# Mae La Subdistrict, Tha Song Yang, Tak Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/tak/tha-song-yang/mae-la/ Subdistrict · Tha Song Yang # Mae La Mae La is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Tha Song Yang, Tak Province. It covers **254.8 km²**. 30 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 25 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 255km² - 25mapped services - 309 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mae La? Mae La lies in [Tha Song Yang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/tak/tha-song-yang/), [Tak Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/tak/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 4 other subdistricts: [Khane Chue](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/tak/mae-ramat/khane-chue/), [Mae Tan](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/tak/tha-song-yang/mae-tan/), [Mae Tuen](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/tak/mae-ramat/mae-tuen/) and [Mae Tuen](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-mai/omkoi/mae-tuen/). By area it is the 263rd largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 13.1% of [Tha Song Yang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/tak/tha-song-yang/). The centre of Mae La is about 443 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 17 km from Tha Song Yang, the main town of Tha Song Yang. The centre point is at 17.1688° N, 98.3747° E. Local names: แม่หละ . 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 Mae La Open gazetteers list **30 villages, towns and localities** in Mae La. The largest with a recorded population: Ban Yang Tanu (12). Settlements here lie between about 143 m and 903 m above sea level (median 309 m). - Ban Huai Mae La - Ban Huai Nok Kok - Ban Ka Pha Do - Ban Khun Huai Mae La - Ban Khun Huai Nok Kok - Ban Le Kho - Ban Le Khoe - Ban Mae Khamu Noi - Ban Mae La - Ban Mae La Khi - Ban Mae La Noi - Ban Mae La Yang - Ban Mae Ok Hu - Ban Mae Ok Pha Ru - Ban Mae U Hu - Ban Noi Dam - Ban Pha Dui - Ban Pha No Khi - Ban Ta Lo To Ko - Ban Ta To Kro - Ban That - Ban The Nue De - Ban Thi Chue Lo Khi - Ban Thi Khi Tha - Ban U Hu - Ban Yang Khun Pha Ru - Ban Yang Pu Suk - Ban Yang Tanu - Mae La Kro - Mae Tan 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 Mae La Named natural and historic features inside Mae La, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 8 rivers and streams. - Huai Mae La - Huai Mae La Luang - Huai Mae Ok Hu - Huai Nok Kok - Huai Pha Ru - Huai Ta Ko To Ko - Huai Thi Chue Lo Khi - Huai Thi Khi Tha ### Hills and mountains 6 mountains. - Doi Pae Poe · 1,385 m - Doi Phra Chao · 864 m - Doi Khui Ru · 805 m - Doi Pha Ru · 725 m - Doi Mae Pha Ru · 690 m - Doi Mae Khamu · 490 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 Mae La and the best time to visit Using the climate of Tha Song Yang, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Dec (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 153 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,424 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (250 mm) and the driest Feb (3 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 11 Feb 23 3 Mar 26 28 Apr 28 46 May 26 196 Jun 25 218 Jul 24 232 Aug 24 250 Sep 24 242 Oct 24 161 Nov 23 28 Dec 21 9 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mae La Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital โรงพยาบาลส่งเสริมสุขภาพตำบลบ้านกาหม่าผาโด้ · Mae La 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.18271&mlon=98.39256#map=17/17.18271/98.39256) Bank ธนาคารออมสิน สาขาท่าสองยาง · Mae Tan 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.22687&mlon=98.23045#map=17/17.22687/98.23045) ATM Krungthai Bank · Mae Tan 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.22969&mlon=98.24754#map=17/17.22969/98.24754) Petrol pump Bike Petrol · Mae La 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.13887&mlon=98.31468#map=17/17.13887/98.31468) Hotel Wontawan Resort · Mae Tan 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.22469&mlon=98.22707#map=17/17.22469/98.22707) Mall หจก.ห้างทองเยาวราชและเยาวราชโมบาย · Mae Ramat 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=16.98073&mlon=98.52120#map=17/16.98073/98.52120) School โรงเรียนบ้านป่าสัก · Mae La 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.18671&mlon=98.36544#map=17/17.18671/98.36544) College Shalom Arts and Leadership College · Mae La 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.12393&mlon=98.38257#map=17/17.12393/98.38257) Police station โรงเรียนตำรวจตระเวนชายแดนบ้านตีนดอย · Mae La 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.16049&mlon=98.38026#map=17/17.16049/98.38026) 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 Mae La Places mapped inside Mae La in open map data, by type. - Hospitals7 - Petrol pumps2 - Schools14 - Colleges and universities1 - 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 Tha Song Yang - Mae Song - Mae Tan - Mae Usu - Mae Wa Luang - Tha Song Yang ## Quick answers - Where is Mae La?In Tha Song Yang, Tak Province, Thailand - What borders Mae La?Khane Chue, Mae Tan, Mae Tuen and Mae Tuen - How many villages are in Mae La?30 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mae La?Settlements lie between 143 m and 903 m - What is the highest point in Mae La?Doi Pae Poe (1,385 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mae La?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Mae La?โรงพยาบาลส่งเสริมสุขภาพตำบลบ้านกาหม่าผาโด้, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mae La?ธนาคารออมสิน สาขาท่าสองยาง, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mae La?Krungthai Bank, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mae La?Bike Petrol, about 7.2 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Mae La?7 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Mae La?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Mae La?TH630504 (OCHA common operational dataset)