Mae Fa Luang ( th, แม่ฟ้าหลวง, ) is a district (''

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 countie ...

'') in the northern part of Chiang Rai province, northern

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History

The area of Mae Fa Luang was separated from Mae Chan district and created as a minor district (''

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 countie ...

'') on 1 April 1992. Originally it was composed of the three ''tambons'', Thoet Thai, Mae Salong Nai, and Mae Salong Nok. A fourth sub-district, Mae Fa Luang, was created in 1996. The minor district was upgraded to a full district on 5 December 1996.

Etymology

The name ''Mae Fa Luang'' was given by Princess Mother

Srinagarindra Princess Srinagarindra ( th, ศรีนครินทรา; ; 21 October 1900 – 18 July 1995) née Sangwan Talapat ( th, สังวาลย์ ตะละภัฏ; ) was a member of the Royal Thai Family and the House of Mahidol, whi ...

, who was commonly known as "Mae Fa Luang" (lit. 'royal mother from the sky') by the hill tribespeople of the area.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise):

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, Mae Chan, and Mueang Chiang Rai of Chiang Rai Province and Mae Ai of

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. To the northwest is the

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Administration

Central administration

Mae Fa Luang is divided into four subdistricts (''

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'' ...

s''), which are further subdivided into 77 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 ...

s'').

Local administration

There are four subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district: * Thoet Thai (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Thoet Thai. * Mae Salong Nai (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Mae Salong Nai. * Mae Salong Nok (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Mae Salong Nok. * Mae Fa Luang (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Mae Fa Luang.

References

External links

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