# Po Subdistrict, Wiang Kaen, Chiang Rai Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/wiang-kaen/po/ Subdistrict · Wiang Kaen # Po Po is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Wiang Kaen, Chiang Rai Province. It covers **288.2 km²**. 44 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 76 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 288km² - 76mapped services - 647 mtypical elevation ## Where is Po? Po lies in [Wiang Kaen](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/wiang-kaen/), [Chiang Rai Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 5 other subdistricts: [Bunrueang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/chiang-khong/bunrueang/), [Khrueng](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/chiang-khong/khrueng/), [Tap Tao](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/thoeng/tap-tao/), [Tha Kham](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/wiang-kaen/tha-kham/) and [Yang Hom](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/khun-tan/yang-hom/). By area it is the 206th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 59.2% of [Wiang Kaen](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/wiang-kaen/). The centre of Po is about 687 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 22 km from Wiang Kaen, the main town of Wiang Kaen. The centre point is at 19.9282° N, 100.4457° E. Local names: ปอ . 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 Po Open gazetteers list **44 villages, towns and localities** in Po. Settlements here lie between about 396 m and 1,551 m above sea level (median 647 m). - Ban Chedi Thong - Ban Don - Ban Huai Chayin - Ban Huai Han - Ban Huai Hom - Ban Huai Khu - Ban Huai Kuk Bon - Ban Huai Kuk Lang - Ban Huai Po - Ban Kan Chai - Ban Kha Mu Hua Huai Hia - Ban Khamu Hua Huai - Ban Khamu Huai San - Ban Khwak - Ban Kok - Ban Maeo Khun Nam Hat - Ban Nong - Ban Nong Tao - Ban Pang Bo Tai - Ban Pang Hat - Ban Pang Hat Mai - Ban Pang Hud Mai - Ban Pangpor - Ban Pha Lae - Ban Pha Lae Mai - Ban Pha Tang - Ban Phithak Khiri Nueng - Ban Phithak Khiri Song - Ban Po Klang - Ban Rak Pakdhi - Ban Ratsadon Phakdi - Ban Rom Fa Luang - Ban Rom Fa Pha Mon - Ban Rom Fa Sayam - Ban Rom Fa Thai - Ban Rom Fa Thai Ngam - Ban Rom Fa Thong - Ban Rom Pho Ngoen - Ban Sai Thong - Ban Seng Choi - Ban Sila Daeng - Ban Suntipattana - Ban U-Suk - Ban Yu Suk 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 Po Named natural and historic features inside Po, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 rivers and streams. - Huai Han - Huai Hat - Huai Muang - Huai Pha Tang - Huai Po - Huai Suno ### Hills and mountains 21 mountains. - Phu Pha Tang · 1,624 m - Phu Chifa · 1,603 m - Doi Pha Mon · 1,502 m - Doi Huai Muang · 1,381 m - Doi Yao · 1,334 m - Khun Huai Han · 1,252 m - Khun Huai Pa Daeng · 1,222 m - Doi Bo Rae · 1,163 m - Doi Huai Khu · 1,125 m - Doi Mon Hae · 974 m - Doi Mon Chua Ying · 790 m - Doi San Wang Ya · 781 m - Doi Pha Lae · 768 m - Doi Huai Hat · 753 m - Doi San Ton · 693 m - Doi Huai Pa Pueai · 692 m - Doi Thong · 680 m - Doi San Pa Dok Nun · 668 m - Doi Huai Pa Haeo · 528 m - Doi Mon To · 507 m - Doi Phu Daeng · 477 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 Po and the best time to visit Using the climate of Wiang Kaen, the warmest month is Apr (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Dec (18 °C), after allowing for this place being about 211 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,127 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (251 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 18 18 Feb 21 5 Mar 23 25 Apr 26 64 May 25 143 Jun 25 123 Jul 24 221 Aug 23 251 Sep 24 164 Oct 23 75 Nov 20 26 Dec 18 13 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Po Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital โรงพยาบาลส่งเสริมสุขภาพตำบลบ้านผาแล · Po 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.93255&mlon=100.42255#map=17/19.93255/100.42255) Bank ธ.ก.ส. สาขาบุญเรือง จ.เชียงราย · Bunrueang 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=20.01028&mlon=100.35084#map=17/20.01028/100.35084) ATM Atm ธนาคารไทยพาณิชย์ · Wiang 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=20.26056&mlon=100.40696#map=17/20.26056/100.40696) Petrol pump Minipump · Po 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.98724&mlon=100.46548#map=17/19.98724/100.46548) Hotel Sky ลานวิว สกายดาว · Po 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.89619&mlon=100.49014#map=17/19.89619/100.49014) Mall สหธานี สาขาพญาเม็งราย · Mengrai 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.84531&mlon=100.15604#map=17/19.84531/100.15604) School โรงเรียนบ้านทรายทอง · Po 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.96206&mlon=100.45328#map=17/19.96206/100.45328) College โรงเรียนบ้านหก · Bunrueang 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=20.00240&mlon=100.34084#map=17/20.00240/100.34084) Police station Police box service · Po 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.84552&mlon=100.44248#map=17/19.84552/100.44248) 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 Po Places mapped inside Po in open map data, by type. - Hospitals5 - Petrol pumps4 - Hotels41 - Schools11 - Restaurants14 - Police stations1 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 Kaen - Lai Ngao - Muang Yai - Tha Kham ## Quick answers - Where is Po?In Wiang Kaen, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand - What borders Po?Bunrueang, Khrueng, Tap Tao, Tha Kham and Yang Hom - How many villages are in Po?44 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Po?Settlements lie between 396 m and 1,551 m - What is the highest point in Po?Phu Pha Tang (1,624 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Po?October to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Po?โรงพยาบาลส่งเสริมสุขภาพตำบลบ้านผาแล, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Po?ธ.ก.ส. สาขาบุญเรือง จ.เชียงราย, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Po?Atm ธนาคารไทยพาณิชย์, about 37 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Po?Minipump, about 6.9 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Po?5 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Po?4 mapped - What is the P-code of Po?TH571302 (OCHA common operational dataset)