Wawi ( th, วาวี, ) 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 Suai District
Mae Suai ( th, แม่สรวย; ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the western part of Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise): Mueang Chiang Rai district, Mueang Chiang Ra ...
, in
Chiang Rai Province,
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 25,476 people.
History
The subdistrict was created effective September 15, 1979 by splitting off 10 administrative villages from
Mae Suai.
Administration
Central administration
The ''tambon'' is subdivided into 27 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) Wawi (องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลวาวี).
References
External links
Thaitambon.com on Wawi
Tambon of Chiang Rai province
Populated places in Chiang Rai province
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