# Wang Chan Subdistrict, Sam Ngao, Tak Province – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/tak/sam-ngao/wang-chan/ Subdistrict · Sam Ngao # Wang Chan Wang Chan is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Sam Ngao, Tak Province. It covers **178.5 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 178km² - 8mapped services - 151 mtypical elevation ## Where is Wang Chan? Wang Chan lies in [Sam Ngao](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/tak/sam-ngao/), [Tak Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/tak/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 4 other subdistricts: [Mae Salit](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/tak/ban-tak/mae-salit/), [Phrabat Wang Tuang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/lampang/mae-phrik/phrabat-wang-tuang/), [Wang Man](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/tak/sam-ngao/wang-man/) and [Yok Krabat](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/tak/sam-ngao/yok-krabat/). By area it is the 491st largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 6.5% of [Sam Ngao](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/tak/sam-ngao/). The centre of Wang Chan is about 419 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 14 km from Sam Ngao, the main town of Sam Ngao. The centre point is at 17.2909° N, 99.1474° E. Local names: วังจันทร์ . 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 Wang Chan Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Wang Chan. Settlements here lie between about 142 m and 174 m above sea level (median 151 m). - Ban Den Krathin - Ban Dong Lan - Ban Dong Sam Sip - Ban Mi Suk - Ban Na Ta Pho - Ban Na Tha Pho - Ban Wang Nam Phueng - Ban Wang Pho - Ban Wang Phraya Chan 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 Wang Chan Named natural and historic features inside Wang Chan, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains; 1 hill. - Doi Ma Thao · 463 m - Doi Luang · 380 m - Doi Pa Kha · 269 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 Wang Chan and the best time to visit Using the climate of Sam Ngao, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Dec (20 °C). About 1,219 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (232 mm) and the driest Feb (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 13 Feb 23 4 Mar 26 29 Apr 28 57 May 26 190 Jun 25 160 Jul 24 154 Aug 24 193 Sep 24 232 Oct 24 150 Nov 22 27 Dec 20 9 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Wang Chan Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital โรงพยาบาลส่งเสริมสุขภาพตำบลบ้านดงลาน · Wang Chan 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.27914&mlon=99.13451#map=17/17.27914/99.13451) Bank โรงน้ำแข็งบ้านตาก · Tak Ok 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.04509&mlon=99.07407#map=17/17.04509/99.07407) Petrol pump Fuel Station · Yok Krabat 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.31578&mlon=99.06470#map=17/17.31578/99.06470) Hotel โรงแรมวังแก้ว & รีสอร์ท · Wang Man 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.20912&mlon=99.12399#map=17/17.20912/99.12399) Mall ตลาดนัดข้างโรงพยาบาลสามเงา · Sam Ngao 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.22724&mlon=99.04692#map=17/17.22724/99.04692) School โรงเรียนบ้านดงลาน · Wang Chan 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.27688&mlon=99.13596#map=17/17.27688/99.13596) College แผนกโลหะการ วิทยาลัยการอาชีพบ้านตาก · Tak Ok 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.04090&mlon=99.08657#map=17/17.04090/99.08657) Police station สถานีตำรวจภูธรสามเงา · Sam Ngao 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.22455&mlon=99.05821#map=17/17.22455/99.05821) 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 Wang Chan Places mapped inside Wang Chan in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Schools4 - Restaurants2 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 Sam Ngao - Ban Na - Sam Ngao - Wang Man - Yan Ri - Yok Krabat ## Quick answers - Where is Wang Chan?In Sam Ngao, Tak Province, Thailand - What borders Wang Chan?Mae Salit, Phrabat Wang Tuang, Wang Man and Yok Krabat - How many villages are in Wang Chan?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Wang Chan?Settlements lie between 142 m and 174 m - What is the highest point in Wang Chan?Doi Ma Thao (463 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Wang Chan?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Wang Chan?โรงพยาบาลส่งเสริมสุขภาพตำบลบ้านดงลาน, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Wang Chan?โรงน้ำแข็งบ้านตาก, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wang Chan?Fuel Station, about 9.2 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Wang Chan?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Wang Chan?TH630306 (OCHA common operational dataset)