# Pho Chai Subdistrict, Wapi Pathum, Maha Sarakham Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/maha-sarakham/wapi-pathum/pho-chai/ Subdistrict · Wapi Pathum # Pho Chai Pho Chai is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Wapi Pathum, Maha Sarakham Province. It covers **31.8 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 31.8km² - 2mapped services - 144 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pho Chai? Pho Chai lies in [Wapi Pathum](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/maha-sarakham/wapi-pathum/), [Maha Sarakham Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/maha-sarakham/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 6 other subdistricts: [Ban Fang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/roi-et/kaset-wisai/ban-fang/), [Hua Ruea](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/maha-sarakham/wapi-pathum/hua-ruea/), [Lin Fa](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/roi-et/chaturaphak-phiman/lin-fa/), [Nong Khaen](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/roi-et/pathum-rat/nong-khaen/), [Nong Saeng](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/maha-sarakham/wapi-pathum/nong-saeng/) and [Pracha Phatthana](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/maha-sarakham/wapi-pathum/pracha-phatthana/). By area it is the 4881st largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 5.0% of [Wapi Pathum](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/maha-sarakham/wapi-pathum/). The centre of Pho Chai is about 382 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 11 km from Wapi Pathum, the main town of Wapi Pathum. The centre point is at 15.7497° N, 103.3939° E. Local names: โพธิ์ชัย . 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 Pho Chai Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Pho Chai. Settlements here lie between about 139 m and 152 m above sea level (median 144 m). - Ban Kaen Thao - Ban Lao Kang Pla - Ban Lao Na Di - Ban Nong Sa Phang - Ban Nong Waeng - Ban Pho Chai - Ban Pho Thong - Ban Sa Kaeo - Ban Tamyae - Ban Tamyae Nakhon - Ban Tamyae Noi 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). ## Weather in Pho Chai and the best time to visit Using the climate of Wapi Pathum, the warmest month is Apr (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Dec (23 °C). About 1,329 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (259 mm) and the driest Dec (3 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to February**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 8 Feb 27 13 Mar 30 43 Apr 31 79 May 29 170 Jun 28 167 Jul 27 209 Aug 26 251 Sep 26 259 Oct 25 107 Nov 24 18 Dec 23 3 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pho Chai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital รพ.สต.โพธ์ชัย · Pho Chai 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.76601&mlon=103.40795#map=17/15.76601/103.40795) Bank ธนาคารออมสิน อำเภอจตุรพักตรพิมาน · Lin Fa 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.77674&mlon=103.44255#map=17/15.77674/103.44255) ATM ธนาคารเพื่อการเกษตรและสหกรณ์การเกษตร สาขาจตุรพักตรพิมาน · Hua Chang 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.83917&mlon=103.55649#map=17/15.83917/103.55649) Petrol pump ปั๊ม Pt วาปีปทุม 3 · Nong Saeng 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.79972&mlon=103.34259#map=17/15.79972/103.34259) Hotel วัดสามัคคีธรรม บ้านประชาสามัคคี · Pracha Phatthana 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.80124&mlon=103.41101#map=17/15.80124/103.41101) Mall ร้านบุญศรีการค้า · Lin Fa 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.74560&mlon=103.44988#map=17/15.74560/103.44988) School บ้านหนองแกหนองโล · Lin Fa 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.75828&mlon=103.40538#map=17/15.75828/103.40538) College แผนกวิชาช่างเชื่อมโลหะ วิทยาลัยเทคนิควาปีปทุม · Nong Saeng 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.83600&mlon=103.39565#map=17/15.83600/103.39565) Police station Du Yai Police Station · Nong Khaen 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.69298&mlon=103.39803#map=17/15.69298/103.39803) 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 Pho Chai Places mapped inside Pho Chai in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools1 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 Wapi Pathum - Ban Wai - Dong Yai - Hua Ruea - Khaen - Kham Pom - Khok Si Thong Lang - Na Kha - Ngua Ba - Nong Hai - Nong Saen - Nong Saeng - Nong Thum - Pracha Phatthana - Suea Kok ## Quick answers - Where is Pho Chai?In Wapi Pathum, Maha Sarakham Province, Thailand - What borders Pho Chai?Ban Fang, Hua Ruea, Lin Fa, Nong Khaen, Nong Saeng and Pracha Phatthana - How many villages are in Pho Chai?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Pho Chai?Settlements lie between 139 m and 152 m - What is the best time to visit Pho Chai?October to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Pho Chai?รพ.สต.โพธ์ชัย, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pho Chai?ธนาคารออมสิน อำเภอจตุรพักตรพิมาน, about 6.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pho Chai?ธนาคารเพื่อการเกษตรและสหกรณ์การเกษตร สาขาจตุรพักตรพิมาน, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pho Chai?ปั๊ม Pt วาปีปทุม 3, about 7.8 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Pho Chai?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Pho Chai?TH440905 (OCHA common operational dataset)