Mae Tha District, Lampang

Mae Tha
แม่ทะ
—  Amphoe  —
Amphoe location in Lampang Province
Coordinates:
Country  Thailand
Province Lampang
Seat
Tambon
Muban
Amphoe established
Area
 • Total 810.543 km2 (313 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 • Total 63,032
 • Density 77.8/km2 (201.5/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 52150
Geocode 5210

Mae Tha (Thai: แม่ทะ; IPA: [mɛ̂ː tʰáʔ]) is a district (amphoe) of Lampang Province, northern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Sop Prap, Ko Kha, Mueang Lampang, Mae Mo of Lampang Province, Long and Wang Chin of Phrae Province.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 10 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 90 villages (muban). Pa Tan Na Khrua is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers the tambon Pa Tan and parts of tambon Na Khrua. There are further 9 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1. Mae Tha แม่ทะ 9 7,321
2. Na Khrua นาครัว 12 10,540
3. Pa Tan ป่าตัน 8 6,605
4. Ban Kio บ้านกิ่ว 10 4,850
5. Ban Bom บ้านบอม 5 2,842
6. Nam Cho น้ำโจ้ 9 10,411
7. Don Fai ดอนไฟ 8 4,539
8. Hua Suea หัวเสือ 12 6,834
10. Wang Ngoen วังเงิน 8 4,096
11. San Don Kaeo สันดอนแก้ว 9 4,994

The missing number 9 belongs to tambon Sop Pat, which is now part of the district Mae Mo.