Mae Tha district, Lampang

Mae Tha

แม่ทะ
Mae Tha แม่ทะ
District
	District location in Lampang province
	Coordinates: 18°8′6″N 99°30′48″E / 18.13500°N 99.51333°E
Country	Thailand
Province	Lampang
Tambon	10
Muban	95
Area
• Total	810.543 km2 (312.952 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	59,357
• Density	77.8/km2 (202/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	52150
Geocode	5210

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Mae Tha (Thai: แม่ทะ, pronounced [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.

The Phi Pan Nam Mountains dominate the landscape of the district.

Administration

Central administration

Mae Tha is subdivided into 10 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 95 administrative villages (mubans).

No.	Name	Thai	Villages	Pop.^[1]
01.	Mae Tha	แม่ทะ	10	06,863
02.	Na Khrua	นาครัว	12	10,099
03.	Pa Tan	ป่าตัน	09	06,171
04.	Ban Kio	บ้านกิ่ว	10	04,430
05.	Ban Bom	บ้านบอม	06	02,693
06.	Nam Cho	น้ำโจ้	10	09,967
07.	Don Fai	ดอนไฟ	08	04,284
08.	Hua Suea	หัวเสือ	12	06,442
10.	Wang Ngoen	วังเงิน	09	03,668
11.	San Don Kaeo	สันดอนแก้ว	09	04,740

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

Local administration

There are five sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons) in the district:

Pa Tan Na Khrua (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลป่าตันนาครัว) consisting of sub-district Pa Tan and parts of sub-district Na Khrua.
Siri Rat (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลสิริราช) consisting of sub-district San Don Kaeo.
Mae Tha (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลแม่ทะ) consisting of sub-district Mae Tha.
Nam Cho (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลน้ำโจ้) consisting of sub-district Nam Cho.
Na Khrua (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลนาครัว) consisting of parts of sub-district Na Khrua.

There are five sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

Ban Kio (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลบ้านกิ่ว) consisting of sub-district Ban Kio.
Ban Bom (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลบ้านบอม) consisting of sub-district Ban Bom.
Don Fai (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลดอนไฟ) consisting of sub-district Don Fai.
Hua Suea (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลหัวเสือ) consisting of sub-district Hua Suea.
Wang Ngoen (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลวังเงิน) consisting of sub-district Wang Ngoen.

The Mae Tha valley from Hwy 11. The hills in the distance are the western fringes of the Phi Pan Nam Range

References

^ "Population statistics 2015" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 2016-05-12.

External links

amphoe.com (Thai)

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[1] "Population statistics 2015" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 2016-05-12.

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