# Samai Subdistrict, Sop Prap, Lampang Province – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/sop-prap/samai/ Subdistrict · Sop Prap # Samai Samai is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Sop Prap, Lampang Province. It covers **93.6 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 13 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 93.6km² - 13mapped services - 236 mtypical elevation ## Where is Samai? Samai 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 5 other subdistricts: [Mae Kua](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/sop-prap/mae-kua/), [Mae Phung](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/phrae/wang-chin/mae-phung/), [Pa Sak](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/phrae/wang-chin/pa-sak/), [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 1449th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 18.9% of [Sop Prap](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/sop-prap/). The centre of Samai is about 475 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 9.3 km from Sop Prap, the main town of Sop Prap. The centre point is at 17.8946° N, 99.4232° E. Local names: สมัย . 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 Samai Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Samai. Settlements here lie between about 215 m and 260 m above sea level (median 236 m). - Ban Chua - Ban Den Samai - Ban Nam Long - Ban Pa Phai - Ban Pa Phai Phatthana - Ban Samai Chai - Ban Samai Nuea - Ban Um Long - บ้านสมัย 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 Samai Named natural and historic features inside Samai, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks; 1 river or stream. - Ang Kep Nam Huai Luang - Ang Kep Nam Huai Samai - Huai Um Long ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Mon Khian · 375 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 Samai 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 Samai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital รพ.สต.จัวเหนือ · Samai 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88732&mlon=99.38513#map=17/17.88732/99.38513) Bank ธนาคารไทยพาณิชย์ · Sop Prap 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88183&mlon=99.33862#map=17/17.88183/99.33862) Petrol pump PTT · Samai 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.90616&mlon=99.41086#map=17/17.90616/99.41086) Hotel สมเกียรติ รีสอร์ท · Sop Prap 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.86203&mlon=99.31593#map=17/17.86203/99.31593) Mall เซ็นทรัลพาซ่า ลำปาง · Sop Prap 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.86431&mlon=99.32977#map=17/17.86431/99.32977) School Ban Smai School · Samai 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.90285&mlon=99.41617#map=17/17.90285/99.41617) College วิทยาลัยการอาชีพเถิน · Ban Bom 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.07239&mlon=99.49081#map=17/18.07239/99.49081) Police station ที่ทำการตำรวจตำบลสมัย · Samai 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.89140&mlon=99.38812#map=17/17.89140/99.38812) 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 Samai Places mapped inside Samai in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Petrol pumps2 - Schools5 - Restaurants3 - 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 - Mae Kua - Na Yang - Sop Prap ## Quick answers - Where is Samai?In Sop Prap, Lampang Province, Thailand - What borders Samai?Mae Kua, Mae Phung, Pa Sak, San Don Kaeo and Sop Prap - How many villages are in Samai?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Samai?Settlements lie between 215 m and 260 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Samai?2 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Samai?Mon Khian (375 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Samai?November to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Samai?รพ.สต.จัวเหนือ, about 4.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Samai?ธนาคารไทยพาณิชย์, about 9.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Samai?PTT, about 1.8 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Samai?2 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Samai?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Samai?TH521102 (OCHA common operational dataset)