Amphoe Khun Yuam

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Khun Yuam
ขุนยวม
Statistics
Province:	Mae Hong Son
District office:	18°50′22″N, 97°57′5″E
Area:	1,698.3 km²
Inhabitants:	21,479 (2005)
Pop. density:	12.6 inh./km²
Geocode:	5802
Postal code:	58140
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Khun Yuam (Thai: ขุนยวม) is a district (Amphoe) of Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Administration
4 External links

[edit] History

Mueang Khun Yuam was changed status to a district (Amphoe) in 1910. Khun Det Pracharak (ขุนเดชประชารักษ์) was the first head of district.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring are (from north clockwise) Mueang Mae Hong Son of Mae Hong Son Province, Mae Chaem of Chiang Mai Province, Mae La Noi of Mae Hong Son Province again and Kayah State of Myanmar.

The Mae Surin Waterfall, Namtok Mae Surin National Park is located in the district.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 6 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 45 villages (muban). Khun Yuam is also a township (thesaban tambon) covering parts of the tambon Khun Yuan. There are further 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO) and 2 Tambon administrations (TA).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Khun Yuam	ขุนยวม	6	6823
2.	Mae Ngao	แม่เงา	10	3068
3.	Mueang Pon	เมืองปอน	10	4437
4.	Mae Yuam Noi	แม่ยวมน้อย	8	2464
5.	Mae Ki	แม่กิ๊	5	1404
6.	Mae Ukho	แม่อูคอ	6	3283