Mae Chan district
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Mae Chan (Template:Langx, Script error: No such module "IPA".; Template:Langx, Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a district (amphoe) in the northern part of Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Mae Sai, Chiang Saen, Doi Luang, Mueang Chiang Rai and Mae Fa Luang of Chiang Rai Province.
Doi Nang Non, the 'mountain of the sleeping lady', is part of the Daen Lao Range and is one of the main geographic features of Mae Chan District.
History
The district was created as the successor of Mueang Chiang Saen. The original center of the mueang later became part of the minor district Chiang Saen Luang, so in 1939 this minor district was renamed to Chiang Saen, while the district Chiang Saen itself was renamed Mae Chan.[1]
Administration
Central administration
Mae Chan is divided into 11 subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 139 administrative villages (mubans).
| No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Pop.[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mae Chan | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 14 | 11,084 |
| 2. | Chan Chwa | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 11 | 7,151 |
| 3. | Mae Kham | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 14 | 10,544 |
| 4. | Pa Sang | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 15 | 11,763 |
| 5. | San Sai | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 9 | 4,974 |
| 6. | Tha Khao Plueak | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 14 | 8,196 |
| 8. | Pa Tueng | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 20 | 26,197 |
| 10. | Mae Rai | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 9 | 10,213 |
| 11. | Si Kham | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 11 | 6,118 |
| 12. | Chan Chwa Tai | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 12 | 8,013 |
| 13. | Chom Sawan | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 10 | 3,930 |
Missing numbers are tambon which now form Doi Luang District.
Local administration
There are eight sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons) in the district:
- Chan Chwa (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-districts Chan Chwa and Chan Chwa Tai.
- Mae Kham (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of parts of sub-district Mae Kham.
- Mae Chan (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of parts of sub-district Mae Chan.
- San Sai (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of parts of sub-district San Sai.
- Pa Sang (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Pa Sang.
- Sai Nam Kham (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of parts of sub-district Mae Kham.
- Tha Khao Plueak (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Tha Khao Plueak.
- Mae Rai (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Mae Rai.
There are five sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:
- Mae Chan (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of parts of sub-district Mae Chan.
- San Sai (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of parts of sub-district San Sai.
- Pa Tueng (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Pa Tueng.
- Si Kham (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Si Kham.
- Chom Sawan (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Chom Sawan.
References
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