# Pong Pa Wai Subdistrict, Den Chai, Phrae Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/phrae/den-chai/pong-pa-wai/ Subdistrict · Den Chai # Pong Pa Wai Pong Pa Wai is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Den Chai, Phrae Province. It covers **43.4 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 43.4km² - 5mapped services - 151 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pong Pa Wai? Pong Pa Wai lies in [Den Chai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/phrae/den-chai/), [Phrae Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/phrae/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 7 other subdistricts: [Ban Pin](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/phrae/long/ban-pin/), [Ban Pong](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/phrae/sung-men/ban-pong/), [Den Chai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/phrae/den-chai/den-chai/), [Mae Chua](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/phrae/den-chai/mae-chua/), [Mae Pan](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/phrae/long/mae-pan/), [Nam Cham](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/phrae/sung-men/nam-cham/) and [Sai Yoi](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/phrae/den-chai/sai-yoi/). By area it is the 3859th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 8.0% of [Den Chai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/phrae/den-chai/). The centre of Pong Pa Wai is about 477 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 5.2 km from Den Chai, the main town of Den Chai. The centre point is at 18.0189° N, 100.0194° E. Local names: ปงป่าหวาย . 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 Pong Pa Wai Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Pong Pa Wai. Settlements here lie between about 151 m and 153 m above sea level (median 151 m). - Ban Den Chumphon - Ban Mae Yun - Ban Pong Pa Wai - Ban Suan Luang - Ban Ton Muang 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 Pong Pa Wai Named natural and historic features inside Pong Pa Wai, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Ang Kep Nam Mae Yae ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain; 1 hill. - Doi Mae Yae · 504 m - Mon Pu Thao · 249 m ### Getting around 1 railway station. - Sathani Rotfai Pak Pan 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 Pong Pa Wai and the best time to visit Using the climate of Den Chai, the warmest month is Apr (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Dec (21 °C). About 1,233 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (234 mm) and the driest Feb (7 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 15 Feb 25 7 Mar 28 29 Apr 30 73 May 28 190 Jun 27 150 Jul 26 169 Aug 26 234 Sep 26 223 Oct 26 109 Nov 24 24 Dec 21 10 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pong Pa Wai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital โรงพยาบาลสองเตียงสวนหลวง · Pong Pa Wai 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01085&mlon=100.03385#map=17/18.01085/100.03385) Bank ธนาคารเพื่อการเกษตรและสหกรณ์การเกษตร · Den Chai 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98358&mlon=100.05192#map=17/17.98358/100.05192) ATM Krung Thai Bank · Huai Rai 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95623&mlon=100.06828#map=17/17.95623/100.06828) Petrol pump ป.ต.ท. · Den Chai 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97744&mlon=100.02680#map=17/17.97744/100.02680) Hotel วัดบ้านปงป่าหวาย · Pong Pa Wai 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01768&mlon=100.05321#map=17/18.01768/100.05321) Mall ร้านอรยาไม้สักทอง · Mae Chua 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98311&mlon=100.09340#map=17/17.98311/100.09340) School โรงเรียนบ้านสวนหลวง · Pong Pa Wai 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00725&mlon=100.03319#map=17/18.00725/100.03319) College สกร.ระดับอำเภอเด่นชัย · Den Chai 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98367&mlon=100.05346#map=17/17.98367/100.05346) Police station ศูนย์ปฏิบัติการ ชุมชนและมวลชนสัมพันธ์ · Den Chai 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98315&mlon=100.05172#map=17/17.98315/100.05172) 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 Pong Pa Wai Places mapped inside Pong Pa Wai in open map data, by type. - Hospitals3 - Hotels1 - 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 Den Chai - Den Chai - Huai Rai - Mae Chua - Sai Yoi ## Quick answers - Where is Pong Pa Wai?In Den Chai, Phrae Province, Thailand - What borders Pong Pa Wai?Ban Pin, Ban Pong, Den Chai, Mae Chua, Mae Pan, Nam Cham and Sai Yoi - How many villages are in Pong Pa Wai?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Pong Pa Wai?Settlements lie between 151 m and 153 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Pong Pa Wai?1 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Pong Pa Wai?Doi Mae Yae (504 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Pong Pa Wai?October to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Pong Pa Wai?โรงพยาบาลสองเตียงสวนหลวง, about 1.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pong Pa Wai?ธนาคารเพื่อการเกษตรและสหกรณ์การเกษตร, about 5.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pong Pa Wai?Krung Thai Bank, about 8.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pong Pa Wai?ป.ต.ท., about 4.7 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Pong Pa Wai?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Pong Pa Wai?TH540505 (OCHA common operational dataset)