Amphoe Mae Tha, Lampang Province

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Mae Tha
แม่ทะ
Statistics
Province: Lampang
District office: 18°8′6″N, 99°30′48″E
Area: 810.543 km²
Inhabitants: 63,032 (2005)
Pop. density: 77.8 inh./km²
Geocode: 5210
Postal code: 52150
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Map of Lampang, Thailand highlighting Mae Tha

Mae Tha (Thai: แม่ทะ) is a district (Amphoe) of Lampang Province, northern Thailand.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Sop Prap, Ko Kha, Mueang Lampang, Mae Mo of Lampang Province, Long and Wang Chin of Phrae Province.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 10 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 90 villages (muban). Pathon Nat Rua is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers the tambon Pa Tan and parts of tambon Na Khrua. There are further 9 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1. Mae Tha แม่ทะ 9 7,321
2. Na Khrua นาครัว 12 10,540
3. Pa Tan ป่าตัน 8 6,605
4. Ban Kio บ้านกิ่ว 10 4,850
5. Ban Bom บ้านบอม 5 2,842
6. Nam Cho น้ำโจ้ 9 10,411
7. Don Fai ดอนไฟ 8 4,539
8. Hua Suea หัวเสือ 12 6,834
10. Wang Ngoen วังเงิน 8 4,096
11. San Don Kaeo สันดอนแก้ว 9 4,994

The missing number 9 belongs to tambon Sop Pat, which is now part of the district Mae Mo.

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