Amphoe Mae Wong
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| Province: | Nakhon Sawan |
| Area: | 766.8 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 52,705 (2005) |
| Pop. density: | 68.7 inh./km² |
| Geocode: | 6013 |
| Postal code: | 60150 |
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Mae Wong (Thai: แม่วงก์) is a district (Amphoe) in the western part of Nakhon Sawan Province, northern Thailand.
[edit] History
Four tambons of Lat Yao district were separated to create the minor district (King Amphoe) Mae Wong in 1992. It was upgraded to a full district in 1997.
[edit] Geography
Mae Wong is the name of a river inside the Mae Wong National Park.
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Pang Sila Thong and Khanu Woralaksaburi of Kamphaeng Phet Province, Lat Yao, Chum Ta Bong and Mae Poen of Nakhon Sawan Province, and Umphang of Tak Province.
[edit] Administration
The district is subdivided into 4 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 67 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas and further 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | |
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| 1. | Mae Wong | แม่วงก์ | 9 | 6,914 | |
| 3. | Mae Le | แม่เล่ย์ | 26 | 18,751 | |
| 4. | Wang San | วังซ่าน | 14 | 12,569 | |
| 5. | Khao Chon Kan | เขาชนกัน | 18 | 14,471 |
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| Amphoe of Nakhon Sawan |  |
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Mueang Nakhon Sawan - Krok Phra - Chum Saeng - Nong Bua - Banphot Phisai - Kao Liao - Takhli - Tha Tako - Phaisali - Phayuha Khiri - Lat Yao - Tak Fa - Mae Wong |
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