Official Name: | Ban Luang |
Native Name: | บ้านหลวง |
Native Name Lang: | th |
Settlement Type: | District |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Thailand |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Nan |
Established Title: | District established |
Population Total: | 12063 |
Population As Of: | 2009 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Area Total Km2: | 338.210 |
Leader Title: | Marshal |
Leader Name: | Sunthorn Mahawongsanan |
Blank Name Sec1: | Postal code |
Blank Info Sec1: | 55190 |
Blank Name Sec2: | Geocode |
Blank Info Sec2: | 5503 |
Timezone: | ICT |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Coordinates: | 18.8514°N 100.4383°W |
Ban Luang (Thai: บ้านหลวง, in Thai pronounced as /bâːn lǔa̯ŋ/) is a district (amphoe) in the western part of Nan province, northern Thailand.
Originally the area was Tambon Suat of Mueang Nan district. It was created as Ban Luang Minor District (king amphoe) on 15 May 1975, when three tambons, Pa Kha Luang, Suat, and Ban Phi, were split off from Mueang District.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 20 October 1993.[2]
Neighboring districts are from the east clockwise Mueang Nan, Wiang Sa of Nan Province, Song of Phrae province, Chiang Muan and Pong of Phayao province.
The district is divided into four sub-districts (tambons) which are further subdivided into 26 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and four tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Ban Fa | บ้านฟ้า | 8 | 3,663 | ||
2. | Pa Kha Luang | ป่าคาหลวง | 5 | 2,889 | ||
3. | Suat | สวด | 8 | 3,032 | ||
4. | Ban Phi | บ้านพี้ | 5 | 2,569 |