Amphoe Thoeng

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Thoeng
เทิง

Statistics
Province:	Chiang Rai
District office:	19°41′8″N, 100°11′37″E
Area:	821.0 km²
Inhabitants:	84,507 (2005)
Pop. density:	102.9 inh./km²
Geocode:	5704
Postal code:	57160
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Thoeng (Thai: เทิง) is a district (Amphoe) in the eastern part of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise) Pa Daet, Mueang Chiang Rai, Wiang Chai, Phaya Mengrai, Khun Tan, Wiang Kaen of Chiang Rai Province. To the east is Oudomxai province of Laos, and to the south is Phayao Province.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 10 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 175 villages (muban). There are two townships (thesaban tambon) - Wiang Thoeng covers parts of tambon Wiang, and Ban Plong parts of tambon Plong. There are further 10 Subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Wiang	เวียง	24	16,004
2.	Ngio	งิ้ว	23	12,589
3.	Plong	ปล้อง	12	8,612
4.	Mae Loi	แม่ลอย	13	7,015
5.	Chiang Khian	เชียงเคี่ยน	10	4,655
9.	Tap Tao	ตับเต่า	26	12,252
10.	Ngao	หงาว	20	9,943
11.	San Sai Ngam	สันทรายงาม	7	4,308
12.	Si Don Chai	ศรีดอนไชย	9	4,892
13.	Nong Raet	หนองแรด	7	4,237

Missing numbers belong to tambon which now form Khun Tan district.

[edit] External links

• amphoe.com (Thai)

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