District of Thailand
District in Chiang Rai, Thailand
Phan
(
Thai
:
???
;
IPA:
[p??ːn]
;
Northern Thai
:
???
,
IPA:
[p?ːn]
) is a district (
amphoe
) in the southern part of
Chiang Rai province
, northern
Thailand
.
Geography
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Neighboring districts are (from the south west clockwise):
Wiang Pa Pao
,
Mae Suai
,
Mae Lao
,
Mueang Chiang Rai
, and
Pa Daet
of Chiang Rai Province;
Mae Chai
of
Phayao province
; and
Wang Nuea
of
Lampang province
.
The mountains of the
Phi Pan Nam Range
dominate the landscape of the district.
History
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Originally named Mueang Phan, it was renamed Phan in 1938, as the word
mueang
was then reserved for the capital districts of the provinces.
[1]
Administration
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Central administration
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The district Phan is subdivided into 15 subdistricts (
Tambon
), which are further subdivided into 236 administrative villages (
Muban
).
| No.
|
Name
|
Thai
|
Villages
|
Pop.
[2]
|
| 0
1.
|
San Makhet
|
?????????
|
21
|
10,206
|
| 0
2.
|
Mae O
|
??????
|
20
|
0
9,179
|
| 0
3.
|
Than Thong
|
??????
|
11
|
0
6,461
|
| 0
4.
|
Santi Suk
|
????????
|
0
9
|
0
5,184
|
| 0
5.
|
Doi Ngam
|
??????
|
14
|
0
6,152
|
| 0
6.
|
Hua Ngom
|
??????
|
13
|
0
6,712
|
| 0
7.
|
Charoen Mueang
|
??????????
|
22
|
0
8,302
|
| 0
8.
|
Pa Hung
|
???????
|
18
|
10,480
|
| 0
9.
|
Muang Kham
|
??????
|
17
|
0
8,000
|
| 10.
|
Sai Khao
|
???????
|
17
|
0
9,667
|
| 11.
|
San Klang
|
???????
|
18
|
0
8,609
|
| 12.
|
Mae Yen
|
???????
|
11
|
0
5,436
|
| 13.
|
Mueang Phan
|
????????
|
25
|
18,463
|
| 14.
|
Than Tawan
|
????????
|
12
|
0
5,887
|
| 15.
|
Wiang Hao
|
?????????
|
0
8
|
0
3,355
|
Local administration
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There are 2 subdistrict municipalities (
Thesaban Tambon
) in the district:
- Mueang Phan (Thai:
??????????????????
) consisting of parts of the subdistrict Mueang Phan.
- San Makhet (Thai:
???????????????????
) consisting of the complete subdistrict San Makhet.
There are 14
subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO)
in the district:
- Mae O (Thai:
???????????????????????????
) consisting of the complete subdistrict Mae O.
- Than Thong (Thai:
???????????????????????????
) consisting of the complete subdistrict Than Thong.
- Santi Suk (Thai:
?????????????????????????????
) consisting of the complete subdistrict Santi Suk.
- Doi Ngam (Thai:
???????????????????????????
) consisting of the complete subdistrict Doi Ngam.
- Hua Ngom (Thai:
???????????????????????????
) consisting of the complete subdistrict Hua Ngom.
- Charoen Mueang (Thai:
???????????????????????????????
) consisting of the complete subdistrict Charoen Mueang.
- Pa Hung (Thai:
????????????????????????????
) consisting of the complete subdistrict Pa Hung.
- Muang Kham (Thai:
???????????????????????????
) consisting of the complete subdistrict Muang Kham.
- Sai Khao (Thai:
????????????????????????????
) consisting of the complete subdistrict Sai Khao.
- San Klang (Thai:
????????????????????????????
) consisting of the complete subdistrict San Klang.
- Mae Yen (Thai:
????????????????????????????
) consisting of the complete subdistrict Mae Yen.
- Mueang Phan (Thai:
?????????????????????????????
) consisting of parts of the subdistrict Mueang Phan.
- Than Tawan (Thai:
?????????????????????????????
) consisting of the complete subdistrict Than Tawan.
- Wiang Hao (Thai:
??????????????????????????????
) consisting of the complete subdistrict Wiang Hao.
References
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External links
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amphoe
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