# Lae Subdistrict, Thung Chang, Nan Province – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/nan/thung-chang/lae/ Subdistrict · Thung Chang # Lae Lae is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Thung Chang, Nan Province. It covers **117.2 km²**. 18 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 117km² - 8mapped services - 333 mtypical elevation ## Where is Lae? Lae lies in [Thung Chang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/nan/thung-chang/), [Nan Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/nan/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 3 other subdistricts: [Chon Daen](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/nan/song-khwae/chon-daen/), [Ngop](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/nan/thung-chang/ngop/) and [Thung Chang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/nan/thung-chang/thung-chang/). By area it is the 986th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 16.6% of [Thung Chang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/nan/thung-chang/). The centre of Lae is about 634 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 6.3 km from Thung Chang, the main town of Thung Chang. The centre point is at 19.4440° N, 100.8847° E. Local names: และ . 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 Lae Open gazetteers list **18 villages, towns and localities** in Lae. Settlements here lie between about 310 m and 1,078 m above sea level (median 333 m). - Ban Don Chai - Ban Dong - Ban Duang Kham - Ban Fueai Lung - Ban Lao - Ban Nam Sot Kao - Ban Nam Sot Mai - Ban Pa Rai - Ban Pa Tao - Ban Pradu - Ban Sala - Ban Salung - Ban San Klang - Ban Thin Nam Lae - Ban Thung Ao - Ban Wang Pha - Ban Wiang Song - Thung Chang 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 Lae Named natural and historic features inside Lae, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Huai Nam Mit - Nam Nan - Nam Sot ### Hills and mountains 4 mountains. - Doi Pha Ngaem · 1,405 m - Doi Khun Huai Nam Ao · 1,339 m - Doi Khun Huai Nam Kom · 1,242 m - Doi Hu · 1,065 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 Lae and the best time to visit Using the climate of Thung Chang, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Dec (19 °C). About 1,244 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (273 mm) and the driest Feb (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to April**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 19 17 Feb 22 5 Mar 25 29 Apr 27 78 May 26 165 Jun 26 136 Jul 25 232 Aug 24 273 Sep 25 190 Oct 24 80 Nov 22 25 Dec 19 14 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Lae Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital กลุ่มงานทันตกรรม โรงพยาบาลทุ่งช้าง จังหวัดน่าน · Lae 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.42311&mlon=100.88081#map=17/19.42311/100.88081) Bank ธนาคารออมสิน สาขาทุ่งช้าง · Lae 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.41670&mlon=100.88300#map=17/19.41670/100.88300) ATM Krung Thai Bank · Lae 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.40656&mlon=100.88101#map=17/19.40656/100.88101) Petrol pump PTT · Lae 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.41521&mlon=100.88031#map=17/19.41521/100.88031) Hotel Thung Chang Guest House · Lae 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.41831&mlon=100.87993#map=17/19.41831/100.87993) Mall โลตัสสาขาเชียงกลาง · Chiang Klang 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.28885&mlon=100.86190#map=17/19.28885/100.86190) School โรงเรียนมณีพฤกษ์ · Lae 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.43053&mlon=100.88232#map=17/19.43053/100.88232) College วิทยาลัยการอาชีพปัว · Pua 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.18010&mlon=100.88695#map=17/19.18010/100.88695) Police station สภ.ทุ่งช้าง น่าน · Thung Chang 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.38677&mlon=100.87774#map=17/19.38677/100.87774) 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 Lae Places mapped inside Lae in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Banks1 - ATMs1 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels1 - Schools1 - Restaurants1 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 Chang - Ngop - Pon - Thung Chang ## Quick answers - Where is Lae?In Thung Chang, Nan Province, Thailand - What borders Lae?Chon Daen, Ngop and Thung Chang - How many villages are in Lae?18 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Lae?Settlements lie between 310 m and 1,078 m - What is the highest point in Lae?Doi Pha Ngaem (1,405 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Lae?October to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Lae?กลุ่มงานทันตกรรม โรงพยาบาลทุ่งช้าง จังหวัดน่าน, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Lae?ธนาคารออมสิน สาขาทุ่งช้าง, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Lae?Krung Thai Bank, about 4.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Lae?PTT, about 3.2 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Lae?2 mapped - How many banks are in Lae?1 mapped - How many ATMs are in Lae?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Lae?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Lae?TH550803 (OCHA common operational dataset)