# Mae Sam Laep Subdistrict, Sop Moei, Mae Hong Son Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/mae-hong-son/sop-moei/mae-sam-laep/ Subdistrict · Sop Moei # Mae Sam Laep Mae Sam Laep is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Sop Moei, Mae Hong Son Province. It covers **308.5 km²**. 25 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 13 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 308km² - 13mapped services - 319 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mae Sam Laep? Mae Sam Laep lies in [Sop Moei](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/mae-hong-son/sop-moei/), [Mae Hong Son Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/mae-hong-son/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 3 other subdistricts: [Mae Yuam](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/mae-hong-son/mae-sariang/mae-yuam/), [Sop Moei](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/mae-hong-son/sop-moei/sop-moei/) and [Tha Song Yang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/tak/tha-song-yang/tha-song-yang/). By area it is the 168th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 21.6% of [Sop Moei](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/mae-hong-son/sop-moei/). The centre of Mae Sam Laep is about 547 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 20 km from Sop Moei, the main town of Sop Moei. The centre point is at 17.9013° N, 97.7578° E. Local names: แม่สามแลบ . 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 Sam Laep Open gazetteers list **25 villages, towns and localities** in Mae Sam Laep. Settlements here lie between about 79 m and 873 m above sea level (median 319 m). - Ban Boe Bo - Ban Bun Loe - Ban Bun Loe Noi - Ban Chao Krariang Phlatthin - Ban Cho Ka Ma - Ban Huai Haeng - Ban Huai Kong Kat - Ban Huai Kratai - Ban Khloe Bo Noi - Ban Klo Se Lo - Ban Ko Mu Doe - Ban Mae Khaek - Ban Mae La Ma Noi - Ban Mae Pong - Ban Mae Pua - Ban Mae To La - Ban Pha Khui Hae - Ban Pha La Ue - Ban Phae Doi - Ban Pu Kham Noi - Ban Pu Tha - Ban Re To - Ban Si Wa Doe - Ban Sop Moei - Mae Sam Laep 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 Sam Laep Named natural and historic features inside Mae Sam Laep, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 rivers and streams. - Huai Haeng - Huai Mae Pa - Huai Mae Soem - Huai Tae - Mae Nam Yuam - Nam Mae Sam Laep ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains. - Doi Sa Do Ka Cho · 968 m - Doi Le Ko Khu · 638 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 Sam Laep and the best time to visit Using the climate of Sop Moei, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Dec (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 330 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,247 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (224 mm) and the driest Feb (3 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 11 Feb 24 3 Mar 26 23 Apr 28 44 May 27 175 Jun 26 182 Jul 25 194 Aug 25 224 Sep 25 211 Oct 24 143 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 Sam Laep Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital รพ.สต.แม่สามแลบ · Mae Sam Laep 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98135&mlon=97.73856#map=17/17.98135/97.73856) Bank ธกส.ย่อยสบเมย · Mae Suat 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96318&mlon=97.92974#map=17/17.96318/97.92974) ATM Krung Thai Bank · Mae Suat 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96227&mlon=97.93112#map=17/17.96227/97.93112) Petrol pump Bike petrol · Mae Sam Laep 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.89462&mlon=97.71898#map=17/17.89462/97.71898) Hotel Salaween Guesthouse · Mae Sam Laep 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98094&mlon=97.73892#map=17/17.98094/97.73892) Mall Tesco Lotus Express สาขา ตลาดแม่สะเรียง · Ban Kat 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15975&mlon=97.93229#map=17/18.15975/97.93229) School รร.บ้านกอมูเดอ อ.สบเมย · Mae Sam Laep 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.92910&mlon=97.74377#map=17/17.92910/97.74377) College Mae Sariang Vocational College · Mae Sariang 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.10414&mlon=97.93767#map=17/18.10414/97.93767) Police station สภ.สบเมย · Mae Suat 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96197&mlon=97.93206#map=17/17.96197/97.93206) 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 Sam Laep Places mapped inside Mae Sam Laep in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels1 - Schools8 - 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 Sop Moei - Kong Koi - Mae Khatuan - Mae Suat - Pa Pong - Sop Moei ## Quick answers - Where is Mae Sam Laep?In Sop Moei, Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand - What borders Mae Sam Laep?Mae Yuam, Sop Moei and Tha Song Yang - How many villages are in Mae Sam Laep?25 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mae Sam Laep?Settlements lie between 79 m and 873 m - What is the highest point in Mae Sam Laep?Doi Sa Do Ka Cho (968 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mae Sam Laep?November to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Mae Sam Laep?รพ.สต.แม่สามแลบ, about 9.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mae Sam Laep?ธกส.ย่อยสบเมย, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mae Sam Laep?Krung Thai Bank, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mae Sam Laep?Bike petrol, about 4.2 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Mae Sam Laep?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Mae Sam Laep?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Mae Sam Laep?TH580606 (OCHA common operational dataset)