# Tha Kham Subdistrict, Wiang Kaen, Chiang Rai Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/wiang-kaen/tha-kham/ Subdistrict · Wiang Kaen # Tha Kham Tha Kham is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Wiang Kaen, Chiang Rai Province. It covers **64.7 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 9 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 64.7km² - 9mapped services - 396 mtypical elevation ## Where is Tha Kham? Tha Kham 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 4 other subdistricts: [Khrueng](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/chiang-khong/khrueng/), [Lai Ngao](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/wiang-kaen/lai-ngao/), [Muang Yai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/wiang-kaen/muang-yai/) and [Po](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/wiang-kaen/po/). By area it is the 2482nd largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 13.3% of [Wiang Kaen](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/wiang-kaen/). The centre of Tha Kham is about 700 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 8.0 km from Wiang Kaen, the main town of Wiang Kaen. The centre point is at 20.0450° N, 100.4888° E. Local names: ท่าข้าม . 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 Tha Kham Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Tha Kham. Settlements here lie between about 393 m and 417 m above sea level (median 396 m). - Ban Huai Laeng - Ban Huai Tio - Ban Khwak Nuea - Ban Khwak Tai - Ban Lo - Ban Tha Kham - Ban Wang Pha 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 Tha Kham Named natural and historic features inside Tha Kham, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Huai San ### Hills and mountains 9 mountains. - Doi San Huai Tio · 1,024 m - Doi Mon Hin Kaeo · 978 m - Doi Pha Chong Sai · 973 m - Doi San Pa Sang · 928 m - Doi Huai Ngon · 776 m - Doi Pa Makham · 613 m - Doi Wang Wao · 502 m - Doi Huai Pong · 445 m - Doi Mon Khue · 443 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 Tha Kham and the best time to visit Using the climate of Wiang Kaen, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Dec (19 °C). 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 19 18 Feb 22 5 Mar 25 25 Apr 27 64 May 27 143 Jun 26 123 Jul 25 221 Aug 25 251 Sep 25 164 Oct 24 75 Nov 22 26 Dec 19 13 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Tha Kham Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital สถานีอนามัยตำบลปอ · Po 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=20.01784&mlon=100.48788#map=17/20.01784/100.48788) Bank ธกส สาขาเวียงแก่น · Lai Ngao 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=20.10441&mlon=100.50550#map=17/20.10441/100.50550) ATM Atm ธนาคารไทยพาณิชย์ · Wiang 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=20.26056&mlon=100.40696#map=17/20.26056/100.40696) Petrol pump PT · Tha Kham 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=20.05233&mlon=100.50625#map=17/20.05233/100.50625) Hotel ชมภู ดูผา ณ ปางปอ · Po 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=20.00338&mlon=100.48708#map=17/20.00338/100.48708) Mall เทสโก้โลตัส สาขาเชียงของ · Wiang 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=20.24361&mlon=100.41027#map=17/20.24361/100.41027) School โรงเรียนสมถวิลจินตมัยบ้านห้วยแล้ง · Tha Kham 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=20.02336&mlon=100.48390#map=17/20.02336/100.48390) College โรงเรียนบ้านหก · Bunrueang 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=20.00240&mlon=100.34084#map=17/20.00240/100.34084) Police station สถานีตำรวจภูธรเวียงแก่น · Muang Yai 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=20.11213&mlon=100.51517#map=17/20.11213/100.51517) 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 Tha Kham Places mapped inside Tha Kham in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps2 - Schools1 - Restaurants6 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 - Po ## Quick answers - Where is Tha Kham?In Wiang Kaen, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand - What borders Tha Kham?Khrueng, Lai Ngao, Muang Yai and Po - How many villages are in Tha Kham?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Tha Kham?Settlements lie between 393 m and 417 m - What is the highest point in Tha Kham?Doi San Huai Tio (1,024 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Tha Kham?October to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Tha Kham?สถานีอนามัยตำบลปอ, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Tha Kham?ธกส สาขาเวียงแก่น, about 6.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Tha Kham?Atm ธนาคารไทยพาณิชย์, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Tha Kham?PT, about 2.0 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Tha Kham?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Tha Kham?TH571304 (OCHA common operational dataset)