# San Makhet Subdistrict, Phan, Chiang Rai Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/phan/san-makhet/ Subdistrict · Phan # San Makhet San Makhet is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Phan, Chiang Rai Province. It covers **65.3 km²**. 29 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 65.3km² - 8mapped services - 399 mtypical elevation ## Where is San Makhet? San Makhet lies in [Phan](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/phan/), [Chiang Rai Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 6 other subdistricts: [Doi Lan](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/mueang-chiang-rai/doi-lan/), [Doi Ngam](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/phan/doi-ngam/), [Mae O](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/phan/mae-o/), [Pa Ngae](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/pa-daet/pa-ngae/), [Santi Suk](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/phan/santi-suk/) and [Wiang Hao](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/phan/wiang-hao/). By area it is the 2455th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 6.7% of [Phan](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/phan/). The centre of San Makhet is about 654 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 15 km from Phan, the main town of Phan. The centre point is at 19.6049° N, 99.8694° E. Local names: สันมะเค็ด . 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 San Makhet Open gazetteers list **29 villages, towns and localities** in San Makhet. Settlements here lie between about 392 m and 422 m above sea level (median 399 m). - Ban Buak Mu Pit - Ban Huai Khruea Ba - Ban Kluai - Ban Kluai Mai - Ban Kluai Mai Sai Thong - Ban Kluai Sai Ngam - Ban Kwao Thong - Ban Mae Hang - Ban Mai Nai - Ban Mai Sai Ngam - Ban Mai Tha Ruea - Ban Mon - Ban Nong Pet - Ban Pa Daeng Ngam - Ban Pa Sak - Ban Pa Tueng - Ban Pa Tueng Thanchai - Ban Pha Lat - Ban Pong Klua - Ban San Khong - Ban San Lakhon - Ban San Makhet - Ban San Pa Ko - Ban San Pa Sak - Ban San Ton Du - Ban Thung Khao - San Makhet - บ้านห้วยเครือบ้า - บ้านใหม่ท่าเรือ 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 San Makhet Named natural and historic features inside San Makhet, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Mueang Wang Ru - Nam Mae Hang ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Doi San Yao · 424 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 San Makhet and the best time to visit Using the climate of Phan, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Dec (19 °C). About 1,361 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (283 mm) and the driest Feb (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 20 18 Feb 22 5 Mar 26 29 Apr 28 80 May 27 193 Jun 26 144 Jul 26 231 Aug 25 283 Sep 25 224 Oct 24 106 Nov 22 34 Dec 19 15 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from San Makhet Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital รพ.สต. บ้านใหม่ท่าเรือ · San Makhet 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.58074&mlon=99.85880#map=17/19.58074/99.85880) Bank ธกส.บ้านใหม่ท่าต้นเกี๋ยง · Santi Suk 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.57710&mlon=99.80446#map=17/19.57710/99.80446) ATM กาดแลง · Wiang Chai 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.85819&mlon=99.90147#map=17/19.85819/99.90147) Petrol pump PT · Santi Suk 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.57142&mlon=99.78038#map=17/19.57142/99.78038) Hotel บ้านผาลาด · San Makhet 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.58400&mlon=99.90166#map=17/19.58400/99.90166) Mall กาดแลงคลองชลฯ(แม่คาวโตน) · San Klang 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.58922&mlon=99.74502#map=17/19.58922/99.74502) School โรงเรียนบ้านใหม่ท่าต้นเกี๋ยง · San Makhet 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.58071&mlon=99.80814#map=17/19.58071/99.80814) College โรงเรียนนครวิทยาคม · San Makhet 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.60956&mlon=99.84618#map=17/19.60956/99.84618) Police station สถานีตำรวจภูธรเเม่อ้อ จังหวัดเชียงราย · Mae O 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.65918&mlon=99.84915#map=17/19.65918/99.84915) 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 San Makhet Places mapped inside San Makhet in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Hotels1 - Schools1 - Colleges and universities1 - Restaurants4 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 Phan - Charoen Mueang - Doi Ngam - Hua Ngom - Mae O - Mae Yen - Muang Kham - Mueang Phan - Pa Hung - Sai Khao - San Klang - Santi Suk - Than Tawan - Than Thong - Wiang Hao ## Quick answers - Where is San Makhet?In Phan, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand - What borders San Makhet?Doi Lan, Doi Ngam, Mae O, Pa Ngae, Santi Suk and Wiang Hao - How many villages are in San Makhet?29 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of San Makhet?Settlements lie between 392 m and 422 m - What is the highest point in San Makhet?Doi San Yao (424 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit San Makhet?October to March - Where is the nearest hospital to San Makhet?รพ.สต. บ้านใหม่ท่าเรือ, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to San Makhet?ธกส.บ้านใหม่ท่าต้นเกี๋ยง, about 7.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to San Makhet?กาดแลง, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Makhet?PT, about 10 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in San Makhet?1 mapped - What is the P-code of San Makhet?TH570501 (OCHA common operational dataset)