Amphoe Chiang Klang
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| Province: | Nan |
| District office: | Chiang Klang 19°17′30″N 100°51′42″E / 19.29167°N 100.86167°E |
| Area: | 277.115 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 28,873 (2005) |
| Pop. density: | 104.2 inh./km² |
| Geocode: | 5509 |
| Postal code: | 55160 |
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Chiang Klang (Thai: เชียงกลาง) is a district (Amphoe) in the northern part of Nan Province, northern Thailand.
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[edit] Geography
Neighboring are from the north clockwise Thung Chang, Pua, Tha Wang Pha and Song Khwae.
[edit] History
The minor district (King Amphoe) was created on June 20 1968, when the four tambon Puea, Chiang Klang, Chiang Khan and Na Rai Luang were split off from Thung Chang district.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on November 16 1971.[2]
[edit] Administration
The district is subdivided into 6 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 59 villages (muban). Sop Kon is a township (thesaban tambon) and covers parts of tambon Chiang Klang, Puea and Phaya Kaeo. There are further 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | |
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| 1. | Chiang Klang | เชียงกลาง | 12 | 7,643 | |
| 2. | Puea | เปือ | 15 | 6,970 | |
| 3. | Chiang Khan | เชียงคาน | 5 | 1,699 | |
| 4. | Phra That | พระธาตุ | 10 | 3,860 | |
| 8. | Phaya Kaeo | พญาแก้ว | 7 | 3,412 | |
| 9. | Phra Phutthabat | พระพุทธบาท | 10 | 5,289 |
The missing numbers are the tambon which now form Song Khwae district.
[edit] References
- ^ "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอ" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 85 (54 ง): 1755. June 18 1968. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2511/D/054/1755.PDF.
- ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอปลาปาก อำเภอเชียงกลาง อำเภอปากชม อำเภอบ้านม่วง อำเภอพังโคน อำเภอดอนสัก อำเภอพนม อำเภอเวียงสระ อำเภอสังคม และอำเภอหัวตะพาน พ.ศ. ๒๕๑๔" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 88 (123 ก): 745–748. November 16 1971. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2514/A/123/745.PDF.
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