# Kuet Chang Subdistrict, Mae Taeng, Chiang Mai Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/mae-taeng/kuet-chang/ Subdistrict · Mae Taeng # Kuet Chang Kuet Chang is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Mae Taeng, Chiang Mai Province. It covers **309.6 km²**. 33 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 55 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 310km² - 55mapped services - 631 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kuet Chang? Kuet Chang lies in [Mae Taeng](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/mae-taeng/), [Chiang Mai Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 8 other subdistricts: [Ban Chang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/mae-taeng/ban-chang/), [Inthakhin](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/mae-taeng/inthakhin/), [Mae Hi](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/mae-hong-son/pai/mae-hi/), [Mae Na](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/chiang-dao/mae-na/), [Mae Taeng](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/mae-taeng/mae-taeng/), [Mueang Kai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/mae-taeng/mueang-kai/), [Mueang Khong](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/chiang-dao/mueang-khong/) and [Pa Pae](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/mae-taeng/pa-pae/). By area it is the 167th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 21.9% of [Mae Taeng](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/mae-taeng/). The centre of Kuet Chang is about 639 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 23 km from Mae Taeng, the main town of Mae Taeng. The centre point is at 19.2649° N, 98.7871° E. Local names: กื้ดช้าง . 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 Kuet Chang Open gazetteers list **33 villages, towns and localities** in Kuet Chang. Settlements here lie between about 387 m and 1,471 m above sea level (median 631 m). - Ban Hua Thung - Ban Huai Nam Dang - Ban Huai Pu Thong - Ban Huai Ton Tong - Ban Huay Kup Kap - Ban Huay Pa Rai - Ban Lai Na - Ban Mae Kok - Ban Mae Kok Khwa - Ban Mae Kok Sai - Ban Mae Ta-man - Ban Meijto - Ban Mu-soe Thung Yua - Ban Muang Kut - Ban Mueang Kuet - Ban Musoe Pha Daeng - Ban Pa Khao Lam - Ban Pamiang - Ban Pang Huai Kaeng - Ban Pang Ko - Ban Pha Daeng - Ban Pha Pu Chom - Ban Pha Sam Liam - Ban Sop Kai - Ban Thung Lakhon - Ban Thung Pa Sang - Ban Thung Yua - Ban Ton Kham - Ban Ton Tong - Ban Yang - Ban Yang Mae Chok Luang - Ban Yang Makok - Ban Yang Pa Kluai 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 Kuet Chang Named natural and historic features inside Kuet Chang, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 15 rivers and streams; 1 waterfall. - Huai Kup Kap - Huai Mae Chok Luang - Huai Mae Chok Noi - Huai Mae Kok - Huai Mae Kok Luang - Huai Mae Sala Luang - Huai Mae Sala Noi - Huai Mae Taman - Huai Mon Fa Pha - Huai Thung Yua - Mae Chok Luang - Mae Nam Mae Taeng - Nam Mae Sae - Nam Mae Taeng - Nam Mae Taman - Nam Tok Huai Nam Dang ### Hills and mountains 10 mountains. - Doi Chang · 1,948 m - Doi Khun Mae Mae · 1,725 m - Doi Pha Daeng · 1,603 m - Doi Prae Muang · 1,449 m - Doi Sam Liam · 1,352 m - Doi Pha Sam Sao · 1,283 m - Doi Mon Chia · 1,172 m - Doi Thung Yua · 1,029 m - Doi Mae Kok Noi · 830 m - Doi Kao Han · 791 m ### History 1 palace. - Phra Tamnak Oueang Ngoen 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 Kuet Chang and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mae Taeng, the warmest month is Apr (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Dec (17 °C), after allowing for this place being about 234 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,246 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (237 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 18 15 Feb 20 5 Mar 23 23 Apr 26 63 May 24 189 Jun 23 141 Jul 23 178 Aug 22 237 Sep 22 222 Oct 21 123 Nov 19 37 Dec 17 13 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kuet Chang Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital รพ.สต.บ้านออบ · Mueang Kai 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.19272&mlon=98.80302#map=17/19.19272/98.80302) Bank สหกรณ์การเกษตรป่าแป๋ · Pa Pae 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.13052&mlon=98.70857#map=17/19.13052/98.70857) ATM K-Bank ATM · Chiang Dao 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.35328&mlon=98.96356#map=17/19.35328/98.96356) Petrol pump Repair shop & gasoline · Pa Pae 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.20539&mlon=98.67674#map=17/19.20539/98.67674) Hotel Homestay Yazana · Kuet Chang 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.26121&mlon=98.77045#map=17/19.26121/98.77045) Mall สหภัณฑ์ชอปปิ้งมอลล์ · Chiang Dao 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.36855&mlon=98.96494#map=17/19.36855/98.96494) School โรงเรียนบ้านก๋ายน้อย · Mueang Kai 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.22034&mlon=98.77284#map=17/19.22034/98.77284) College Forest Conservation Station Kuhn Huay Mae Khok · Mae Na 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.37380&mlon=98.83454#map=17/19.37380/98.83454) Police station สถานีตำรวจภูธรป่าแป๋ · Pa Pae 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.12655&mlon=98.70826#map=17/19.12655/98.70826) 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 Kuet Chang Places mapped inside Kuet Chang in open map data, by type. - Hotels32 - Schools3 - Restaurants20 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 Mae Taeng - Ban Chang - Ban Pao - Cho Lae - Inthakhin - Khi Lek - Mae Ho Phra - Mae Taeng - Mueang Kai - Pa Pae - San Mahaphon - San Pa Yang - Sop Poeng ## Quick answers - Where is Kuet Chang?In Mae Taeng, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand - What borders Kuet Chang?Ban Chang, Inthakhin, Mae Hi, Mae Na, Mae Taeng, Mueang Kai, Mueang Khong and Pa Pae - How many villages are in Kuet Chang?33 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kuet Chang?Settlements lie between 387 m and 1,471 m - What is the highest point in Kuet Chang?Doi Chang (1,948 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Kuet Chang?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Kuet Chang?รพ.สต.บ้านออบ, about 8.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kuet Chang?สหกรณ์การเกษตรป่าแป๋, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kuet Chang?K-Bank ATM, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kuet Chang?Repair shop & gasoline, about 13 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kuet Chang?TH500612 (OCHA common operational dataset)