Wiang Chai
เวียงชัย | |
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![]() District location in
Chiang Rai province | |
Coordinates: 19°52′59″N 99°55′59″E / 19.88306°N 99.93306°E | |
Country | Thailand |
Province | Chiang Rai |
Seat | Wiang Chai |
Subdistricts | 5 |
Mubans | 75 |
Districtestablished | 17 June 1974 |
Area | |
• Total | 258.8 km2 (99.9 sq mi) |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 43,968 |
• Density | 169.9/km2 (440/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+7 ( ICT) |
Postal code | 57210 |
Geocode | 5702 |
Wiang Chai ( Thai: เวียงชัย; IPA: [wīaŋ tɕʰāj]) is a district ( amphoe) in the central part of Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand.
Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise): Mueang Chiang Rai, Wiang Chiang Rung, Phaya Mengrai, and Thoeng of Chiang Rai Province.
The important water resource is the Kok River.
The minor district ( king amphoe) was created on 17 June 1974, when the three tambons Wiang Chai, Thung Ko, and Pha Ngam were split off from Mueang Chiang Rai district. [1] It was upgraded to a full district on 25 March 1979. [2]
The district is divided into five sub-districts ( tambons), which are further subdivided into 75 villages ( mubans). The township ( thesaban tambon) Wiang Chai covers parts of tambons Wiang Chai and Mueang Chum. There are a further five tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Pop. [3] |
---|---|---|---|---|
2. | Wiang Chai | เวียงชัย | 20 | 11,117 |
3. | Pha Ngam | ผางาม | 15 | 9,083 |
4. | Wiang Nuea | เวียงเหนือ | 12 | 6,574 |
6. | Don Sila | ดอนศิลา | 17 | 9,920 |
8. | Mueang Chum | เมืองชุม | 11 | 7,274 |
Missing numbers are tambons which now form Wiang Chiang Rung District.
Wiang Chai
เวียงชัย | |
---|---|
![]() District location in
Chiang Rai province | |
Coordinates: 19°52′59″N 99°55′59″E / 19.88306°N 99.93306°E | |
Country | Thailand |
Province | Chiang Rai |
Seat | Wiang Chai |
Subdistricts | 5 |
Mubans | 75 |
Districtestablished | 17 June 1974 |
Area | |
• Total | 258.8 km2 (99.9 sq mi) |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 43,968 |
• Density | 169.9/km2 (440/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+7 ( ICT) |
Postal code | 57210 |
Geocode | 5702 |
Wiang Chai ( Thai: เวียงชัย; IPA: [wīaŋ tɕʰāj]) is a district ( amphoe) in the central part of Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand.
Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise): Mueang Chiang Rai, Wiang Chiang Rung, Phaya Mengrai, and Thoeng of Chiang Rai Province.
The important water resource is the Kok River.
The minor district ( king amphoe) was created on 17 June 1974, when the three tambons Wiang Chai, Thung Ko, and Pha Ngam were split off from Mueang Chiang Rai district. [1] It was upgraded to a full district on 25 March 1979. [2]
The district is divided into five sub-districts ( tambons), which are further subdivided into 75 villages ( mubans). The township ( thesaban tambon) Wiang Chai covers parts of tambons Wiang Chai and Mueang Chum. There are a further five tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Pop. [3] |
---|---|---|---|---|
2. | Wiang Chai | เวียงชัย | 20 | 11,117 |
3. | Pha Ngam | ผางาม | 15 | 9,083 |
4. | Wiang Nuea | เวียงเหนือ | 12 | 6,574 |
6. | Don Sila | ดอนศิลา | 17 | 9,920 |
8. | Mueang Chum | เมืองชุม | 11 | 7,274 |
Missing numbers are tambons which now form Wiang Chiang Rung District.