settlements here lie between about 332 m and 533 m above sea level (median 345 m). - Ban Kiang Kha Mai - Ban Luang Nua - Ban Luang Nuea - Ban Mai - Ban Mon Wat - Ban Muang Chum - Ban Mueang Wa - Ban Pa Sak Ngam - Ban Pha Taek - Ban Son Sai - Ban Talat Mai - Ban Talat Mai Mu 2 (Kat Mai Khua Dam) - Ban Thung Ko Lan Mu 10 - Ban Thung Ma-nio - Ban Ton Phueng - Ban Wang Than 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 Luang Nuea Named natural and historic features inside Luang Nuea, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams; 4 reservoirs and tanks; 1 dam. - Ang Kep Nam Huai Ban Hang - Ang Kep Nam Khuean Mae Kuang - Ang Kep Nam Mae Pong - Ang Kep Nam Pa Sak Ngam - Huai Chang Kua - Khuean Mae Kuang Sai - Muang Yaek Chon Prathan - Mueang Wa - Nam Mae Khot - Nam Mae Lai ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains; 1 hill. - Doi Yao · 743 m - Doi Ton Phueng · 683 m - Doi Long · 548 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 Luang Nuea and the best time to visit Using the climate of Doi Saket, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Dec (19 °C). About 1,231 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (235 mm) and the driest Feb (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 20 15 Feb 22 5 Mar 25 22 Apr 28 63 May 26 187 Jun 25 142 Jul 25 176 Aug 24 235 Sep 24 218 Oct 23 121 Nov 21 35 Dec 19 12 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Luang Nuea Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital รพ.สต.ลวงเหนือ · Luang Nuea 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.91594&mlon=99.13528#map=17/18.91594/99.13528) Bank สหกรณ์เครดิตยูเนี่ยนบ้านหนองสามัคคี · Mueang Len 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.89557&mlon=99.07534#map=17/18.89557/99.07534) ATM Kasikorn Bank · San Pa Pao 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.85651&mlon=99.09986#map=17/18.85651/99.09986) Petrol pump Bangchak · Choeng Doi 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.87630&mlon=99.13910#map=17/18.87630/99.13910) Hotel Rabeang Pasak Chiangmai Treehouse Resort · Luang Nuea 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.98392&mlon=99.12383#map=17/18.98392/99.12383) Mall โคมแขวน เจ๊แดงขายโคม · San Na Meng 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.84174&mlon=99.07037#map=17/18.84174/99.07037) School Rongrian Chonlaprathan Pha Taek · Luang Nuea 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.91810&mlon=99.12956#map=17/18.91810/99.12956) College โรงเพาะกัญชา มหาวิทยาลัยแม่โจ้ · Pa Phai 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.92532&mlon=99.05565#map=17/18.92532/99.05565) Police station Doisaket Police Station · Choeng Doi 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.88706&mlon=99.16204#map=17/18.88706/99.16204) 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 Luang Nuea Places mapped inside Luang Nuea in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Hotels29 - Schools2 - Restaurants35 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 Doi Saket - Choeng Doi - Mae Hoi Ngoen - Mae Khue - Mae Pong - Pa Lan - Pa Miang - Pa Pong - Sa-Nga Ban - Samran Rat - San Pu Loei - Talat Khwan - Talat Yai - Thep Sadet ## Quick answers - Where is Luang Nuea?In Doi Saket, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand - What borders Luang Nuea?Choeng Doi, Long Khot, Mae Faek, Mae Faek Mai, Mae Ho Phra, Nong Yaeng, Pa Miang and Pa Phai - How many villages are in Luang Nuea?16 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Luang Nuea?Settlements lie between 332 m and 533 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Luang Nuea?4 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Luang Nuea?Doi Yao (743 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Luang Nuea?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Luang Nuea?รพ.สต.ลวงเหนือ, about 6.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Luang Nuea?สหกรณ์เครดิตยูเนี่ยนบ้านหนองสามัคคี, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Luang Nuea?Kasikorn Bank, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Luang Nuea?Bangchak, about 10 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Luang Nuea?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Luang Nuea?TH500503 (OCHA common operational dataset)