# Mae San Subdistrict, Hang Chat, Lampang Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/hang-chat/mae-san/ Subdistrict · Hang Chat # Mae San Mae San is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Hang Chat, Lampang Province. It covers **72.9 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 72.9km² - 8mapped services - 284 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mae San? Mae San lies in [Hang Chat](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/hang-chat/), [Lampang Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 4 other subdistricts: [Mai Phatthana](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/ko-kha/mai-phatthana/), [Mueang Yao](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/hang-chat/mueang-yao/), [Tha Sopsao](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lamphun/mae-tha/tha-sopsao/) and [Wiang Tan](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/hang-chat/wiang-tan/). By area it is the 2086th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 11.9% of [Hang Chat](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/hang-chat/). The centre of Mae San is about 527 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 13 km from Hang Chat, the main town of Hang Chat. The centre point is at 18.3309° N, 99.2221° E. Local names: แม่สัน . 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 Mae San Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Mae San. Settlements here lie between about 265 m and 291 m above sea level (median 284 m). - Ban Hua Thung - Ban Lum Klang - Ban Mae San - Ban Na Ngoen - Ban Pa Hiang - Ban Pan Tao - Ban Pong Khwak - Ban Ponkuwhak - Ban Som Poi 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 Mae San Named natural and historic features inside Mae San, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank; 1 river or stream. - Ang Kep Nam Mae Pon - Nam Mae Pon ### Hills and mountains 5 mountains. - Doi Prachut · 788 m - Doi Pang Sak · 637 m - Doi Soei · 481 m - Doi Kuan · 445 m - Mon Prachut · 420 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 Mae San and the best time to visit Using the climate of Hang Chat, 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 Mae San Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital ศูนย์ฝึกช้าง&โรงพยาบาลช้างลำปาง · Wiang Tan 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.36008&mlon=99.24785#map=17/18.36008/99.24785) Bank ธนาคารออมสิน · Hang Chat 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.32731&mlon=99.34757#map=17/18.32731/99.34757) ATM Bangkok Bank · Tha Thung Luang 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.42832&mlon=99.04185#map=17/18.42832/99.04185) Petrol pump ห้างหุ้นส่วนจำกัด รุ่งนภาออยล์แอนด์ทรานสปอร์ต · Mueang Yao 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.26099&mlon=99.25022#map=17/18.26099/99.25022) Hotel ช้างไทยรีสอร์ท งานบริการที่พักศูนย์อนุรักษ์ช้างไทย · Wiang Tan 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.35770&mlon=99.25379#map=17/18.35770/99.25379) Mall ร้านป้าวาส · Wiang Tan 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.32777&mlon=99.28195#map=17/18.32777/99.28195) School ศูนย์พัฒนาเด็กเล็กเทศบาลตำบลเมืองยาว · Mueang Yao 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.27372&mlon=99.25012#map=17/18.27372/99.25012) College คณะสังคมสงเคราะห์ศาสตร์ ศูนย์ลำปาง · Hang Chat 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.32640&mlon=99.34779#map=17/18.32640/99.34779) Police station Police Box · Wiang Tan 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.39066&mlon=99.21707#map=17/18.39066/99.21707) 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 Mae San Places mapped inside Mae San in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - 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 Hang Chat - Hang Chat - Mueang Yao - Nong Lom - Pong Yang Khok - Wiang Tan - Wo Kaeo ## Quick answers - Where is Mae San?In Hang Chat, Lampang Province, Thailand - What borders Mae San?Mai Phatthana, Mueang Yao, Tha Sopsao and Wiang Tan - How many villages are in Mae San?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mae San?Settlements lie between 265 m and 291 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Mae San?1 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Mae San?Doi Prachut (788 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mae San?November to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Mae San?ศูนย์ฝึกช้าง&โรงพยาบาลช้างลำปาง, about 4.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mae San?ธนาคารออมสิน, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mae San?Bangkok Bank, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mae San?ห้างหุ้นส่วนจำกัด รุ่งนภาออยล์แอนด์ทรานสปอร์ต, about 8.3 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Mae San?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Mae San?TH521206 (OCHA common operational dataset)