# Sanam Chan Subdistrict, Mueang Nakhon Pathom – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/nakhon-pathom/mueang-nakhon-pathom/sanam-chan/ Subdistrict · Mueang Nakhon Pathom # Sanam Chan Sanam Chan is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Mueang Nakhon Pathom, Nakhon Pathom Province. It covers **8.84 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 381 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 8.8km² - 381mapped services - 7 mtypical elevation ## Where is Sanam Chan? Sanam Chan lies in [Mueang Nakhon Pathom](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/nakhon-pathom/mueang-nakhon-pathom/), [Nakhon Pathom Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/nakhon-pathom/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 7 other subdistricts: [Bang Khaem](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/nakhon-pathom/mueang-nakhon-pathom/bang-khaem/), [Huai Chorakhe](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/nakhon-pathom/mueang-nakhon-pathom/huai-chorakhe/), [Lam Phaya](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/nakhon-pathom/mueang-nakhon-pathom/lam-phaya/), [Nakhon Pathom](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/nakhon-pathom/mueang-nakhon-pathom/nakhon-pathom/), [Nong Pak Long](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/nakhon-pathom/mueang-nakhon-pathom/nong-pak-long/), [Phra Pathom Chedi](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/nakhon-pathom/mueang-nakhon-pathom/phra-pathom-chedi/) and [Thanon Khat](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/nakhon-pathom/mueang-nakhon-pathom/thanon-khat/). By area it is the 6881st largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 2.2% of [Mueang Nakhon Pathom](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/nakhon-pathom/mueang-nakhon-pathom/). The centre of Sanam Chan is about 50 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 1.5 km from Nakhon Pathom, the main town of Mueang Nakhon Pathom. The centre point is at 13.8061° N, 100.0459° E. Local names: สนามจันทร์ . 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 Sanam Chan Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Sanam Chan. Settlements here lie between about 6 m and 8 m above sea level (median 7 m). - Ban Hua Na Pa - Ban Lat Pla Kao - Ban Lat Pla Khao - Ban Nong Kha Yang - Ban Sanam Chan - Muban Chom Phu Niwet - Muban Suan Ariyawat - สนามจันทร์ 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 Sanam Chan and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mueang Nakhon Pathom, the warmest month is Apr (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Dec (25 °C). About 1,195 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (235 mm) and the driest Dec (9 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to January**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 15 Feb 29 11 Mar 30 45 Apr 31 65 May 30 148 Jun 29 134 Jul 28 138 Aug 28 138 Sep 27 235 Oct 27 212 Nov 26 46 Dec 25 9 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Sanam Chan Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital หมู่บ้านชุมชนนครปฐม · Sanam Chan 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.80930&mlon=100.05019#map=17/13.80930/100.05019) Bank ธนาคารทหารไทย · Sanam Chan 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.80566&mlon=100.04874#map=17/13.80566/100.04874) ATM ทีเอ็มบีธนชาต · Phra Pathom Chedi 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.81680&mlon=100.05381#map=17/13.81680/100.05381) Petrol pump Shell · Sanam Chan 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.80704&mlon=100.04780#map=17/13.80704/100.04780) Hotel โรงแรมริเวอร์ · Sanam Chan 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.80671&mlon=100.04713#map=17/13.80671/100.04713) Mall Central Nakhon Pathom · Sanam Chan 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.80558&mlon=100.04834#map=17/13.80558/100.04834) School โรงเรียนวัดลาดปลาเค้าจังหวัดนครปฐม · Sanam Chan 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.80262&mlon=100.04356#map=17/13.80262/100.04356) College ศิลปากร พระราชวังสนามจันทร์ · Sanam Chan 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.81194&mlon=100.04618#map=17/13.81194/100.04618) Police station ตรอ.ไพศาล.นครปฐม · Huai Chorakhe 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.81058&mlon=100.06013#map=17/13.81058/100.06013) 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 Sanam Chan Places mapped inside Sanam Chan in open map data, by type. - Hospitals10 - Banks9 - Petrol pumps10 - Hotels33 - Shopping malls3 - Schools7 - Colleges and universities26 - Cinemas1 - Pharmacies5 - Restaurants270 - Dental clinics7 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 Mueang Nakhon Pathom - Ban Yang - Bang Khaem - Bo Phlap - Don Yai Hom - Huai Chorakhe - Lam Phaya - Map Khae - Nakhon Pathom - Nong Din Daeng - Nong Ngu Lueam - Nong Pak Long - Phra Pathom Chedi - Phra Prathon - Phrong Maduea - Sa Kathiam - Sam Khwai Phueak - Suan Pan - Ta Kong - Thammasala - Thanon Khat - Thap Luang - Thung Noi - Wang Taku - Wang Yen ## Quick answers - Where is Sanam Chan?In Mueang Nakhon Pathom, Nakhon Pathom Province, Thailand - What borders Sanam Chan?Bang Khaem, Huai Chorakhe, Lam Phaya, Nakhon Pathom, Nong Pak Long, Phra Pathom Chedi and Thanon Khat - How many villages are in Sanam Chan?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Sanam Chan?Settlements lie between 6 m and 8 m - What is the best time to visit Sanam Chan?November to January - Where is the nearest hospital to Sanam Chan?หมู่บ้านชุมชนนครปฐม, about 0.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sanam Chan?ธนาคารทหารไทย, about 0.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Sanam Chan?ทีเอ็มบีธนชาต, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sanam Chan?Shell, about 0.2 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Sanam Chan?10 mapped - How many banks are in Sanam Chan?9 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Sanam Chan?10 mapped - What is the P-code of Sanam Chan?TH730107 (OCHA common operational dataset)