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Wiang Nong Long District
Wiang Nong Long ( th, เวียงหนองล่อง, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Lamphun province, northern Thailand. History The minor district (''king amphoe'') was split off from Pa Sang district becoming effective on 1 April 1995. On 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts. With publication in the ''Royal Gazette'' on 24 August, the upgrade became official. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Pa Sang and Ban Hong of Lamphun Province, Chom Thong and Doi Lo of Chiang Mai province. Administration Central administration The district Wiang Nong Long is divided into three sub-districts (''tambon''), which are further subdivided into 25 administrative villages (''Muban''). Local administration There are three sub-district municipalities (''Thesaban Tambon Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Amphoe Pa Sang
Pa Sang ( th, ป่าซาง, ) 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. 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. Administration Central administration Pa Sang district is divided into nine sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 90 administrative villages (''mubans''). Missing numbers are ''tambons'' which now form Wiang Nong Long District. Local administration There are four sub-district municipalities (''thesaban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Phang
Wang Phang ( th, วังผาง, ) is a ''tambon'' (subdistrict) of Wiang Nong Long District, in Lamphun Province, Thailand. In 2015 it had a population of 8,051 people. Administration Central administration The ''tambon'' is subdivided into 11 administrative villages (''mubans''). Local administration The whole area of the subdistrict is covered by 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 ...'') Wang Phang (เทศบาลตำบลวังผาง). References External linksThaitambon.com on Wang Phang Tambon of Lamphun province Populated places in Lamphun province {{coord, 18, 26, N, 98, 46, E, display=title, region:TH_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nong Yuang
Nong Yuang ( th, หนองยวง, ) is a village and ''tambon'' (subdistrict) of Wiang Nong Long District, in Lamphun Province, Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo .... Accessed 5 September 2011 In 2005 it had a population of 4078 people. The ''tambon'' contains five villages. References Tambon of Lamphun province Populated places in Lamphun province { ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nong Long
Nong Long ( th, หนองล่อง, ) is a village and ''tambon'' (subdistrict) of Wiang Nong Long District, in Lamphun Province, Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo .... Accessed 5 September 2011 In 2005 it had a population of 6064 people. The ''tambon'' contains nine villages. References Tambon of Lamphun province Popula ...[...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] |
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] |
Chiang Mai Province
Chiang Mai ( th, เชียงใหม่, ; nod, , ) is the largest Province (''changwat'') of Thailand. It lies in upper northern Thailand and has a population of 1.78 million people. It is bordered by Chiang Rai to the northeast, Lampang and Lamphun to the south, Tak to the southwest, Mae Hong Son to the west, and Shan State of Burma to the north. The capital, Chiang Mai, is north of Bangkok. Geography Chiang Mai province is about from Bangkok in the Mae Ping River basin and is on average at elevation. Surrounded by the mountain ranges of the Thai highlands, it covers an area of approximately . The mountains of the Daen Lao Range () at the north end of the province, the Thanon Thong Chai Range () with the highest mountain in Thailand, Doi Inthanon at , stretching in a north–south direction, and the Khun Tan Range in the east of the province are covered by rain forest. The Mae Ping, one of the major tributaries of the Chao Phraya River, originates in the Daen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Amphoe Doi Lo
Doi Lo ( th, ดอยหล่อ, ; nod, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Chiang Mai province in northern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise) Chom Thong District, Chiang Mai Province, Chom Thong, Mae Wang district, Mae Wang, San Pa Tong district, San Pa Tong of Chiang Mai Province, Pa Sang district, Pa Sang and King Amphoe Wiang Nong Long, Wiang Nong Long of Lamphun province. History The minor district (''king amphoe'') was established on 1 April 1995, when four ''tambons'' were split off from Chom Thong District, Chiang Mai Province, Chom Thong. On 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts. On 24 August the upgrade became official. Administration The district is divided into four sub-districts (''tambon''), which are further subdivided into 54 villages (''muban''). There are no municipal (''thesaban'') areas, and four tambon administrative organizations (TAO). References External linksamphoe.com Dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphoe Chom Thong, Chiang Mai Province
Chom Thong District, Chiang Mai ( th, จอมทอง, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the southern part of Chiang Mai province in northern Thailand. History According to the legend of ''Wat'' Phra That Si Chom Thong Worawihan, the temple is on a small hill which looks similar to a termite hill (''chom pluak'' in Thai). The hill is covered by ''thong kwao'' or Bastard teak (''Butea monosperma'') and ''Thong Lang'' or coral tree (''Erythrina variegata'') forest. Thus the people called the hill Chom Thong. After Buddha entered parinirvana, King Asoka the Great visited the hill to place Buddha's relics there. The temple was built on the hill and named Wat Phra That Chom Thong in 1451. Later the temple was upgraded to be royal temple and at the same time renamed Wat Phra That Si Chom Thong Worawihan. The government created a district in the area in 1900 and named the new district Chom Thong following the legend. The district office was originally in Ban Tha Sala, Tambon Khuang Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphoe Ban Hong
Ban Hong ( th, บ้านโฮ่ง, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Lamphun province, northern Thailand. History The minor district (''king amphoe'') Ban Hong was established in 1917, when it was split off from Pa Sang district. It was upgraded to a full district on 24 June 1956. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Wiang Nong Long, Pa Sang, Mae Tha, Thung Hua Chang and Li of Lamphun Province, Hot and Chom Thong of Chiang Mai province . Administration The district is divided into five sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 59 villages (''mubans''). Ban Hong is a township (''thesaban tambon'') which covers parts of ''tambon'' Ban Hong. There are a further five tambon administrative organizations (TAO). References External linksamphoe.com(Thai) Ban Hong Ban Hong ( th, บ้านโฮ่ง, ) is a village and ''tambon'' (subdistrict) of Ban Hong District, in Lamphun Province, Thailand Thailand ( ), h ... [...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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