Piang Luang ( th, เปียงหลวง) 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
Wiang Haeng District
Wiang Haeng ( th, เวียงแหง, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the northern part of Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand.
History
The area of ''tambon'' Wiang was very far from Chiang Dao district center. The government separated ' ...
, 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 ...
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Thaitambon.com
Accessed April 30, 2010 In 2005 it had a population of 16,757 people. The ''tambon'' contains nine villages. The town lies near the border with Shan State
Shan State ( my, ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်, ; shn, မိူင်းတႆး, italics=no) also known by the Endonym and exonym, endonyms Shanland, Muang Tai, and Tailong, is a administrative divisions of Myanmar, state of Myanmar. ...
, Burma
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
.Shan United Revolutionary Army
The Shan United Revolutionary Army ( my, ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်တပ်ပေါင်းစုတော်လှန်ရေးတပ်မတော်; abbreviated SURA) or Tai Revolutionary Council (TRC) was a Shan insurgent ...
.
References
Tambon of Chiang Mai province
Myanmar–Thailand border crossings
Populated places in Chiang Mai province
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