Pong ( th, ปง, ) is a district (''
amphoe'') of
Phayao province in northern
Thailand
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.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise)
Song Khwae,
Tha Wang Pha,
Mueang Nan of
Nan province,
Chiang Muan,
Dok Khamtai,
Chun and
Chiang Kham of Phayao Province.
Doi Phu Nang National Park
Doi Phu Nang National Park ( th, อุทยานแห่งชาติดอยภูนาง) is a national park in Dok Khamtai, Pong and Chiang Muan Districts, Phayao Province, Thailand.
Description
The national park, with an area of ...
is in the district.
History
Originally named Mueang Pong, the district was renamed Ban Muang (บ้านม่วง) in 1917. In 1939 it was renamed simply "Pong". In 1952 the district was reassigned to Chiang Rai Province, except sub-district Sa-iap which was split off and added to Song District in Phrae.
With the creation of the Province of Phayao in 1977 it was added to the new province.
Administration
The district is divided into seven sub-districts (''
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 '' khwaen ...
''), which are further subdivided into 88 villages (''
muban''). There are two townships (''
thesaban tambon
Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' system.
The mu ...
'') - Pong covers which covers parts of ''tambon'' Pong and Na Prang, and Ngim covers parts of ''tambon'' Ngim. There are a further seven tambon administrative organization (TAO).
References
External links
amphoe.com
Pong
''Pong'' is a table tennis–themed twitch arcade sports video game, featuring simple two-dimensional graphics, manufactured by Atari and originally released in 1972. It was one of the earliest arcade video games; it was created by Allan Al ...
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