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Chai Prakan District
Chai Prakan ( th, ไชยปราการ, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the northern part of Chiang Mai province in northern Thailand. Geography Neighbouring districts are (from the south clockwise) Phrao, Chiang Dao, Fang of Chiang Mai Province and Mae Suai of Chiang Rai province. The Khun Tan Range stretches from north to south along the eastern side of the district. The western tip of the district lies within the Daen Lao Range. History The minor district (''king amphoe'') Chai Prakarn was created on 1 January 1988, when four ''tambons'' were split off from Fang District. It was upgraded to a full district on 4 July 1994. Administration Central administration Chai Prakan is divided into four sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 44 administrative villages (''muban''). Local administration There are two sub-district municipalities (''thesaban tambon Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions of municipalities, school district, or political district. By country/region Afghanistan In Afghanistan, a district (Persian ps, ولسوالۍ ) is a subdivision of a province. There are almost 400 districts in the country. Australia Electoral districts are used in state elections. Districts were also used in several states as cadastral units for land titles. Some were used as squatting districts. New South Wales had several different types of districts used in the 21st century. Austria In Austria, the word is used with different meanings in three different contexts: * Some of the tasks of the administrative branch of the national and regional governments are fulfilled by the 95 district administrative offices (). The area a dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mae Suai District
Mae Suai ( th, แม่สรวย; ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the western part of Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise): Mueang Chiang Rai district, Mueang Chiang Rai, Mae Lao district, Mae Lao, Phan district, Phan, Wiang Pa Pao district, Wiang Pa Pao, Phrao district, Phrao, Chai Prakan district, Chai Prakan, Fang district, Fang, and Mae Ai district, Mae Ai of Chiang Mai province. The Khun Tan Range stretches from north to south along the west side of the district. The Suai River, a tributary of the Lao River, Thailand, Lao River, gives its name to the district. History The district was created in 1905, when the districts Mueang Wiang Pa Pao and Mueang Phong were merged. Originally spelled แม่ซ่วย, the current spelling was adopted before 1917. Administration Central administration The district Mae Suai is subdivided into 7 subdistricts (''Tambon''), which are further subdivided in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chai Prakan
Chai Prakan, sometimes written as Chaiprakan, Chaiprakarn or Chaiprakhan, is home to the district headquarters of Chai Prakan District in the far north of Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. It lies 145 km from the city of Chiang Mai and 850 km from Bangkok. It is a popular location for vehicles to stop on the way to Doi Ang Khang, Fang, and Tha Ton. The municipality covers the complete subdistrict Pong Tam and parts of the subdistricts Si Dong Yen and Nong Bua, all within Chai Prakan district. History The historical Chai Prakan was founded in 973 as part of the Sinhanavati Kingdom but the city fell in 998. Chai Prakan archaeological site is in Fang District 12 km from the town of Fang. The current local government was established as a sanitary district in 1994. Like all sanitary districts, it was upgraded to a subdistrict municipality in 1999. Administrative Area Chai Prakan Subdistrict Municipality covers a total area of 49.13 square kilometers. It includes parts of 3 subdi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thesaban
Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' system. The municipalities assume some of the responsibilities which are assigned to the districts (''amphoe'') or communes (''tambon'') for non-municipal (rural) areas. Historically, this devolution of central government powers grew out of the Sukhaphiban () sanitary districts first created in Bangkok by a royal decree of King Chulalongkorn in 1897. The ''thesaban'' system was established in the Thesaban Organization Act of 1934 ( th, พระราชบัญญัติจัดระเบียบเทศบาล พุทธศักราช ๒๔๗๖),The Royal Gazetteพระราชบัญญัติจัดระเบียบเทศบาล พุทธศักราช ๒๔๗๖, Vol. 51, Page 82-107.24 Apr 1934. Retrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nong Bua, Chiang Mai
Nong Bua ( th, หนองบัว) is a ''tambon'' (subdistrict) of Chai Prakan District, in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. In 2020 it had a total population of 16,861 people. History The subdistrict was created effective September 1, 1985 by splitting off 8 administrative villages from Pong Tam. Administration Central administration The ''tambon'' is subdivided into 11 administrative villages (''muban''). Local administration The area of the subdistrict is shared by 2 local governments. *the subdistrict municipality (''Thesaban Tambon'') Chai Prakan (เทศบาลตำบลไชยปราการ) *the subdistrict municipality (''Thesaban Tambon Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' system. The mu ...'') Nong Bua (เทศบาลตำบลหนองบัว) R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mae Thalop
Mae Thalop ( th, แม่ทะลบ) is a ''tambon'' (subdistrict) of Chai Prakan District, in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. In 2020 it had a total population of 7,930 people. History The subdistrict was created effective 1 April 1982 by splitting off 4 administrative villages from Pong Tam. Administration Central administration The ''tambon'' is subdivided into 7 administrative villages (''muban Muban ( th, หมู่บ้าน; , ) is the lowest administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as 'hamlet', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). , there were 74,944 administrative mu ...''). Local administration The whole area of the subdistrict is covered by the subdistrict administrative organization (SAO) Mae Thalop (องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลแม่ทะลบ). References External linksThaitambon.com on Mae Thalop Tambon of Chiang Mai province Populated places in C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Si Dong Yen
