Pa Sang district
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Pa Sang (Template:Langx, Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a district (amphoe) of Lamphun province, northern Thailand.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Mueang Lamphun, Mae Tha, Ban Hong and Wiang Nong Long of Lamphun Province, Doi Lo and San Pa Tong of Chiang Mai province.
History
Originally named Pak Bong after its central sub-district, the district was renamed Pa Sang in 1953.[1]
Ethnic groups
The district is home to a population of Yong people. They migrated from Muang Yong of Shan State of today's Myanmar to the northern part of Thailand in 1805 or in the early-Rattanakosin period. Yong women are known as skillful cloth weavers.[2]
Administration
Central administration
Pa Sang district is divided into nine sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 90 administrative villages (mubans).
| No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Pop.[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pak Bong | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 5 | 3,415 |
| 2. | Pa Sang | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 5 | 5,450 |
| 3. | Mae Raeng | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 11 | 7,368 |
| 4. | Muang Noi | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 8 | 4,466 |
| 5. | Ban Ruean | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 8 | 4,059 |
| 6. | Makok | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 9 | 5,361 |
| 7. | Tha Tum | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 14 | 7,345 |
| 8. | Nam Dip | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 17 | 9,592 |
| 11. | Nakhon Chedi | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 13 | 8,768 |
Missing numbers are tambons which now form Wiang Nong Long District.
Local administration
There are four sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons) in the district:
- Pa Sang (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-districts Pak Bong, Pa Sang.
- Muang Noi (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Muang Noi.
- Mae Raeng (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Mae Raeng.
- Makok (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Makok.
There are four sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:
- Ban Ruean (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Ban Ruean.
- Tha Tum (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Tha Tum.
- Nam Dip (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Nam Dip.
- Nakhon Chedi (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Nakhon Chedi.
References
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External links
- amphoe.com (Thai)
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