Pa Sang ( th, ป่าซาง, ) is a district (''

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'') of

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, northern

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Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Mueang Lamphun, Mae Tha,

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and Wiang Nong Long of Lamphun Province,

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and

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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

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of today's

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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 (''

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 90 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''). Missing numbers are ''tambons'' which now form Wiang Nong Long District.

Local administration

There are four sub-district municipalities (''

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 ...

s'') in the district: * Pa Sang (Thai: ) consisting of sub-districts Pak Bong, Pa Sang. * Muang Noi (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Muang Noi. * Mae Raeng (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Mae Raeng. * Makok (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Makok. There are four sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district: * Ban Ruean (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Ban Ruean. * Tha Tum (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Tha Tum. * Nam Dip (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Nam Dip. * Nakhon Chedi (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Nakhon Chedi.

References

External links

amphoe.com
(Thai) Pa Sang {{Lamphun-geo-stub