# Pa Phai Subdistrict, San Sai, Chiang Mai Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/san-sai/pa-phai/ Subdistrict · San Sai # Pa Phai Pa Phai is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in San Sai, Chiang Mai Province. It covers **51.7 km²**. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 147 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 51.7km² - 147mapped services - 329 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pa Phai? Pa Phai lies in [San Sai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/san-sai/), [Chiang Mai Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 7 other subdistricts: [Luang Nuea](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/doi-saket/luang-nuea/), [Mae Faek Mai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/san-sai/mae-faek-mai/), [Mueang Len](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/san-sai/mueang-len/), [Nong Chom](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/san-sai/nong-chom/), [Nong Han](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/san-sai/nong-han/), [Nong Yaeng](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/san-sai/nong-yaeng/) and [San Sai Luang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/san-sai/san-sai-luang/). By area it is the 3260th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 15.1% of [San Sai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/san-sai/). The centre of Pa Phai is about 595 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 8.7 km from San Sai, the main town of San Sai. The centre point is at 18.9257° N, 99.0535° E. Local names: ป่าไผ่ . 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 Pa Phai Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in Pa Phai. Settlements here lie between about 319 m and 357 m above sea level (median 329 m). - Ban Kaset Phatthana - Ban Ling Mun - Ban Mae Kaet - Ban Mueang Khon - Ban Nong Luang Phatthana - Ban Nong Pha Kao - Ban Nong Tao Kham - Ban Nong Tao Kham Mai - Ban Pa Mueat - Ban Pong - Ban Si Bun Rueang - Ban Si 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 Pa Phai Named natural and historic features inside Pa Phai, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Ang Kep Nam Huai Cho 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 Pa Phai and the best time to visit Using the climate of San Sai, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Dec (19 °C). 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 19 15 Feb 22 5 Mar 25 23 Apr 27 63 May 26 189 Jun 25 141 Jul 24 178 Aug 24 237 Sep 24 222 Oct 23 123 Nov 21 37 Dec 19 13 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pa Phai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital สถานีอนามัยศรีบุญเรือง · Pa Phai 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.90827&mlon=99.04320#map=17/18.90827/99.04320) Bank สหกรณ์เครดิตยูเนี่ยนบ้านหนองสามัคคี · Mueang Len 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.89557&mlon=99.07534#map=17/18.89557/99.07534) ATM Krungthai Bank · San Pa Pao 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.85648&mlon=99.09976#map=17/18.85648/99.09976) Petrol pump ปั๊มป่าเหมือด แม่โจ้สายเก่า · Pa Phai 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.88227&mlon=99.05121#map=17/18.88227/99.05121) Hotel Suan Thu Khaw · Pa Phai 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.91685&mlon=99.04550#map=17/18.91685/99.04550) Mall โรงน้ำแข็งแก้วแสนดวง · San Phisuea 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.85897&mlon=98.99731#map=17/18.85897/98.99731) School ศูนย์พัฒนาเด็กเล็กบ้านโปง · Nong Han 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.92300&mlon=99.02953#map=17/18.92300/99.02953) College โรงเพาะกัญชา มหาวิทยาลัยแม่โจ้ · Pa Phai 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.92532&mlon=99.05565#map=17/18.92532/99.05565) Police station Mueang Wa Police Box · Mueang Len 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.88483&mlon=99.08145#map=17/18.88483/99.08145) 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 Pa Phai Places mapped inside Pa Phai in open map data, by type. - Hospitals7 - Banks1 - Petrol pumps2 - Hotels15 - Schools5 - Colleges and universities2 - Pharmacies3 - Restaurants110 - Dental clinics2 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 Sai - Mae Faek - Mae Faek Mai - Mueang Len - Nong Chom - Nong Han - Nong Yaeng - San Na Meng - San Pa Pao - San Phranet - San Sai Luang - San Sai Noi ## Quick answers - Where is Pa Phai?In San Sai, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand - What borders Pa Phai?Luang Nuea, Mae Faek Mai, Mueang Len, Nong Chom, Nong Han, Nong Yaeng and San Sai Luang - How many villages are in Pa Phai?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Pa Phai?Settlements lie between 319 m and 357 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Pa Phai?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Pa Phai?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Pa Phai?สถานีอนามัยศรีบุญเรือง, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pa Phai?สหกรณ์เครดิตยูเนี่ยนบ้านหนองสามัคคี, about 4.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pa Phai?Krungthai Bank, about 9.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pa Phai?ปั๊มป่าเหมือด แม่โจ้สายเก่า, about 4.8 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Pa Phai?7 mapped - How many banks are in Pa Phai?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Pa Phai?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Pa Phai?TH501412 (OCHA common operational dataset)