# Mae Kua Subdistrict, Sop Prap, Lampang Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/sop-prap/mae-kua/ Subdistrict · Sop Prap # Mae Kua Mae Kua is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Sop Prap, Lampang Province. It covers **99.7 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 16 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 99.7km² - 16mapped services - 207 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mae Kua? Mae Kua lies in [Sop Prap](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/sop-prap/), [Lampang Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 6 other subdistricts: [Na Kaeo](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/ko-kha/na-kaeo/), [Na Saeng](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/ko-kha/na-saeng/), [Na Yang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/sop-prap/na-yang/), [Samai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/sop-prap/samai/), [San Don Kaeo](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/mae-tha/san-don-kaeo/) and [Sop Prap](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/sop-prap/sop-prap/). By area it is the 1307th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 20.2% of [Sop Prap](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/sop-prap/). The centre of Mae Kua is about 484 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 9.1 km from Sop Prap, the main town of Sop Prap. The centre point is at 17.9608° N, 99.3519° E. Local names: แม่กัวะ . 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 Kua Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Mae Kua. Settlements here lie between about 205 m and 209 m above sea level (median 207 m). - Ban Ao - Ban Mae Kua - Ban O - Ban Pong Ka - Ban San Bunrueang - Ban Wang Yao - Ban Wang Yo 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 Kua Named natural and historic features inside Mae Kua, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams; 1 reservoir or tank. - Ang Kep Nam Mae Kua - Huai Luang - Huai Mae Kae - Huai Mae Kua - Huai Mae Than - Nam Mae Hip ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Doi Chedi · 366 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 Kua and the best time to visit Using the climate of Sop Prap, the warmest month is Apr (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Dec (21 °C). About 1,178 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (219 mm) and the driest Feb (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to February**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 14 Feb 25 5 Mar 28 26 Apr 30 58 May 28 185 Jun 27 146 Jul 26 148 Aug 26 202 Sep 26 219 Oct 25 136 Nov 23 28 Dec 21 10 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mae Kua Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital รพสต.บ้านปงกา · Mae Kua 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.94522&mlon=99.35126#map=17/17.94522/99.35126) Bank ธนาคารไทยพาณิชย์ · Sop Prap 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88183&mlon=99.33862#map=17/17.88183/99.33862) ATM Krung Thai Bank · Phrabat 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.27211&mlon=99.49831#map=17/18.27211/99.49831) Petrol pump ตู้น้ำมันหยอดเหรียญ (กทบ.แม่กั๊วะ) 2 ตู้ เสีย 1 ตู้ (27-8-2568) · Mae Kua 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95416&mlon=99.35977#map=17/17.95416/99.35977) Hotel บ้านหาดปู่ด้าย · Na Saeng 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01020&mlon=99.32190#map=17/18.01020/99.32190) Mall เซ็นทรัลพาซ่า ลำปาง · Sop Prap 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.86431&mlon=99.32977#map=17/17.86431/99.32977) School Mae Kua Sundistrict Community School · Mae Kua 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95720&mlon=99.36015#map=17/17.95720/99.36015) College วิทยาลัยการอาชีพเถิน · Ban Bom 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.07239&mlon=99.49081#map=17/18.07239/99.49081) Police station หน่วยบริการประชาชน · Mae Kua 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93704&mlon=99.34911#map=17/17.93704/99.34911) 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 Kua Places mapped inside Mae Kua in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Petrol pumps6 - Schools2 - Restaurants6 - Police stations1 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 Sop Prap - Na Yang - Samai - Sop Prap ## Quick answers - Where is Mae Kua?In Sop Prap, Lampang Province, Thailand - What borders Mae Kua?Na Kaeo, Na Saeng, Na Yang, Samai, San Don Kaeo and Sop Prap - How many villages are in Mae Kua?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mae Kua?Settlements lie between 205 m and 209 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Mae Kua?1 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Mae Kua?Doi Chedi (366 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mae Kua?November to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Mae Kua?รพสต.บ้านปงกา, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mae Kua?ธนาคารไทยพาณิชย์, about 8.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mae Kua?Krung Thai Bank, about 38 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mae Kua?ตู้น้ำมันหยอดเหรียญ (กทบ.แม่กั๊วะ) 2 ตู้ เสีย 1 ตู้ (27-8-2568), about 1.1 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Mae Kua?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Mae Kua?6 mapped - What is the P-code of Mae Kua?TH521103 (OCHA common operational dataset)