Amphoe Wang Chao

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Wang Chao
วังเจ้า
Statistics
Province:	Tak
District office:	Chiang Thong 16°42′15″N, 99°14′34″E
Area:	328.9 km²
Inhabitants:	29,726 (2005)
Pop. density:	90.4 inh./km²
Geocode:	6309
Postal code:	63000
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Wang Chao (Thai: วังเจ้า) is a district (Amphoe) of Tak Province, northern Thailand.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Symbols
4 Administration
5 References
6 External links

[edit] History

The minor district (King Amphoe) Wang Chao created by splitting off some part of Mueang Tak district. It was announced on June 26 1996 and became effective on on July 15th^[1].

Following a decision of the Thai government on May 15 2007, all of the 81 minor districts were to be upgraded to full districts^[2]. With the publishing in the Royal Gazette on August 24 the upgrade became official ^[3].

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (west from clockwise): Phop Phra, Mueang Tak of Tak Province, Kosamphi Nakhon, Mueang Kamphaeng Phet, Phran Kratai of Kamphaeng Phet Province.

The important water resources of the district are the Ping River and Khlong Wang Chao. Part of the Khlong Wang Chao National Park is located in the southern part of the district.

[edit] Symbols

The district slogan is Gateway to Tak, many different cultures, main economy is corn and longan, many beautiful waterfall, Khlong Wang Chao national park, beautiful weaving.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 3 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 28 villages (muban). The township (thesaban tambon) Wang Chao covers parts of the tambon Chiang Thong. There are further 3 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).