Amphoe Mueang Pan

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Mueang Pan
เมืองปาน
Statistics
Province:	Lampang
District office:	Mueang Pan 18°46′14″N, 99°29′54″E
Area:	865.103 km²
Inhabitants:	34,494 (2005)
Pop. density:	39.9 inh./km²
Geocode:	5213
Postal code:	52240
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Mueang Pan (Thai: เมืองปาน) is a district (Amphoe) in the northern part of Lampang Province, northern Thailand.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Administration
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Wiang Pa Pao of Chiang Rai Province, Wang Nuea, Chae Hom and Mueang Lampang of Lampang Province, and Mae On and Doi Saket of Chiang Mai Province.

[edit] History

The minor district (King Amphoe) Mueang Pan was established on July 15 1981, when the four tambon Mueang Pan, Chae Son, Ban Kho and Thung Kwao were split off from Chae Hom.^[1] On May 9 1992 it was upgraded to a full district.^[2]

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 5 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 53 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and 5 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Mueang Pan	เมืองปาน	8	5,646
2.	Ban Kho	บ้านขอ	13	8,160
3.	Thung Kwao	ทุ่งกว๋าว	13	9,394
4.	Chae Son	แจ้ซ้อน	12	7,201
5.	Hua Mueang	หัวเมือง	7	4,093