Mae On ( th, แม่ออน, ) is a district (''

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'') 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 the north of Thailand.

Geography

The district is about 40 km east of the city of

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. Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) San Kamphaeng and Doi Saket of Chiang Mai Province; Mueang Pan and Mueang Lampang of

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, Mueang Lamphun and Mae Tha of

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protects the source of the

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(น้ำแม่ออน), a tributary of the Ping River that gives its name to the district. Mae On is a popular destination for rock climbers who wish to climb the limestone cliffs of "Crazy Horse Buttress" in the

Khun Tan Range The Khun Tan Range ( th, ทิวเขาขุนตาน or, erroneously, ทิวเขาขุนตาล) is a mountain range that occupies a central position in Northern Thailand. Most of the range is located in Chiang Mai, west ...

. Rock climbing at Crazy Horse has greatly expanded since 2000 due to the work of Joshua Morris and Khaetthaleeya Uppakham while writing their book, ''A Guide to Rock Climbing in Northern Thailand''. Other tourist attractions of the town include natural hot springs and the Mae On cave system. Mae Kum Pong 02

History

The 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 ...

'') was created on 30 April 1994, when six ''tambons'' were split off from

San Kamphaeng district San Kamphaeng (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Chiang Mai province in northern Thailand. Geography San Kamphaeng borders the districts (from west clockwise) Saraphi, Mueang Chiang Mai, San Sai, Doi Saket, Mae On of Chiang Mai Province an ...

. On 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts. On 24 August the upgrade became official.

Administration

Central administration

The district Mae On is subdivided into 6 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'' ...

''), which are further subdivided into 49 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

There are 6 subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district: * On Nuea (Thai: ) consisting of the complete subdistrict On Nuea. * On Klang (Thai: ) consisting of the complete subdistrict On Klang. * Ban Sahakon (Thai: ) consisting of the complete subdistrict Ban Sahakon. * Huai Kaeo (Thai: ) consisting of the complete subdistrict Huai Kaeo. * Mae Tha (Thai: ) consisting of the complete subdistrict Mae Tha. * Tha Nuea (Thai: ) consisting of the complete subdistrict Tha Nuea.

References

External links

amphoe.com
{{Amphoe Chiang Mai Mae On