San Kamphaeng (, ) 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 ...
'') of
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, Lam ...
in northern
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 ...
.
Geography
San Kamphaeng borders the districts (from west clockwise)
Saraphi,
Mueang Chiang Mai,
San Sai,
Doi Saket,
Mae On of Chiang Mai Province and
Ban Thi
Ban Thi ( th, บ้านธิ, ) is a tambon in Ban Thi District, Lamphun Province, northern Thailand. It lies about 20 km northeast of the town of Lamphun.
History
Ban Thi was settled largely by Tai Lue people who emigrated from Xishuangban ...
of
Lamphun province
Lamphun ( th, ลำพูน, ; Northern Thai: ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat''), lies in upper northern Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Chiang Mai, Lampang, and Tak.
Geography
Lamphun is ...
.
History
The district dates back to ''
khwaeng
A ''khwaeng'' (, ) is an administrative subdivision used in the fifty districts of Bangkok and a few other city municipalities in Thailand. Currently, there are 180 ''khwaeng'' in Bangkok. A ''khwaeng'' is roughly equivalent to a ''tambon'' in othe ...
'' Mae Om, which was established in 1902. In 1923 the district was renamed San Kamphaeng.
Administration
The district is divided into 10 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 100 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''). There are two townships (''
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''). San Kamphaeng covers parts of ''tambons'' San Kamphaeng and Chae Chang, and the entire ''tambon'' Sai Mun. Ton Pao covers the entire ''tambon'' of Ton Pao. There are a further eight tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
Numbers 7–9,14,15 are tambons which now belong to Mae On district
Mae On ( th, แม่ออน, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Chiang Mai province in the north of Thailand.
Geography
The district is about 40 km east of the city of Chiang Mai. Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) San Kam ...
.
San Kamphaeng
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