# Thung Kha Wat Subdistrict, Lamae, Chumphon Province – Villages

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Subdistrict · Lamae 

# Thung Kha Wat

Thung Kha Wat is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Lamae, Chumphon Province. It covers **32.6 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 32.6km²
- 4mapped services
- 63 mtypical elevation

## Where is Thung Kha Wat?

Thung Kha Wat lies in [Lamae](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chumphon/lamae/), [Chumphon Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chumphon/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 2 other subdistricts: [Lamae](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chumphon/lamae/lamae/) and [Thung Luang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chumphon/lamae/thung-luang/). By area it is the 4789th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 8.6% of [Lamae](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chumphon/lamae/). The centre of Thung Kha Wat is about 474 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 8.9 km from Lamae, the main town of Lamae. The centre point is at 9.7518° N, 99.0131° E. Local names: ทุ่งคาวัด .

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 Thung Kha Wat

Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Thung Kha Wat. Settlements here lie between about 44 m and 103 m above sea level (median 63 m).

- Ban Chong Lom
- Ban Khao Cha Wa La
- Ban Sai Yai
- Ban Tap Mai
- Ban Thap Mai
- Ban Thung Choeng Di
- Ban Thung Kha
- Ban Thung Kha Wat

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 Thung Kha Wat

Named natural and historic features inside Thung Kha Wat, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Hills and mountains

1 hill.

- Khao Lum · 187 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 Thung Kha Wat and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Lamae, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 2,718 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (378 mm) and the driest Feb (29 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to April**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 24 83 

Feb 25 29 

Mar 27 92 

Apr 28 115 

May 27 309 

Jun 26 345 

Jul 25 378 

Aug 25 362 

Sep 25 367 

Oct 25 307 

Nov 25 205 

Dec 24 126 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Thung Kha Wat

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital อนามัยทุ่งคาวัด · Thung Kha Wat 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.73894&mlon=99.02419#map=17/9.73894/99.02419) 

Bank Atm ธนาคารกรุงไทย สาขาละแม · Lamae 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.76328&mlon=99.07758#map=17/9.76328/99.07758) 

ATM ธนาคารเพื่อการเกษตรและสหกรณ์ฯ · Samo Thong 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.56641&mlon=99.13222#map=17/9.56641/99.13222) 

Petrol pump เชลล์ · Lamae 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.75792&mlon=99.05792#map=17/9.75792/99.05792) 

Hotel ลานปาล์ม Sp เขาหลาง · Thung Luang 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.77152&mlon=99.04352#map=17/9.77152/99.04352) 

Mall ตลาดนัดบ้านสัมปัง · Khlong Pha 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.65577&mlon=98.98419#map=17/9.65577/98.98419) 

School โรงเรียนบ้านทับใหม่ · Thung Kha Wat 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.76381&mlon=98.97891#map=17/9.76381/98.97891) 

College ห้องสมุด แม่โจ้-ชุมพร · Lamae 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.76160&mlon=99.07665#map=17/9.76160/99.07665) 

Police station สภ.ละแม · Lamae 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.76808&mlon=99.09259#map=17/9.76808/99.09259) 

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 Thung Kha Wat

Places mapped inside Thung Kha Wat in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals1
- Schools1
- Restaurants2

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 Lamae

- Lamae
- Suan Taeng
- Thung Luang

## Quick answers

- Where is Thung Kha Wat?In Lamae, Chumphon Province, Thailand
- What borders Thung Kha Wat?Lamae and Thung Luang
- How many villages are in Thung Kha Wat?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Thung Kha Wat?Settlements lie between 44 m and 103 m
- What is the highest point in Thung Kha Wat?Khao Lum (187 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Thung Kha Wat?January to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Thung Kha Wat?อนามัยทุ่งคาวัด, about 1.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Thung Kha Wat?Atm ธนาคารกรุงไทย สาขาละแม, about 7.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Thung Kha Wat?ธนาคารเพื่อการเกษตรและสหกรณ์ฯ, about 24 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thung Kha Wat?เชลล์, about 5.0 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Thung Kha Wat?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Thung Kha Wat?TH860504 (OCHA common operational dataset)
