# Mueang Chum Subdistrict, Wiang Chai, Chiang Rai Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/wiang-chai/mueang-chum/ Subdistrict · Wiang Chai # Mueang Chum Mueang Chum is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Wiang Chai, Chiang Rai Province. It covers **40.0 km²**. 16 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 17 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 40.0km² - 17mapped services - 390 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mueang Chum? Mueang Chum lies in [Wiang Chai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/wiang-chai/), [Chiang Rai Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 5 other subdistricts: [Don Sila](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/wiang-chai/don-sila/), [Pha Ngam](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/wiang-chai/pha-ngam/), [Thung Ko](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/wiang-chiang-rung/thung-ko/), [Wiang Chai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/wiang-chai/wiang-chai/) and [Wiang Nuea](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/wiang-chai/wiang-nuea/). By area it is the 4136th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 11.5% of [Wiang Chai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/wiang-chai/). The centre of Mueang Chum is about 686 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 5.4 km from Wiang Chai, the main town of Wiang Chai. The centre point is at 19.9059° N, 99.9793° E. Local names: เมืองชุม . 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 Chum Open gazetteers list **16 villages, towns and localities** in Mueang Chum. Settlements here lie between about 384 m and 397 m above sea level (median 390 m). - Ban Don Kaeo - Ban Don Mun - Ban Mai Charoen - Ban Mai Don Rueang - Ban Mai Mueang Chum - Ban Mueang Chum - Ban Sakoen - Ban San Khilek - Ban San Ton Du - Ban Si Don Rueang - Ban Thung Ko - Ban Wang Chang - Ban Wiang Kaeo - Ban Wiang Thong - Ban Yok Charoen - บ้านเวียงแก้ว 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 Chum Named natural and historic features inside Mueang Chum, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Nam Mae Sakoen ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Doi Ung · 555 m ### Forests and nature 1 park. - Happy City Golf Resort 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 Chum and the best time to visit Using the climate of Wiang Chai, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Dec (19 °C). About 1,327 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (284 mm) and the driest Feb (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to April**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 19 19 Feb 22 5 Mar 25 26 Apr 28 72 May 27 178 Jun 27 141 Jul 26 245 Aug 25 284 Sep 25 210 Oct 24 99 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 Mueang Chum Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital สถานีอนามัยดอนแก้ว · Mueang Chum 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.91693&mlon=99.99189#map=17/19.91693/99.99189) Bank ธนาคารเพื่อการเกษตรและสหกรณ์การเกษตร · Wiang Chai 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.88204&mlon=99.93108#map=17/19.88204/99.93108) ATM กาดแลง · Wiang Chai 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.85819&mlon=99.90147#map=17/19.85819/99.90147) Petrol pump Fuel Station · Don Sila 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.84376&mlon=99.98110#map=17/19.84376/99.98110) Hotel รร.บ้านเมืองชุม · Mueang Chum 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.89286&mlon=99.95126#map=17/19.89286/99.95126) Mall ร้านขายหญ้าเชียงราย ฟาร์มดินดี · Rop Wiang 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.89524&mlon=99.85655#map=17/19.89524/99.85655) School โรงเรียนบ้านสมานมิตร · Wiang Chai 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.89376&mlon=99.93027#map=17/19.89376/99.93027) College วิทยาลัยเกษตรและเทคโนโลยีเชียงราย · Rim Kok 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.94574&mlon=99.90100#map=17/19.94574/99.90100) Police station สถานีตำรวจภูธรเวียงชัย · Wiang Chai 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.88387&mlon=99.93216#map=17/19.88387/99.93216) 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 Chum Places mapped inside Mueang Chum in open map data, by type. - Hospitals4 - Hotels1 - Restaurants12 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 Wiang Chai - Don Sila - Pha Ngam - Wiang Chai - Wiang Nuea ## Quick answers - Where is Mueang Chum?In Wiang Chai, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand - What borders Mueang Chum?Don Sila, Pha Ngam, Thung Ko, Wiang Chai and Wiang Nuea - How many villages are in Mueang Chum?16 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mueang Chum?Settlements lie between 384 m and 397 m - What is the highest point in Mueang Chum?Doi Ung (555 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mueang Chum?October to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Mueang Chum?สถานีอนามัยดอนแก้ว, about 1.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mueang Chum?ธนาคารเพื่อการเกษตรและสหกรณ์การเกษตร, about 5.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mueang Chum?กาดแลง, about 9.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mueang Chum?Fuel Station, about 6.9 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Mueang Chum?4 mapped - What is the P-code of Mueang Chum?TH570208 (OCHA common operational dataset)