# Ban Puang Subdistrict, Thung Hua Chang, Lamphun Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lamphun/thung-hua-chang/ban-puang/ Subdistrict · Thung Hua Chang # Ban Puang Ban Puang is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Thung Hua Chang, Lamphun Province. It covers **184.6 km²**. 14 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 185km² - 6mapped services - 522 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ban Puang? Ban Puang lies in [Thung Hua Chang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lamphun/thung-hua-chang/), [Lamphun Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lamphun/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 6 other subdistricts: [Li](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lamphun/li/li/), [Mae Thot](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/thoen/mae-thot/), [Mae Tuen](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lamphun/li/mae-tuen/), [Pa Phai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lamphun/li/pa-phai/), [Soem Sai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/soem-ngam/soem-sai/) and [Thung Hua Chang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lamphun/thung-hua-chang/thung-hua-chang/). By area it is the 462nd largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 40.2% of [Thung Hua Chang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lamphun/thung-hua-chang/). The centre of Ban Puang is about 482 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 16 km from Thung Hua Chang, the main town of Thung Hua Chang. The centre point is at 17.8724° N, 99.0949° E. Local names: บ้านปวง . 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 Ban Puang Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in Ban Puang. Settlements here lie between about 497 m and 602 m above sea level (median 522 m). - Ban Don Mun - Ban Huai Ping - Ban Huai Pong - Ban Khon Kham - Ban Long - Ban Mae Bon Nuea - Ban Mae Bon Tai - Ban Mai - Ban Nong Bua - Ban Nong Kok - Ban Puang - Ban San Don Rom - Ban Santi Suk - Ban Ton Yang 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 Ban Puang Named natural and historic features inside Ban Puang, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 reservoirs and tanks; 1 river or stream. - Ang Kep Nam Hom Chom - Ang Kep Nam Huai Liam - Ang Kep Nam Mae Phaem - Huai Ping ### Hills and mountains 8 mountains; 1 hill. - Doi Mae Uam · 938 m - Doi Phan Wa · 927 m - Doi Khun Mae Bon · 922 m - Doi Khiao · 897 m - Doi Phrabat · 717 m - Doi Pu Tao · 713 m - Doi Huai Nam Hom · 652 m - Doi Chorakhe · 620 m - Khao Lang Hao · 580 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 Ban Puang and the best time to visit Using the climate of Thung Hua Chang, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Dec (20 °C). About 1,180 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 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 26 27 Apr 29 59 May 27 188 Jun 26 144 Jul 25 148 Aug 25 201 Sep 25 219 Oct 24 135 Nov 22 28 Dec 20 10 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ban Puang Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital สถานีอนามัยบ้านปวง · Ban Puang 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.87231&mlon=99.06273#map=17/17.87231/99.06273) Bank ธนาคารอาคารสงเคราะห์สาขาย่อยทุ่งหัวช้าง · Thung Hua Chang 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99397&mlon=99.03047#map=17/17.99397/99.03047) Petrol pump Minipump · Ban Puang 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.87832&mlon=99.05903#map=17/17.87832/99.05903) Hotel Bamboo hut · Li 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.79750&mlon=98.96542#map=17/17.79750/98.96542) Mall เซ็นทรัลพาซ่า ลำปาง · Sop Prap 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.86431&mlon=99.32977#map=17/17.86431/99.32977) School โรงเรียนบ้านห้วยปิง · Ban Puang 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.86902&mlon=99.06887#map=17/17.86902/99.06887) College โรงเรียนบ้านห้วยปิง · Ban Puang 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.84941&mlon=99.06702#map=17/17.84941/99.06702) Police station Ban Thung Hua Chang Police Station · Thung Hua Chang 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00842&mlon=99.02631#map=17/18.00842/99.02631) 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 Ban Puang Places mapped inside Ban Puang in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Petrol pumps1 - Schools1 - Colleges and universities1 - Restaurants2 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 Thung Hua Chang - Takhian Pom - Thung Hua Chang ## Quick answers - Where is Ban Puang?In Thung Hua Chang, Lamphun Province, Thailand - What borders Ban Puang?Li, Mae Thot, Mae Tuen, Pa Phai, Soem Sai and Thung Hua Chang - How many villages are in Ban Puang?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ban Puang?Settlements lie between 497 m and 602 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ban Puang?3 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Ban Puang?Doi Mae Uam (938 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ban Puang?November to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Ban Puang?สถานีอนามัยบ้านปวง, about 3.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ban Puang?ธนาคารอาคารสงเคราะห์สาขาย่อยทุ่งหัวช้าง, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ban Puang?Minipump, about 3.9 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Ban Puang?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Ban Puang?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Ban Puang?TH510502 (OCHA common operational dataset)