# Sala Mai Subdistrict, Tak Bai, Narathiwat Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/narathiwat/tak-bai/sala-mai/

Subdistrict · Tak Bai 

# Sala Mai

Sala Mai is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Tak Bai, Narathiwat Province. It covers **17.0 km²**. 14 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 17.0km²
- 10mapped services
- 9 mtypical elevation

## Where is Sala Mai?

Sala Mai lies in [Tak Bai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/narathiwat/tak-bai/), [Narathiwat Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/narathiwat/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 4 other subdistricts: [Bang Khun Thong](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/narathiwat/tak-bai/bang-khun-thong/), [Che He](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/narathiwat/tak-bai/che-he/), [Phrai Wan](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/narathiwat/tak-bai/phrai-wan/) and [Phron](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/narathiwat/tak-bai/phron/). By area it is the 6143rd largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 6.1% of [Tak Bai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/narathiwat/tak-bai/). The centre of Sala Mai is about 847 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 5.9 km from Tak Bai, the main town of Tak Bai. The centre point is at 6.2856° N, 102.0085° E. Local names: ศาลาใหม่ .

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 Sala Mai

Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in Sala Mai. Settlements here lie between about 0 m and 14 m above sea level (median 9 m).

- Ban Don Sai
- Ban Khlong Tan
- Ban Khok Mafueang
- Ban Ko Nong Nuan
- Ban Ko Rak
- Ban Ko Sawat
- Ban Kwa Lo Ka To
- Ban Na Nu
- Ban Pu La Che Mu Do A
- Ban Pu La Che Mu Do Bi
- Ban Sala Mai
- Ban Sanong
- Ban Ta Pang
- Ban Thung

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 Sala Mai and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Tak Bai, the warmest month is May (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 2,422 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (467 mm) and the driest Feb (54 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 24 172 

Feb 25 54 

Mar 26 106 

Apr 27 110 

May 28 153 

Jun 27 154 

Jul 27 153 

Aug 27 179 

Sep 27 182 

Oct 26 263 

Nov 26 467 

Dec 25 430 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Sala Mai

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital โรงพยาบาลส่งเสริมสุขภาพตำบลศาลาใหม่ · Sala Mai 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28595&mlon=102.00695#map=17/6.28595/102.00695) 

Bank ธกส.ตากใบ · Che He 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26667&mlon=102.05000#map=17/6.26667/102.05000) 

ATM Krung Thai Bank · Su-Ngai Kolok 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02537&mlon=101.96478#map=17/6.02537/101.96478) 

Petrol pump ปตท. · Che He 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26230&mlon=102.03956#map=17/6.26230/102.03956) 

Hotel บ้านโคกมะเฟือง ตากใบ นราธิวาส · Sala Mai 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.27490&mlon=102.02110#map=17/6.27490/102.02110) 

Mall เซเว่น ตากใบ · Che He 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25769&mlon=102.05162#map=17/6.25769/102.05162) 

School โรงเรียนบ้านศาลาใหม่ · Sala Mai 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28517&mlon=102.00198#map=17/6.28517/102.00198) 

College สถาบันศึกษาปอเนาะวะอซุฎดีน รอตันบาตู · Kaluwo 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.35985&mlon=101.84782#map=17/6.35985/101.84782) 

Police station จุดตรวจไพรวัน · Sala Mai 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.30263&mlon=101.98366#map=17/6.30263/101.98366) 

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 Sala Mai

Places mapped inside Sala Mai in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals2
- Hotels1
- Schools4
- Restaurants2
- Police stations1

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 Tak Bai

- Bang Khun Thong
- Che He
- Khosit
- Ko Sathon
- Na Nak
- Phrai Wan
- Phron

## Quick answers

- Where is Sala Mai?In Tak Bai, Narathiwat Province, Thailand
- What borders Sala Mai?Bang Khun Thong, Che He, Phrai Wan and Phron
- How many villages are in Sala Mai?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Sala Mai?Settlements lie between 0 m and 14 m
- What is the best time to visit Sala Mai?February to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Sala Mai?โรงพยาบาลส่งเสริมสุขภาพตำบลศาลาใหม่, about 0.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Sala Mai?ธกส.ตากใบ, about 5.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Sala Mai?Krung Thai Bank, about 29 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sala Mai?ปตท., about 4.3 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Sala Mai?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Sala Mai?TH960204 (OCHA common operational dataset)