# Don Cha-Em Subdistrict, Tha Maka, Kanchanaburi Province

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Subdistrict · Tha Maka 

# Don Cha-Em

Don Cha-Em is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Tha Maka, Kanchanaburi Province. It covers **26.0 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 14 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 26.0km²
- 14mapped services
- 17 mtypical elevation

## Where is Don Cha-Em?

Don Cha-Em lies in [Tha Maka](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/kanchanaburi/tha-maka/), [Kanchanaburi Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/kanchanaburi/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 6 other subdistricts: [Phra Thaen](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/kanchanaburi/tha-maka/phra-thaen/), [Sanam Yae](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/kanchanaburi/tha-maka/sanam-yae/), [Takhram En](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/kanchanaburi/tha-maka/takhram-en/), [Tha Maka](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/kanchanaburi/tha-maka/tha-maka/), [Thung Luk Nok](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/nakhon-pathom/kamphaeng-saen/thung-luk-nok/) and [Yang Muang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/kanchanaburi/tha-maka/yang-muang/). By area it is the 5400th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 6.5% of [Tha Maka](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/kanchanaburi/tha-maka/). The centre of Don Cha-Em is about 79 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 7.2 km from Tha Maka, the main town of Tha Maka. The centre point is at 13.9724° N, 99.8065° E. Local names: ดอนชะเอม .

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 Don Cha-Em

Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Don Cha-Em. Settlements here lie between about 15 m and 20 m above sea level (median 17 m).

- Ban Don Cha-em
- Ban Don Klang
- Ban Khao Taphai Laeng
- Ban Nong Hoi
- Ban Nong Takhian
- Ban Thung Makrut
- Ban Thung Prathun
- Ban Ton Samrong
- Ban Tung Makrut
- Ban Tung Prathun

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).

## Weather in Don Cha-Em and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Tha Maka, the warmest month is Apr (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Dec (25 °C). About 1,195 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (235 mm) and the driest Dec (9 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to January**.

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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 15 

Feb 29 11 

Mar 30 45 

Apr 31 65 

May 30 148 

Jun 29 134 

Jul 28 138 

Aug 28 138 

Sep 27 235 

Oct 27 212 

Nov 26 46 

Dec 25 9 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Don Cha-Em

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital สถานีอนามัยดอนชะเอม · Don Cha-Em 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.96217&mlon=99.79984#map=17/13.96217/99.79984) 

Bank บ.Gse สาขากาญจนบุรี · Tha Ruea 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.94583&mlon=99.75864#map=17/13.94583/99.75864) 

ATM ตู้เอทีเอ็มธนาคารออมสิน · Tha Maka 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.92009&mlon=99.76511#map=17/13.92009/99.76511) 

Petrol pump ชาติตระการ · Don Cha-Em 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.96286&mlon=99.79157#map=17/13.96286/99.79157) 

Hotel บ้านตอประดู่ สนามแย้ กาญจนบุรี · Sanam Yae 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.97061&mlon=99.83887#map=17/13.97061/99.83887) 

Mall เซเว่น ปั้มนนกขมิ้น@ · Takhram En 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.97017&mlon=99.75299#map=17/13.97017/99.75299) 

School โรงเรียนดอนชะเอม · Don Cha-Em 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.96823&mlon=99.79091#map=17/13.96823/99.79091) 

College Sarasa Kanchanaburi Business Administration Technological College · Tha Maka 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.92561&mlon=99.76080#map=17/13.92561/99.76080) 

Police station สถานีตำรวจภูธรท่ามะกา · Tha Maka 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.92063&mlon=99.76669#map=17/13.92063/99.76669) 

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 Don Cha-Em

Places mapped inside Don Cha-Em in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals3
- Petrol pumps2
- Schools5
- Restaurants4

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 Tha Maka

- Don Khamin
- Khao Sam Sip Hap
- Khok Tabong
- Nong Lan
- Phong Tuek
- Phra Thaen
- Saen To
- Sanam Yae
- Takhram En
- Tha Mai
- Tha Maka
- Tha Ruea
- Tha Sao
- Ulok Si Muen
- Wai Niao
- Yang Muang

## Quick answers

- Where is Don Cha-Em?In Tha Maka, Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand
- What borders Don Cha-Em?Phra Thaen, Sanam Yae, Takhram En, Tha Maka, Thung Luk Nok and Yang Muang
- How many villages are in Don Cha-Em?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Don Cha-Em?Settlements lie between 15 m and 20 m
- What is the best time to visit Don Cha-Em?November to January
- Where is the nearest hospital to Don Cha-Em?สถานีอนามัยดอนชะเอม, about 1.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Don Cha-Em?บ.Gse สาขากาญจนบุรี, about 5.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Don Cha-Em?ตู้เอทีเอ็มธนาคารออมสิน, about 7.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Don Cha-Em?ชาติตระการ, about 1.9 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Don Cha-Em?3 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Don Cha-Em?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Don Cha-Em?TH710503 (OCHA common operational dataset)