San Sai ( th, สันทราย) 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 ...
'') in the central part of
Chiang Mai province in northern
Thailand.
History
During the annual rainy season (monsoons), the
Ping and the Khao River carry sediment that accumulates at the confluence of the two rivers, forming large dunes. This area is now the site of the San Sai District office. When the Siamese government of created this district on 20 October 1897, they named it ''San Sai''. ''San'' is the Thai word for 'dune', and ''sai'' means 'sand'.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise)
Mae Taeng,
Doi Saket
Doi Saket ( th, ดอยสะเก็ด, ; nod, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the eastern part of Chiang Mai province in northern Thailand. The district is predominantly a rural farming area, containing a mixture of rice fields on the va ...
,
San Kamphaeng,
Mueang Chiang Mai and
Mae Rim and of Chiang Mai Province.
Administration
The district is divided into 12 sub-districts (''
tambons''), which are further subdivided into 116 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 tambons''): San Sai Luang covers parts of ''tambons'' San Sai Luang, San Sai Noi, San Phranet, and Pa Phai; Mae Cho parts of ''tambons'' Nong Chom, Nong Han, and Pa Phai. There are a further 10 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
External links
amphoe.com
San Sai
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