# Tha Maphla Subdistrict, Lang Suan, Chumphon Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chumphon/lang-suan/tha-maphla/ Subdistrict · Lang Suan # Tha Maphla Tha Maphla is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Lang Suan, Chumphon Province. It covers **17.1 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 12 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 17.1km² - 12mapped services - 20 mtypical elevation ## Where is Tha Maphla? Tha Maphla lies in [Lang Suan](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chumphon/lang-suan/), [Chumphon Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chumphon/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 4 other subdistricts: [Ban Khuan](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chumphon/lang-suan/ban-khuan/), [Hat Yai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chumphon/lang-suan/hat-yai/), [Khan Ngoen](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chumphon/lang-suan/khan-ngoen/) and [Wang Tako](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chumphon/lang-suan/wang-tako/). By area it is the 6132nd largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 2.9% of [Lang Suan](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chumphon/lang-suan/). The centre of Tha Maphla is about 454 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 4.1 km from Lang Suan, the main town of Lang Suan. The centre point is at 9.9262° N, 99.0464° E. Local names: ท่ามะพลา . 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 Maphla Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Tha Maphla. Settlements here lie between about 13 m and 40 m above sea level (median 20 m). - Ban Chai Khao - Ban Don Non - Ban Fai Khlong - Ban Khao Ngoen - Ban Mae Thalae - Ban Na Krok - Ban Nong Thao - Ban Phaniat 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 Maphla Named natural and historic features inside Tha Maphla, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 3 hills. - Khao Mae Thale · 172 m - Khao Wat Nok · 94 m - Khao Ngoen · 35 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 Maphla and the best time to visit Using the climate of Lang Suan, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C). About 2,350 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (284 mm) and the driest Feb (32 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 95 Feb 27 32 Mar 28 96 Apr 29 101 May 29 251 Jun 28 264 Jul 28 284 Aug 28 263 Sep 28 284 Oct 28 271 Nov 28 247 Dec 27 161 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Tha Maphla Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital โรงพยาบาลส่งเสริมสุขภาพตำบลขันเงิน · Khan Ngoen 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.91984&mlon=99.06700#map=17/9.91984/99.06700) Bank ธนาคารไทยพานิช สาขาโลตัสหลังสวน · Tha Maphla 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.93667&mlon=99.06320#map=17/9.93667/99.06320) ATM เค.เจมินิมาร์ท · Tako 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=10.04346&mlon=98.99431#map=17/10.04346/98.99431) Petrol pump ที่นี่..หลังสวน · Tha Maphla 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.92260&mlon=99.05912#map=17/9.92260/99.05912) Hotel โรงแรมจิงโจ้โฮเทล อ.หลังสวน จ.ชุมพร · Khan Ngoen 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.91373&mlon=99.06021#map=17/9.91373/99.06021) Mall เทสโก้ โลตัสหลังสวน · Tha Maphla 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.93929&mlon=99.03902#map=17/9.93929/99.03902) School ศูนย์พัฒนาเด็กเล็กวัดราษฎร์บูรณาราม · Tha Maphla 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.93980&mlon=99.04134#map=17/9.93980/99.04134) College ศกศ.ชพ.หน่วยบริการหลังสวน · Wang Tako 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.98429&mlon=99.06334#map=17/9.98429/99.06334) Police station สถานีตำรวจภูธรหลังสวน · Khan Ngoen 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.94598&mlon=99.07676#map=17/9.94598/99.07676) 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 Maphla Places mapped inside Tha Maphla in open map data, by type. - Banks1 - Petrol pumps1 - Shopping malls1 - Schools2 - Restaurants7 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 Lang Suan - Ban Khuan - Bang Maphrao - Bang Nam Chuet - Hat Yai - Khan Ngoen - Laem Sai - Lang Suan - Na Kha - Na Phaya - Pak Nam - Pho Daeng - Wang Tako ## Quick answers - Where is Tha Maphla?In Lang Suan, Chumphon Province, Thailand - What borders Tha Maphla?Ban Khuan, Hat Yai, Khan Ngoen and Wang Tako - How many villages are in Tha Maphla?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Tha Maphla?Settlements lie between 13 m and 40 m - What is the highest point in Tha Maphla?Khao Mae Thale (172 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Tha Maphla?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Tha Maphla?โรงพยาบาลส่งเสริมสุขภาพตำบลขันเงิน, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Tha Maphla?ธนาคารไทยพานิช สาขาโลตัสหลังสวน, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Tha Maphla?เค.เจมินิมาร์ท, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Tha Maphla?ที่นี่..หลังสวน, about 1.5 km from the centre - How many banks are in Tha Maphla?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Tha Maphla?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Tha Maphla?TH860403 (OCHA common operational dataset)