# Makham Luang Subdistrict, San Pa Tong, Chiang Mai Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/san-pa-tong/makham-luang/ Subdistrict · San Pa Tong # Makham Luang Makham Luang is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in San Pa Tong, Chiang Mai Province. It covers **8.31 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 36 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 8.3km² - 36mapped services - 295 mtypical elevation ## Where is Makham Luang? Makham Luang lies in [San Pa Tong](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/san-pa-tong/), [Chiang Mai Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 4 other subdistricts: [Ban Klang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/san-pa-tong/ban-klang/), [Makhun Wan](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/san-pa-tong/makhun-wan/), [Thung Tom](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/san-pa-tong/thung-tom/) and [Yu Wa](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/san-pa-tong/yu-wa/). By area it is the 6927th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 4.8% of [San Pa Tong](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/san-pa-tong/). The centre of Makham Luang is about 565 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 3.8 km from San Pa Tong, the main town of San Pa Tong. The centre point is at 18.5977° N, 98.9113° E. Local names: มะขามหลวง . 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 Makham Luang Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Makham Luang. Settlements here lie between about 288 m and 301 m above sea level (median 295 m). - Ban Khuang Muen - Ban Kuan - Ban Kwan - Ban Lao - Ban Makham Luang - Ban Nong Pla Sio - Ban Pa Chu - Ban San Chi Kung - Ban San Khayom - Ban Ton Kaeo - Ban Ton Phueng 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). ## Weather in Makham Luang and the best time to visit Using the climate of San Pa Tong, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Dec (20 °C). About 1,183 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (216 mm) and the driest Feb (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 15 Feb 23 5 Mar 26 24 Apr 29 60 May 27 185 Jun 26 137 Jul 25 157 Aug 25 216 Sep 24 214 Oct 24 126 Nov 22 32 Dec 20 11 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Makham Luang Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital รพ.สต.บ้านมะขามหลวง · Makham Luang 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.59472&mlon=98.91099#map=17/18.59472/98.91099) Bank Krungthai Bank · Makham Luang 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.62055&mlon=98.89645#map=17/18.62055/98.89645) ATM ธนาคารออมสิน · Don Pao 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.60360&mlon=98.82953#map=17/18.60360/98.82953) Petrol pump ปั๊มน้ำมันปตท · Yu Wa 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.59737&mlon=98.88847#map=17/18.59737/98.88847) Hotel ไทรีสอร์ต · Makham Luang 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.59228&mlon=98.89011#map=17/18.59228/98.89011) Mall โมเดิร์น เอ็ดดูเคชั่น มอลล์ · Ban Klang 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.57051&mlon=98.87698#map=17/18.57051/98.87698) School โรงเรียนอนุบาลมะขามหลวง · Makham Luang 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.59300&mlon=98.91139#map=17/18.59300/98.91139) College สถาบันการอาชีวศึกษาภาคเหนือ 1 · Yu Wa 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.59678&mlon=98.87350#map=17/18.59678/98.87350) Police station สถานีตำรวจภูธรสันป่าตอง · Yu Wa 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.62866&mlon=98.89626#map=17/18.62866/98.89626) 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 Makham Luang Places mapped inside Makham Luang in open map data, by type. - Hospitals3 - Banks2 - Petrol pumps2 - Hotels2 - Schools2 - Pharmacies2 - Restaurants23 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 San Pa Tong - Ban Klang - Ban Mae - Mae Ka - Makhun Wan - Nam Bo Luang - San Klang - Tha Wang Phrao - Thung Satok - Thung Tom - Yu Wa ## Quick answers - Where is Makham Luang?In San Pa Tong, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand - What borders Makham Luang?Ban Klang, Makhun Wan, Thung Tom and Yu Wa - How many villages are in Makham Luang?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Makham Luang?Settlements lie between 288 m and 301 m - What is the best time to visit Makham Luang?November to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Makham Luang?รพ.สต.บ้านมะขามหลวง, about 0.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Makham Luang?Krungthai Bank, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Makham Luang?ธนาคารออมสิน, about 8.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Makham Luang?ปั๊มน้ำมันปตท, about 2.4 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Makham Luang?3 mapped - How many banks are in Makham Luang?2 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Makham Luang?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Makham Luang?TH501204 (OCHA common operational dataset)