Ban Sahakon ( th, บ้านสหกรณ์) is a ''

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'' ...

'' (subdistrict) of

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 ...

, in

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 ...

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 ...

. In 2018, it had a total population of 3,365 people.

History

The subdistrict was created effective May 1, 1978 by splitting off 7 administrative villages from

Rong Wua Daeng Rong Wua Daeng ( th, ร้องวัวแดง) is a ''tambon'' (subdistrict) of San Kamphaeng District, in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a co ...

, On Nuea, Huai Kaeo.

Administration

Central administration

The ''tambon'' is subdivided into 8 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) Ban Sahakon (องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลบ้านสหกรณ์).

Economy

The tambon is home to Mae On Weavers, a group of 100 weavers who make hand-knitted products sold under the banner of Thailand's "

One Tambon One Product One Tambon One Product (OTOP) is a local entrepreneurship stimulus program designed by Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra during his 2001-2006 Thai Rak Thai government. The program aimed to support locally made and marketed produ ...

" (OTOP) program.

References

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External links

Thaitambon.com on Ban Sahakon
Tambon of Chiang Mai province Populated places in Chiang Mai province