Amphoe Mae Mo

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Mae Mo
แม่เมาะ
Statistics
Province:	Lampang
District office:	Mae Mo 18°16′30″N, 99°39′0″E
Area:	959.2 km²
Inhabitants:	38,768 (2005)
Pop. density:	40.4 inh./km²
Geocode:	5202
Postal code:	52220
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Mae Mo (Thai: แม่เมาะ) is a district (Amphoe) in the eastern part of Lampang Province, northern Thailand.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Administration
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Mae Tha, Mueang Lampang, Chae Hom and Ngao of Lampang Province, Song and Long of Phrae Province.

[edit] History

The minor district (King Amphoe) was created on April 15 1976, when the three tambon Ban Dong, Chang Nuea and Na Sak were split off from Mueang Lampang district.^[1] It was upgraded to a full district on July 16 1984.^[2]

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 5 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 37 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and 5 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Ban Dong	บ้านดง	8	4,677
2.	Na Sak	นาสัก	8	6,261
3.	Chang Nuea	จางเหนือ	6	5,336
4.	Mae Mo	แม่เมาะ	8	16,589
5.	Sop Pat	สบป้าด	7	5,905