Si Dong Yen ( th, ศรีดงเย็น) is a ''tambon'' (subdistrict) of Chai Prakan District, in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. In 2020 it had a total population of 17,553 people. History The subdistrict was created effective 14 September 1976 by splitting off 8 administrative villages from Pong Tam. Administration Central administration The ''tambon'' is subdivided into 18 administrative villages (''muban''). Local administration The area of the subdistrict is shared by 2 local governments. *the subdistrict municipality (''Thesaban Tambon'') Chai Prakan Chai Prakan, sometimes written as Chaiprakan, Chaiprakarn or Chaiprakhan, is home to the district headquarters of Chai Prakan District in the far north of Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. It lies 145 km from the city of Chiang Mai and 850 km from Ba ... (เทศบาลตำบลไชยปราการ) *the subdistrict administrative organization (SAO) Si Dong Yen (องค์การบริหารส ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pong Tam
Pong Tam ( th, ปงตำ) is a ''tambon'' (subdistrict) of Chai Prakan District, in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. In 2016 it had a population of 8,087 people. History Pong Tam was originally a subdistrict of Fang District. On 1 January 1988 it was one of four subdistricts split off from Fang to form Chai Prakan District. Administration Central administration The ''tambon'' is divided into eight administrative villages (''mubans''). Local administration The subdistrict is covered by the subdistrict municipality (''thesaban tambon'') Chai Prakan Chai Prakan, sometimes written as Chaiprakan, Chaiprakarn or Chaiprakhan, is home to the district headquarters of Chai Prakan District in the far north of Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. It lies 145 km from the city of Chiang Mai and 850 km from Ba ... (เทศบาลตำบลไชยปราการ). References External linksThaitambon.com on Pong Tam Tambon of Chiang Mai province Populated places in Chiang Mai prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Population
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a census, a process of collecting, analysing, compiling, and publishing data regarding a population. Perspectives of various disciplines Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined criterion in common, such as location, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Demography is a social science which entails the statistical study of populations. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species who inhabit the same particular geographical area and are capable of interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muban
Muban ( th, หมู่บ้าน; , ) is the lowest administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as 'hamlet', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). , there were 74,944 administrative mubans in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons. Nomenclature ''Muban'' may function as one word, in the sense of a hamlet or village, and as such may be shortened to ''ban''. ''Mu ban'' may also function as two words, i.e., หมู่ 'group' (of) บ้าน 'homes'. * ''Mu'', in the sense of group (of homes in a tambon), are assigned numbers in the sequence in which each is entered in a register maintained in the district or branch-district office. * ''Ban'', in the sense of home or household for members of each group, are assigned a number ( th, บ้านเลขที่; ) in the sequence in which each is added to the household register also maintained in the district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tambon
''Tambon'' ( th, ตำบล, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and province (''changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 ''khwaeng'' of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains eight to ten tambon. ''Tambon'' is usually translated as "township" or "subdistrict" in English — the latter is the recommended translation, though also often used for ''king amphoe'', the designation for a subdistrict acting as a branch (Thai: ''king'') of the parent district. Tambon are further subdivided into 69,307 villages ('' muban''), about ten per ''tambon''. ''Tambon'' within cities or towns are not subdivided into villages, but may have less formal communities called ''chumchon'' ( ชุมชน) that may be formed into community associations. History The ''tambon'' as a subdivision has a long history. It was the second-level sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Amphoe
An amphoe (sometimes also ''amphur'', th, อำเภอ, )—usually translated as "district"—is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Groups of ''amphoe'' or districts make up the provinces, and are analogous to counties. The chief district officer is ''Nai Amphoe'' (). ''Amphoe'' are divided into ''tambons'', ( th, ตำบล), or sub-districts. Altogether Thailand has 928 districts, including the 50 districts of Bangkok, which are called '' khet'' (เขต) since the Bangkok administrative reform of 1972. The number of districts in provinces varies, from only three in the smallest provinces, up to the 50 urban districts of Bangkok. Also the sizes and population of districts differ greatly. The smallest population is in Ko Kut ( Trat province) with just 2,042 citizens, while Mueang Samut Prakan ( Samut Prakan province) has 509,262 citizens. The ''khet'' of Bangkok have the smallest areas—Khet Samphanthawong is the smallest, with only 1.4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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