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San Sai (Thai: สันทราย) is a district (Amphoe) in the central part of Chiang Mai Province in northern Thailand.
[edit] History
In the rainy season, the Ping and Khao rivers bring a lot of sand to accumulate at the area of the rivers join together year by year. It happens a big sand dune. Now the area is the location of San Sai district office. When the government created the district in this area on October 20th, 1897, they selected name San Sai. San means Dune and Sai means Sand.
[edit] Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Mae Taeng, Doi Saket, San Kamphaeng, Mueang Chiang Mai and Mae Rim and of Chiang Mai Province.
[edit] Administration
The district is subdivided into 12 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 116 villages (muban). There are two townships (thesaban tambon) - San Sai Luang covers parts of tambon San Sai Luang, San Sai Noi, San Phranet and Pa Phai; and Mae Cho parts of tambon Nong Chom, Nong Han and Pa Phai. There are further 10 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. |
Name |
Thai name |
Villages |
Inh. |
| 1. |
San Sai Luang |
สันทรายหลวง |
8 |
6,397 |
|
| 2. |
San Sai Noi |
สันทรายน้อย |
7 |
13,950 |
|
| 3. |
San Phranet |
สันพระเนตร |
7 |
5,965 |
|
| 4. |
San Na Meng |
สันนาเม็ง |
10 |
8,100 |
|
| 5. |
San Pa Pao |
สันป่าเปา |
6 |
3,934 |
|
| 6. |
Nong Yaeng |
หนองแหย่ง |
11 |
5,117 |
|
| 7. |
Nong Chom |
หนองจ๊อม |
9 |
13,657 |
|
| 8. |
Nong Han |
หนองหาร |
13 |
16,463 |
|
| 9. |
Mae Faek |
แม่แฝก |
12 |
9,619 |
|
| 10. |
Mae Faek Mai |
แม่แฝกใหม่ |
12 |
7,575 |
|
| 11. |
Mueang Len |
เมืองเล็น |
5 |
2,535 |
|
| 12. |
Pa Phai |
ป่าไผ่ |
16 |
12,459 |
|
