# Rong Kho Subdistrict, Wang Nuea, Lampang Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/wang-nuea/rong-kho/ Subdistrict · Wang Nuea # Rong Kho Rong Kho is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Wang Nuea, Lampang Province. It covers **167.8 km²**. 29 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 168km² - 8mapped services - 396 mtypical elevation ## Where is Rong Kho? Rong Kho lies in [Wang Nuea](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/wang-nuea/), [Lampang Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 6 other subdistricts: [Hua Mueang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/mueang-pan/hua-mueang/), [Mae Suk](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/chae-hom/mae-suk/), [Thung Phueng](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/chae-hom/thung-phueng/), [Wang Sai Kham](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/wang-nuea/wang-sai-kham/), [Wang Tai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/wang-nuea/wang-tai/) and [Wang Thong](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/wang-nuea/wang-thong/). By area it is the 556th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 18.2% of [Wang Nuea](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/wang-nuea/). The centre of Rong Kho is about 589 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 19 km from Wang Nuea, the main town of Wang Nuea. The centre point is at 18.9801° N, 99.6017° E. Local names: ร่องเคาะ . 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 Rong Kho Open gazetteers list **29 villages, towns and localities** in Rong Kho. Settlements here lie between about 375 m and 446 m above sea level (median 396 m). - Ban Cham Tong - Ban Don Kaeo - Ban Huai Kod - Ban Huai Kot - Ban Huai Nam - Ban Mae Kwang - Ban Mae Luen - Ban Mae O - Ban Mae Song Nuea - Ban Mae Song Tai - Ban Muang Tung Nua - Ban Pa Kha - Ban Paka - Ban Pha Cho - Ban Pha Cho Nuea - Ban Pong Wang - Ban Rong Kho - Ban Saen To - Ban Sala Pang Sak - Ban Sop Luen - Ban Sop Run - Ban Sop Saet - Ban Thong Fung - Ban Thung Fung - Ban Thung Ton - Ban Thung Tun - Ban Ton Phueng - Ban Wang Mai - Ban Wangnimit 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 Rong Kho Named natural and historic features inside Rong Kho, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams; 4 reservoirs and tanks. - Ang Kep Nam Mae Faen - Ang Kep Nam Mae Pai - Ang Kep Nam Mae Ruen - Ang Kep Nam Mae Suk - Nam Mae Luen - Nam Mae Puan - Nam Mae Saet - Nam Mae Song - Nam Mae Wang ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Doi Pha Daeng · 1,035 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 Rong Kho and the best time to visit Using the climate of Wang Nuea, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Dec (19 °C). About 1,231 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (235 mm) and the driest Feb (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 20 15 Feb 22 5 Mar 25 22 Apr 28 63 May 26 187 Jun 25 142 Jul 25 176 Aug 24 235 Sep 24 218 Oct 23 121 Nov 21 35 Dec 19 12 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Rong Kho Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital รพ.สต.วังใหม่ · Rong Kho 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.93091&mlon=99.61166#map=17/18.93091/99.61166) Bank @ ธนาคาร ธกส สาขาวังเหนือ · Wang Sai 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.14451&mlon=99.62408#map=17/19.14451/99.62408) ATM Atm ธนาคารกรุงไทย สาขาวังเหนือ · Wang Nuea 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.14562&mlon=99.61967#map=17/19.14562/99.61967) Petrol pump 1-2 Oil · Wang Thong 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.03898&mlon=99.70870#map=17/19.03898/99.70870) Hotel Lahu jungle resort · Mae Chedi Mai 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.05173&mlon=99.46703#map=17/19.05173/99.46703) Mall ร้านทอยของถูก · Chae Son 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.81281&mlon=99.50340#map=17/18.81281/99.50340) School โรงเรียนบ้านขาม อ.เมืองปาน จ.ลำปาง · Hua Mueang 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.98306&mlon=99.52397#map=17/18.98306/99.52397) College Phayao College of Agriculture and Technology · Mae Na Ruea 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.09438&mlon=99.82294#map=17/19.09438/99.82294) Police station สถานีตำรวจภูธรร่องเคาะ จังหวัดลำปาง · Rong Kho 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.98701&mlon=99.61600#map=17/18.98701/99.61600) 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 Rong Kho Places mapped inside Rong Kho in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools1 - Restaurants4 - Police stations2 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 Wang Nuea - Thung Hua - Wang Kaeo - Wang Nuea - Wang Sai - Wang Sai Kham - Wang Tai - Wang Thong ## Quick answers - Where is Rong Kho?In Wang Nuea, Lampang Province, Thailand - What borders Rong Kho?Hua Mueang, Mae Suk, Thung Phueng, Wang Sai Kham, Wang Tai and Wang Thong - How many villages are in Rong Kho?29 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Rong Kho?Settlements lie between 375 m and 446 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Rong Kho?4 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Rong Kho?Doi Pha Daeng (1,035 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Rong Kho?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Rong Kho?รพ.สต.วังใหม่, about 5.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Rong Kho?@ ธนาคาร ธกส สาขาวังเหนือ, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Rong Kho?Atm ธนาคารกรุงไทย สาขาวังเหนือ, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rong Kho?1-2 Oil, about 13 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Rong Kho?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Rong Kho?TH520704 (OCHA common operational dataset)