San Kamphaeng

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San Kamphaeng
สันกำแพง
Statistics
Province:	Chiang Mai
Area:	197.833 km²
Inhabitants:	73,721 (2005)
Pop. density:	372.6 inh./km²
Geocode:	5013
Postal code:	50130
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San Kamphaeng (Thai: สันกำแพง) is a district (amphoe) of Chiang Mai Province in northern Thailand.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Economy
4 Administration

[edit] Geography

San Kamphaeng borders the districts (from west clockwise) Saraphi, Mueang Chiang Mai, San Sai, Doi Saket, Mae On of Chiang Mai Province and Ban Thi of Lamphun Province.

[edit] History

The district goes back to the Kwaeng Mae Om, which was established in 1902. In 1923 the district was renamed to San Kampaeng.

[edit] Economy

San Kamphaeng is famous for its many silk factories.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 10 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 100 villages (muban). There are two townships (thesaban tambon) - San Kamphaeng covers parts of tambon San Kamphaeng and Chae Chang, and the whole tambon Sai Mun; and Ton Pao covers the whole tambon Ton Pao. There are further 8 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	San Kamphaeng	สันกำแพง	14	13,686
2.	Sai Mun	ทรายมูล	7	4,230
3.	Rong Wua Daeng	ร้องวัวแดง	11	5,718
4.	Buak Khang	บวกค้าง	13	7,851
5.	Chae Chang	แช่ช้าง	9	7,585
6.	On Tai	ออนใต้	11	5,371
10.	Mae Pu Kha	แม่ปูคา	9	5,969
11.	Huai Sai	ห้วยทราย	8	6,217
12.	Ton Pao	ต้นเปา	10	11,006
13.	San Klang	สันกลาง	8	6,088

Numbers 7-9,14,15 are tambon which now belong to King Amphoe Mae On.

Amphoe of Chiang Mai
Amphoe:	Mueang Chiang Mai - Chom Thong - Mae Chaem - Chiang Dao - Doi Saket - Mae Taeng - Mae Rim - Samoeng - Fang - Mae Ai - Phrao - San Pa Tong - San Kamphaeng - San Sai - Hang Dong - Hot - Doi Tao - Omkoi - Saraphi - Wiang Haeng - Chai Prakan - Mae Wang
King Amphoe:	Mae On - Doi Lo