# Phla Subdistrict, Ban Chang, Rayong Province – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/rayong/ban-chang/phla/ Subdistrict · Ban Chang # Phla Phla is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Ban Chang, Rayong Province. It covers **38.4 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 200 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 38.4km² - 200mapped services - 20 mtypical elevation ## Where is Phla? Phla lies in [Ban Chang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/rayong/ban-chang/), [Rayong Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/rayong/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 3 other subdistricts: [Ban Chang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/rayong/ban-chang/ban-chang/), [Phlu Ta Luang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chon-buri/sattahip/phlu-ta-luang/) and [Samnak Thon](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/rayong/ban-chang/samnak-thon/). By area it is the 4273rd largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 23.5% of [Ban Chang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/rayong/ban-chang/). The centre of Phla is about 131 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 4.7 km from Ban Chang, the main town of Ban Chang. The centre point is at 12.6961° N, 101.0238° E. Local names: พลา . 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 Phla Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Phla. Settlements here lie between about 7 m and 64 m above sea level (median 20 m). - Ban Khlong Sai - Ban Kho Mo Sip Paet - Ban Krok Tabaek - Ban Nong Muang - Ban Phala - Ban Ta Kat - Ban Thung Prong Mai - ทุ่งโปร่งใหม่ 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 Phla Named natural and historic features inside Phla, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Getting around 1 airport. - U-Tapao International Airport 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 Phla and the best time to visit Using the climate of Ban Chang, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Dec (27 °C). About 2,064 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (360 mm) and the driest Feb (25 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to February**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 35 Feb 27 25 Mar 28 64 Apr 29 91 May 29 224 Jun 29 290 Jul 28 324 Aug 28 293 Sep 28 360 Oct 28 252 Nov 28 80 Dec 27 27 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Phla Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital รพ.สต.พลา · Phla 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.68763&mlon=101.03836#map=17/12.68763/101.03836) Bank ธอส บ้านฉาง · Phla 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.71976&mlon=101.04554#map=17/12.71976/101.04554) ATM ธนาคารกรุงเทพ · Ban Chang 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.67906&mlon=101.07383#map=17/12.67906/101.07383) Petrol pump สถานีเติมน้ำมัน อากาศยาน อู่ตะเภา · Phla 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.68416&mlon=101.00231#map=17/12.68416/101.00231) Hotel The Moonlight Resort · Phla 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.68497&mlon=101.03306#map=17/12.68497/101.03306) Mall เดซี่ ซุปเปอร์สโตร์ Daisy Superstore สินค้าราคาปลีก-ส่ง · Phla 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.69371&mlon=101.03428#map=17/12.69371/101.03428) School Rayong English Programme School · Phla 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.69228&mlon=101.04553#map=17/12.69228/101.04553) College วิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยีพัฒนเวช · Samnak Thon 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.71265&mlon=101.00101#map=17/12.71265/101.00101) Police station สภ.พลูตาหลวง · Phlu Ta Luang 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.69588&mlon=100.97331#map=17/12.69588/100.97331) 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 Phla Places mapped inside Phla in open map data, by type. - Hospitals15 - Banks6 - Petrol pumps12 - Hotels50 - Shopping malls3 - Schools6 - Pharmacies2 - Restaurants103 - Dental clinics3 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 Ban Chang - Ban Chang - Samnak Thon ## Quick answers - Where is Phla?In Ban Chang, Rayong Province, Thailand - What borders Phla?Ban Chang, Phlu Ta Luang and Samnak Thon - How many villages are in Phla?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Phla?Settlements lie between 7 m and 64 m - What is the best time to visit Phla?November to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Phla?รพ.สต.พลา, about 1.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Phla?ธอส บ้านฉาง, about 3.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Phla?ธนาคารกรุงเทพ, about 5.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Phla?สถานีเติมน้ำมัน อากาศยาน อู่ตะเภา, about 2.7 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Phla?15 mapped - How many banks are in Phla?6 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Phla?12 mapped - What is the P-code of Phla?TH210202 (OCHA common operational dataset)