Pa Sang district explained

Official Name:Pa Sang
Native Name:ป่าซาง
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Lamphun
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Name2:Pa Sang
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Established Title:District established
Population Total:55824
Population As Of:2015
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:51120
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:5106
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:18.5258°N 98.9392°W

Pa Sang (Thai: ป่าซาง, in Thai pronounced as /pàː sāːŋ/) is a district (amphoe) of Lamphun province, northern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Mueang Lamphun, Mae Tha, Ban Hong and Wiang Nong Long of Lamphun Province, Doi Lo and San Pa Tong of Chiang Mai province.

History

Originally named Pak Bong after its central sub-district, the district was renamed Pa Sang in 1953.[1]

Ethnic groups

The district is home to a population of Yong people. They migrated from Muang Yong of Shan State of today's Myanmar to the northern part of Thailand in 1805 or in the early-Rattanakosin period. Yong women are known as skillful cloth weavers.[2]

Administration

Central administration

Pa Sang district is divided into nine sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 90 administrative villages (mubans).

No.NameThaiVillagesPop.[3]
1.Pak BongThai: ปากบ่อง53,415
2.Pa SangThai: ป่าซาง55,450
3.Mae RaengThai: แม่แรง117,368
4.Muang NoiThai: ม่วงน้อย84,466
5.Ban RueanThai: บ้านเรือน84,059
6.MakokThai: มะกอก95,361
7.Tha TumThai: ท่าตุ้ม147,345
8.Nam DipThai: น้ำดิบ179,592
11.Nakhon ChediThai: นครเจดีย์138,768
Missing numbers are tambons which now form Wiang Nong Long District.

Local administration

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

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Royal Gazette. 70. 25 ก. 492. th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอและตำบลบางแห่ง พ.ศ. ๒๔๙๖. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2496/A/025/492.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20120524102931/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2496/A/025/492.PDF. dead. May 24, 2012. April 14, 1953. Thai.
  2. News: Karnjanatawe. Karnjana. Thailand's cotton belt. 11 January 2018. Bangkok Post. 11 January 2018.
  3. Web site: Population statistics 2015. Department of Provincial Administration. Thai. 2016-04-21.