Wiang Chai district

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Wiang Chai (Thai: เวียงชัย, pronounced [wīaŋ tɕʰāj]; Northern Thai: ᩅ᩠ᨿᨦᨩᩱ᩠ᨿ, pronounced [wīaŋ tɕāj]) is a district (amphoe) in the central part of Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand.

Wiang Chai
เวียงชัย
District location in Chiang Rai province
District location in Chiang Rai province
Coordinates: 19°52′59″N 99°55′59″E / 19.88306°N 99.93306°E / 19.88306; 99.93306
CountryThailand
ProvinceChiang Rai
SeatWiang Chai
Subdistricts5
Mubans75
Districtestablished17 June 1974
Area
  Total
258.8 km2 (99.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
  Total
43,968
  Density169.9/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code57210
Geocode5702

Geography

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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.

History

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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]

Administration

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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 Chaiเวียงชัย2011,117
3.Pha Ngamผางาม159,083
4.Wiang Nueaเวียงเหนือ126,574
6.Don Silaดอนศิลา179,920
8.Mueang Chumเมืองชุม117,274

Missing numbers are tambons which now form Wiang Chiang Rung District.

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