# Mueang Kai Subdistrict, Mae Taeng, Chiang Mai Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/mae-taeng/mueang-kai/ Subdistrict · Mae Taeng # Mueang Kai Mueang Kai is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Mae Taeng, Chiang Mai Province. It covers **80.4 km²**. 17 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 18 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 80.4km² - 18mapped services - 779 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mueang Kai? Mueang Kai 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 4 other subdistricts: [Ban Chang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/mae-taeng/ban-chang/), [Kuet Chang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/mae-taeng/kuet-chang/), [Pa Pae](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/mae-taeng/pa-pae/) and [Sop Poeng](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/mae-taeng/sop-poeng/). By area it is the 1822nd largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 5.7% of [Mae Taeng](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/mae-taeng/). The centre of Mueang Kai is about 631 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 18 km from Mae Taeng, the main town of Mae Taeng. The centre point is at 19.1828° N, 98.7833° E. Local names: เมืองก๋าย . 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 Mueang Kai Open gazetteers list **17 villages, towns and localities** in Mueang Kai. Settlements here lie between about 609 m and 942 m above sea level (median 779 m). - Ban Huai Hok - Ban Huai Nam Yen - Ban Kai Khong - Ban Kai Noi - Ban Kio Bua Ha - Ban Lao - Ban Mae Maem - Ban Mon Ngo - Ban Mueang Kai - Ban Op - Ban Pa Miang Hom Hia - Ban Pang Kom - Ban Pang Lan - Ban Pha Taek - Ban Sam Sop - Ban Tong Kai - Ban Yang 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 Mueang Kai Named natural and historic features inside Mueang Kai, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Doi Mon Liam · 1,174 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 Mueang Kai and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mae Taeng, the warmest month is Apr (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Dec (16 °C), after allowing for this place being about 382 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 17 15 Feb 19 5 Mar 22 23 Apr 25 63 May 23 189 Jun 22 141 Jul 22 178 Aug 21 237 Sep 21 222 Oct 20 123 Nov 18 37 Dec 16 13 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mueang Kai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital รพ.สต.บ้านออบ · Mueang Kai 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.19272&mlon=98.80302#map=17/19.19272/98.80302) Bank สหกรณ์การเกษตรป่าแป๋ · Pa Pae 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.13052&mlon=98.70857#map=17/19.13052/98.70857) ATM K-Bank ATM · Chiang Dao 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.35328&mlon=98.96356#map=17/19.35328/98.96356) Petrol pump Minipump · Sop Poeng 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.10727&mlon=98.83068#map=17/19.10727/98.83068) Hotel บ้านเทพวัง · Mueang Kai 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.19499&mlon=98.78475#map=17/19.19499/98.78475) Mall หมู่บ้านเมืองกะ · Saluang 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.01427&mlon=98.81126#map=17/19.01427/98.81126) School โรงเรียนบ้านก๋ายน้อย · Mueang Kai 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.22034&mlon=98.77284#map=17/19.22034/98.77284) College โรงเรียนบ้านแม่ไคร้ · Pa Pae 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.08069&mlon=98.68394#map=17/19.08069/98.68394) Police station สถานีตำรวจภูธรป่าแป๋ · Pa Pae 10 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 Mueang Kai Places mapped inside Mueang Kai in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Hotels14 - Schools1 - 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 Mae Taeng - Ban Chang - Ban Pao - Cho Lae - Inthakhin - Khi Lek - Kuet Chang - Mae Ho Phra - Mae Taeng - Pa Pae - San Mahaphon - San Pa Yang - Sop Poeng ## Quick answers - Where is Mueang Kai?In Mae Taeng, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand - What borders Mueang Kai?Ban Chang, Kuet Chang, Pa Pae and Sop Poeng - How many villages are in Mueang Kai?17 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mueang Kai?Settlements lie between 609 m and 942 m - What is the highest point in Mueang Kai?Doi Mon Liam (1,174 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mueang Kai?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Mueang Kai?รพ.สต.บ้านออบ, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mueang Kai?สหกรณ์การเกษตรป่าแป๋, about 9.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mueang Kai?K-Bank ATM, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mueang Kai?Minipump, about 9.8 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Mueang Kai?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Mueang Kai?TH500610 (OCHA common operational dataset)