Amphoe Fang

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Fang
ฝาง
Statistics
Province: Chiang Mai
District office: Wiang
19°55′8″N, 99°12′49″E
Area: 888.164 km²
Inhabitants: 121,033 (2005)
Pop. density: 136.3 inh./km²
Geocode: 5009
Postal code: 50110
Map
Map of Chiang Mai, Thailand highlighting Fang

Fang (Thai: ฝาง) is a district (Amphoe) in the northern part of Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand.

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[edit] History

According to the Yonok chronicle, Mueang Fang was built in 641 by King Lawa Changkarat. Later King Mengrai the Great reigned Fang before building Wiang Kumkam and Chiang Mai of Lanna Kingdom.

In 1910 the Mueang Fang was made a subordinate of Chiang Rai, then named Mueang Fang district.[1] In 1925 it was reassigned to Chiang Mai.[2] 1938 it the word Mueang was cut off from the name, which was then reserved for the capital districts on the provinces.[3]

[edit] Etymology

The landscape of Mueang Fang looked like the seed of a Fang tree (Caesalalpinia sappan). Thus the town was named after the tree.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise) Mae Ai of Chiang Mai Province, Mae Suai of Chiang Rai Province, Chai Prakan of Chiang Mai Province again and Shan State of Myanmar.

The Doi Phahompok National Park is located in Fang district.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 8 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 128 villages (muban). There are two townships (thesaban tambon) - Wiang Phrao covers parts of tambon Wiang, and Ban Mae Kha parts of tambon Mae Kha. There are further 8 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1. Wiang เวียง 19 26,810
3. Mon Pin ม่อนปิ่น 22 19,123
4. Mae Ngon แม่งอน 18 17,715
5. Mae Sun แม่สูน 17 15,019
6. San Sai สันทราย 17 11,583
10. Mae Kha แม่คะ 15 14,542
11. Mae Kha แม่ข่า 13 9,873
12. Pong Nam Ron โป่งน้ำร้อน 7 6,368

Missing numbers belong to tambon which now form Chai Prakan.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย" (in Thai) (June 12 1910). Royal Gazette 27 (0 ง): 426–427. 
  2. ^ "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง โอนอำเภอเมืองฝาง จังหวัดเชียงรายไปขึ้นจังหวัดเชียงใหม่" (in Thai) (April 26 1925). Royal Gazette 42 (0 ง): 203. 
  3. ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามจังหวัด และอำเภอบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๑" (in Thai) (November 14 1938). Royal Gazette 55 (0 ก): 658–666. 

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