# Ban Lao Subdistrict, Sung Men, Phrae Province – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/phrae/sung-men/ban-lao/ Subdistrict · Sung Men # Ban Lao Ban Lao is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Sung Men, Phrae Province. It covers **35.4 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 35.4km² - 6mapped services - 186 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ban Lao? Ban Lao 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 6 other subdistricts: [Ban Kat](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/phrae/sung-men/ban-kat/), [Ban Kwang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/phrae/sung-men/ban-kwang/), [Cho Hae](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/phrae/mueang-phrae/cho-hae/), [Don Mun](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/phrae/sung-men/don-mun/), [Hua Fai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/phrae/sung-men/hua-fai/) and [Rong Kat](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/phrae/sung-men/rong-kat/). By area it is the 4525th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 9.5% of [Sung Men](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/phrae/sung-men/). The centre of Ban Lao is about 477 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 6.3 km from Sung Men, the main town of Sung Men. The centre point is at 18.0333° N, 100.1715° E. Local names: บ้านเหล่า . 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 Lao Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ban Lao. - Ban Nam Hok 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 Lao Named natural and historic features inside Ban Lao, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains. - Doi Khun Nam Hot · 810 m - Doi Khun Nam Phan · 461 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 Lao 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 Lao Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital โรงพยาบาลส่งเสริมสุขภาพตำบลบ้านเหล่า · Don Mun 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.07120&mlon=100.14953#map=17/18.07120/100.14953) Bank ศูนย์ควบคุมและบริหารหนี้เขตแพร่ · Sung Men 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04740&mlon=100.11249#map=17/18.04740/100.11249) ATM Krung Thai Bank · Nai Wiang 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.14846&mlon=100.15182#map=17/18.14846/100.15182) Petrol pump PT · Ban Kwang 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.07593&mlon=100.17432#map=17/18.07593/100.17432) Hotel หลานขุนรีสอร์ท-โรงแรมหลานขุน · Hua Fai 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03037&mlon=100.12016#map=17/18.03037/100.12016) Mall มาร์คโฟร์พลาซ่า สาขาสูงเม่น · Don Mun 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.06312&mlon=100.11861#map=17/18.06312/100.11861) School โรงเรียนบ้านทุ่งเจริญ · Hua Fai 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03061&mlon=100.12945#map=17/18.03061/100.12945) College วิทยาลัยสารพัดช่างแพร่ · Wiang Thong 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.10877&mlon=100.13056#map=17/18.10877/100.13056) Police station สถานีตำรวจภูธร บ้านกวาง จว.แพร่ · Ban Kwang 4.6 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 Lao Places mapped inside Ban Lao in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools1 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants3 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 Kwang - Ban Pong - Don Mun - Hua Fai - Nam Cham - Phra Luang - Rong Kat - Sop Sai - Sung Men - Wiang Thong ## Quick answers - Where is Ban Lao?In Sung Men, Phrae Province, Thailand - What borders Ban Lao?Ban Kat, Ban Kwang, Cho Hae, Don Mun, Hua Fai and Rong Kat - How many villages are in Ban Lao?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Ban Lao?Doi Khun Nam Hot (810 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ban Lao?October to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Ban Lao?โรงพยาบาลส่งเสริมสุขภาพตำบลบ้านเหล่า, about 4.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ban Lao?ศูนย์ควบคุมและบริหารหนี้เขตแพร่, about 6.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ban Lao?Krung Thai Bank, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ban Lao?PT, about 4.8 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Ban Lao?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Ban Lao?TH540405 (OCHA common operational dataset)