Amphoe Mae Phrik

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Mae Phrik
แม่พริก
Statistics
Province:	Lampang
District office:	17°26′54″N, 99°6′54″E
Area:	538.921 km²
Inhabitants:	17,153 (2005)
Pop. density:	31.8 inh./km²
Geocode:	5209
Postal code:	52180
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Mae Phrik (Thai: แม่พริก) is a district (Amphoe) in the southern part of Lampang Province, northern Thailand.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise): Thoen of Lampang Province, Sam Ngao of Tak Province and Li of Lamphun Province.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 4 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 27 villages (muban). There are two townships (thesaban tambon) - Mae Phrik covers parts of tambon Mae Phrik, and Mae Pu the whole tambon Mae pu. There are further 2 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Mae Phrik	แม่พริก	10	7,119
2.	Pha Pang	ผาปัง	5	1,713
3.	Mae Pu	แม่ปุ	6	4,394
4.	Phra Bat Wang Tuang	พระบาทวังตวง	6	3,927