Wiang Chai district
Wiang Chai
เวียงชัย | |
|---|---|
| District location in Chiang Rai province District location in Chiang Rai province | |
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| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Chiang Rai |
| Seat | Wiang Chai |
| Subdistricts | 5 |
| Mubans | 75 |
| Districtestablished | 17 June 1974 |
| Area | |
• Total | 258.8 km2 (99.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 43,968 |
| • Density | 169.9/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 57210 |
| Geocode | 5702 |
Wiang Chai (Thai: เวียงชัย, pronounced [wīaŋ tɕʰāj]; Northern Thai: ᩅ᩠ᨿᨦᨩᩱ᩠ᨿ, pronounced [wīaŋ tɕāj]) is a district (amphoe) in the central part of Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand.
Geography
[edit | edit source]Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise): Mueang Chiang Rai, Wiang Chiang Rung, Phaya Mengrai, and Thoeng of Chiang Rai Province.
The important water resource is the Kok River.
History
[edit | edit source]The minor district (king amphoe) was created on 17 June 1974, when the three tambons Wiang Chai, Thung Ko, and Pha Ngam were split off from Mueang Chiang Rai district. [1] It was upgraded to a full district on 25 March 1979.[2]
Administration
[edit | edit source]The district is divided into five sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 75 villages (mubans). The township (thesaban tambon) Wiang Chai covers parts of tambons Wiang Chai and Mueang Chum. There are a further five tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Pop.[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | Wiang Chai | เวียงชัย | 20 | 11,117 |
| 3. | Pha Ngam | ผางาม | 15 | 9,083 |
| 4. | Wiang Nuea | เวียงเหนือ | 12 | 6,574 |
| 6. | Don Sila | ดอนศิลา | 17 | 9,920 |
| 8. | Mueang Chum | เมืองชุม | 11 | 7,274 |
Missing numbers are tambons which now form Wiang Chiang Rung District.
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- File:Wikivoyage-Logo-v3-icon.svg Chiang Rai Province travel guide from Wikivoyage
- amphoe.com
