Mae La Noi แม่ลาน้อย |
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— Amphoe — | |
Amphoe location in Mae Hong Son Province | |
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Country | Thailand |
Province | Mae Hong Son |
Seat | Mae La Noi |
Tambon | |
Muban | |
Amphoe established | |
Area | |
• Total | 1,456.6 km2 (562.4 sq mi) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 34,126 |
• Density | 23.4/km2 (60.6/sq mi) |
Time zone | THA (UTC+7) |
Postal code | 58120 |
Geocode | 5805 |
Mae La Noi (Thai: แม่ลาน้อย) is a district (Amphoe) in the southern part of Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand.
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The minor district (King Amphoe) was created on February 10 1967, consisting of the two tambon Mae La Noi and Mae La Luang.[1] It was made a subordinate of Mae Sariang district, from which the tambon Mae La Noi was split off. Mae La Luang originally belonged to Khun Yuam district.[2] It was official upgraded to a full district on August 21, 1975.[3]
Neighboring are (from southwest clockwise) Mae Sariang of Mae Hong Son Province, Kayah State of Myanmar, Khun Yuam of Mae Hong Son Province again and Mae Chaem of Chiang Mai Province.
The important rivers of Mae La Noi are the Yuam, Mae La Luang and Mae La Noi river.
The district is subdivided into 8 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 69 villages (muban). Mae La Noi is also a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Mae La Noi. There are 8 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | |
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1. | Mae La Noi | แม่ลาน้อย | 15 | 8,674 | |
2. | Mae La Luang | แม่ลาหลวง | 9 | 5,140 | |
3. | Tha Pha Pum | ท่าผาปุ้ม | 8 | 4,052 | |
4. | Mae Tho | แม่โถ | 8 | 3,456 | |
5. | Huai Hom | ห้วยห้อม | 9 | 4,346 | |
6. | Mae Na Chang | แม่นาจาง | 7 | 3,094 | |
7. | Santi Khiri | สันติคีรี | 8 | 2,669 | |
8. | Khun Mae La Noi | ขุนแม่ลาน้อย | 5 | 2,695 |
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