# La-Ai Subdistrict, Chawang, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/nakhon-si-thammarat/chawang/la-ai/ Subdistrict · Chawang # La-Ai La-Ai is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Chawang, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. It covers **105.1 km²**. 24 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 13 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 105km² - 13mapped services - 65 mtypical elevation ## Where is La-Ai? La-Ai lies in [Chawang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/nakhon-si-thammarat/chawang/), [Nakhon Si Thammarat Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/nakhon-si-thammarat/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 5 other subdistricts: [Chan Di](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/nakhon-si-thammarat/chawang/chan-di/), [Kamlon](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/nakhon-si-thammarat/lan-saka/kamlon/), [Sai Ra](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/nakhon-si-thammarat/chawang/sai-ra/), [Suan Khan](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/nakhon-si-thammarat/chang-klang/suan-khan/) and [Yang Khom](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/nakhon-si-thammarat/phipun/yang-khom/). By area it is the 1191st largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 24.4% of [Chawang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/nakhon-si-thammarat/chawang/). The centre of La-Ai is about 595 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 16 km from Chawang, the main town of Chawang. The centre point is at 8.4666° N, 99.6409° E. Local names: ละอาย . 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 La-Ai Open gazetteers list **24 villages, towns and localities** in La-Ai. Settlements here lie between about 44 m and 149 m above sea level (median 65 m). - Ban Huai Din Dam - Ban Khlong La-ai - Ban Khlong Phut - Ban Khok Yang - Ban Khuan Songsan - Ban Klang - Ban Maprang Ngam - Ban Na Kho - Ban Na Kho Nai - Ban Na Phlai - Ban Nong Yai - Ban Nuea Khlong - Ban Pa Phat - Ban Pa Sanguan - Ban Phru Bon - Ban Plai Khlong Phuk - Ban Prai Ra Nae - Ban Sai Khuan Chaeng - Ban Sela Nuea - Ban Sela Tai - Ban Suan Ai - Ban Thon Wang Prang - Ban Ton Wang Prang - Ban Trok Khae 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 La-Ai Named natural and historic features inside La-Ai, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams; 2 waterfalls. - Khlong La-Ai - Khlong La-Ai Lek - Khlong Phuk - Khlong Sela - Nam Tok Suan Ai - Nam Tok Suan Kham ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Khao Samet Chun · 285 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 La-Ai and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chawang, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 2,384 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (334 mm) and the driest Feb (32 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to April**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 137 Feb 25 32 Mar 26 115 Apr 28 115 May 27 212 Jun 26 215 Jul 26 212 Aug 26 220 Sep 26 270 Oct 26 289 Nov 25 334 Dec 25 232 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from La-Ai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital โรงพยาบาลส่งเสริมสุขภาพตำบลทอนวังปราง · La-Ai 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.48049&mlon=99.62367#map=17/8.48049/99.62367) Bank ธนาคารออมสิน สาขาพิปูน · Phipun 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.56135&mlon=99.60909#map=17/8.56135/99.60909) ATM Atm ธนาคารกรุงไทย ปั๊ม ปตท.หจก.วาสนา ปิโตรเลียม ต.นาสาร · Na San 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.36394&mlon=99.92302#map=17/8.36394/99.92302) Petrol pump Caltex Nava · Chang Klang 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.36688&mlon=99.58418#map=17/8.36688/99.58418) Hotel น้ำตกเหนือฟ้า อำเภอพิปูน · Phipun 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.52975&mlon=99.63882#map=17/8.52975/99.63882) Mall โลตัส คลองจันดี · Chan Di 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.38720&mlon=99.54876#map=17/8.38720/99.54876) School โรงเรียนบ้านทอนวังปราง · La-Ai 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.47865&mlon=99.62397#map=17/8.47865/99.62397) College สถาบันการอาชีวศึกษาเกษตรภาคใต้ · Lak Chang 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.37212&mlon=99.56862#map=17/8.37212/99.56862) Police station สถานีตำรวจภูธรฉวาง · Kamlon 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.43406&mlon=99.71094#map=17/8.43406/99.71094) 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 La-Ai Places mapped inside La-Ai in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Schools6 - Restaurants5 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 Chawang - Chan Di - Chawang - Huai Prik - Kapiat - Mai Riang - Na Kacha - Na Khliang - Na Wae - Sai Ra ## Quick answers - Where is La-Ai?In Chawang, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Thailand - What borders La-Ai?Chan Di, Kamlon, Sai Ra, Suan Khan and Yang Khom - How many villages are in La-Ai?24 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of La-Ai?Settlements lie between 44 m and 149 m - What is the highest point in La-Ai?Khao Samet Chun (285 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit La-Ai?February to April - Where is the nearest hospital to La-Ai?โรงพยาบาลส่งเสริมสุขภาพตำบลทอนวังปราง, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to La-Ai?ธนาคารออมสิน สาขาพิปูน, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to La-Ai?Atm ธนาคารกรุงไทย ปั๊ม ปตท.หจก.วาสนา ปิโตรเลียม ต.นาสาร, about 33 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to La-Ai?Caltex Nava, about 13 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in La-Ai?2 mapped - What is the P-code of La-Ai?TH800403 (OCHA common operational dataset)