# Wichet Nakhon Subdistrict, Chae Hom, Lampang Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/chae-hom/wichet-nakhon/

Subdistrict · Chae Hom 

# Wichet Nakhon

Wichet Nakhon is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Chae Hom, Lampang Province. It covers **47.6 km²**. 18 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 29 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 47.6km²
- 29mapped services
- 309 mtypical elevation

## Where is Wichet Nakhon?

Wichet Nakhon lies in [Chae Hom](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/chae-hom/), [Lampang Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 7 other subdistricts: [Ban Kho](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/mueang-pan/ban-kho/), [Ban Sa](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/chae-hom/ban-sa/), [Chae Hom](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/chae-hom/chae-hom/), [Chae Son](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/mueang-pan/chae-son/), [Mae Suk](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/chae-hom/mae-suk/), [Mueang Pan](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/mueang-pan/mueang-pan/) and [Pong Don](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/chae-hom/pong-don/). By area it is the 3552nd largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 4.0% of [Chae Hom](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/chae-hom/). The centre of Wichet Nakhon is about 562 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 1.7 km from Chae Hom, the main town of Chae Hom. The centre point is at 18.7277° N, 99.5557° E. Local names: วิเชตนคร .

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 Wichet Nakhon

Open gazetteers list **18 villages, towns and localities** in Wichet Nakhon. Settlements here lie between about 295 m and 326 m above sea level (median 309 m).

- Ban Den
- Ban Hua Thung
- Ban Kao Tue
- Ban Kong Hin
- Ban Luk
- Ban Mai Lao Yao
- Ban Mai Pha Khao
- Ban Pong Kop
- Ban San Klang
- Ban San Makluea
- Ban San Pa Puai
- Ban Santisuk
- Ban Sop Mon
- Ban Suan Dok Kham
- Ban Sun Par Puai
- Ban Thung Pueng
- Ban Thung Thong
- Chae Hom

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 Wichet Nakhon

Named natural and historic features inside Wichet Nakhon, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Nam Mae Mon
- Nam Mae Soi

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Doi Pu Yak · 678 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 Wichet Nakhon and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Chae Hom, the warmest month is Apr (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Dec (20 °C). About 1,189 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (219 mm) and the driest Feb (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to March**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 21 15 

Feb 24 5 

Mar 27 24 

Apr 30 60 

May 28 184 

Jun 26 140 

Jul 26 159 

Aug 25 219 

Sep 25 215 

Oct 24 124 

Nov 22 32 

Dec 20 11 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Wichet Nakhon

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Chae Hom Hospital · Wichet Nakhon 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.70761&mlon=99.55481#map=17/18.70761/99.55481) 

Bank ธนาคารออมสิน สาขาแจ้ห่ม · Chae Hom 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.70401&mlon=99.56540#map=17/18.70401/99.56540) 

Petrol pump Bangchak · Chae Hom 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.72400&mlon=99.57316#map=17/18.72400/99.57316) 

Hotel guesthouse (bungalow 500) · Wichet Nakhon 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.71799&mlon=99.56162#map=17/18.71799/99.56162) 

Mall พิมพาแอสเสท · Chae Hom 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.70842&mlon=99.56950#map=17/18.70842/99.56950) 

School Ban Mai La Yao School · Wichet Nakhon 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.72769&mlon=99.56141#map=17/18.72769/99.56141) 

College Lampang Rajabhat University · Chae Hom 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.71874&mlon=99.56829#map=17/18.71874/99.56829) 

Police station สถานีตำรวจภูธรแจ้ห่ม จว.ลำปาง · Chae Hom 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.71233&mlon=99.58136#map=17/18.71233/99.58136) 

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 Wichet Nakhon

Places mapped inside Wichet Nakhon in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals2
- Petrol pumps3
- Hotels7
- Schools4
- Restaurants13

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 Chae Hom

- Ban Sa
- Chae Hom
- Mae Suk
- Mueang Mai
- Pong Don
- Thung Phueng

## Quick answers

- Where is Wichet Nakhon?In Chae Hom, Lampang Province, Thailand
- What borders Wichet Nakhon?Ban Kho, Ban Sa, Chae Hom, Chae Son, Mae Suk, Mueang Pan and Pong Don
- How many villages are in Wichet Nakhon?18 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Wichet Nakhon?Settlements lie between 295 m and 326 m
- What is the highest point in Wichet Nakhon?Doi Pu Yak (678 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Wichet Nakhon?November to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Wichet Nakhon?Chae Hom Hospital, about 2.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Wichet Nakhon?ธนาคารออมสิน สาขาแจ้ห่ม, about 2.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wichet Nakhon?Bangchak, about 1.9 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Wichet Nakhon?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Wichet Nakhon?3 mapped
- What is the P-code of Wichet Nakhon?TH520607 (OCHA common operational dataset)