Amphoe Song

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Song
สอง
Statistics
Province:	Phrae
District office:	Ban Klang 18°28′12″N, 100°11′0″E
Area:	1,624.5 km²
Inhabitants:	53,687 (2005)
Pop. density:	33.0 inh./km²
Geocode:	5406
Postal code:	54120
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Song (Thai: สอง) is the northernmost district (Amphoe) of Phrae Province, northern Thailand.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Administration
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southeast clockwise) Rong Kwang, Nong Muang Khai, Long of Phrae Province, Mae Mo, Ngao of Lampang Province, Dok Khamtai, Chiang Muan of Phayao Province, Ban Luang and Wiang Sa of Nan Province.

The Mae Yom National Park is located in Song district.

[edit] History

Originally named Mueang Song, 1917 the district was renamed to Ban Klang after the name of the central tambon.^[1] It was named back to the original name Song in 1939, only leaving out the word Mueang which was reserved for the capital districts of provinces.^[2]

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 8 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 84 villages (muban). Song is a township (thesaban tambon) and covers parts of tambon Ban Nun and Ban Klang. There are further 8 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Ban Nun	บ้านหนุน	11	9,160
2.	Ban Klang	บ้านกลาง	12	8,392
3.	Huai Mai	ห้วยหม้าย	17	8,769
4.	Tao Pun	เตาปูน	12	8,418
5.	Hua Mueang	หัวเมือง	13	6,828
6.	Sa-iap	สะเอียบ	9	5,671
7.	Daen Chumphon	แดนชุมพล	4	2,685
8.	Thung Nao	ทุ่งน้าว	5	3,764