# Ban Kwang Subdistrict, Sung Men, Phrae Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/phrae/sung-men/ban-kwang/ Subdistrict · Sung Men # Ban Kwang Ban Kwang is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Sung Men, Phrae Province. It covers **21.6 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 21.6km² - 5mapped services - 182 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ban Kwang? Ban Kwang lies in [Sung Men](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/phrae/sung-men/), [Phrae Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/phrae/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 3 other subdistricts: [Ban Kat](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/phrae/sung-men/ban-kat/), [Ban Lao](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/phrae/sung-men/ban-lao/) and [Cho Hae](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/phrae/mueang-phrae/cho-hae/). By area it is the 5775th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 5.8% of [Sung Men](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/phrae/sung-men/). The centre of Ban Kwang is about 479 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 9.1 km from Sung Men, the main town of Sung Men. The centre point is at 18.0493° N, 100.2002° E. Local names: บ้านกวาง . 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 Ban Kwang Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ban Kwang. - Ban Kwang 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 Ban Kwang Named natural and historic features inside Ban Kwang, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 3 mountains. - Doi San Huai Sala Nang · 936 m - Doi Khun Nam Koen · 526 m - Doi Huai Nokyung · 481 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 Ban Kwang and the best time to visit Using the climate of Sung Men, 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 Ban Kwang Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital รพ.สต.บ้านกวาง · Cho Hae 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.07258&mlon=100.19148#map=17/18.07258/100.19148) Bank ธนาคาร ธกส. สูงเม่น แพร่ · Don Mun 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.07031&mlon=100.12069#map=17/18.07031/100.12069) ATM Krung Thai Bank · Nai Wiang 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.14846&mlon=100.15182#map=17/18.14846/100.15182) Petrol pump PT · Ban Kwang 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.07593&mlon=100.17432#map=17/18.07593/100.17432) Hotel Ayla Chalet · Cho Hae 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.08000&mlon=100.19805#map=17/18.08000/100.19805) Mall ร้านสมปรารถนา เมืองแพร่ · Cho Hae 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.09426&mlon=100.19390#map=17/18.09426/100.19390) School Ban Kwang School · Ban Kwang 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.07373&mlon=100.18495#map=17/18.07373/100.18495) College วิทยาลัยพยาบาลบรมราชชนนีแพร่ · Na Chak 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.11685&mlon=100.14918#map=17/18.11685/100.14918) Police station สถานีตำรวจภูธร บ้านกวาง จว.แพร่ · Ban Kwang 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.07395&mlon=100.17641#map=17/18.07395/100.17641) 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 Ban Kwang Places mapped inside Ban Kwang in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - Schools3 - 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 Sung Men - Ban Kat - Ban Lao - Ban Pong - Don Mun - Hua Fai - Nam Cham - Phra Luang - Rong Kat - Sop Sai - Sung Men - Wiang Thong ## Quick answers - Where is Ban Kwang?In Sung Men, Phrae Province, Thailand - What borders Ban Kwang?Ban Kat, Ban Lao and Cho Hae - How many villages are in Ban Kwang?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Ban Kwang?Doi San Huai Sala Nang (936 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ban Kwang?October to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Ban Kwang?รพ.สต.บ้านกวาง, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ban Kwang?ธนาคาร ธกส. สูงเม่น แพร่, about 8.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ban Kwang?Krung Thai Bank, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ban Kwang?PT, about 4.0 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Ban Kwang?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Ban Kwang?TH540406 (OCHA common operational dataset)