Official Name: | Chiang Kham |
Native Name: | เชียงคำ |
Native Name Lang: | th |
Settlement Type: | District |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Thailand |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Phayao |
Subdivision Type2: | Seat |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdistricts |
Subdivision Name3: | 10 |
Subdivision Type4: | Mubans |
Subdivision Name4: | 135 |
Established Title: | District established |
Population Total: | 77194 |
Population As Of: | 2015 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Postal code |
Blank Info Sec1: | 56110 |
Blank Name Sec2: | Geocode |
Blank Info Sec2: | 5603 |
Timezone: | ICT |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Coordinates: | 19.5233°N 100.3017°W |
Chiang Kham (Thai: เชียงคำ, in Thai pronounced as /tɕʰīaŋ kʰām/; เจียงกำ, pronounced as /tɕīaŋ kām/) is a district (amphoe) in the northeastern part of Phayao province, northern Thailand.
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Pong, Chun of Phayao Province; Thoeng of Chiang Rai province; and Phu Sang of Phayao Province. To the northeast is Xaignabouli province of Laos.
Chiang Kham district is divided into 10 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 135 administrative villages (mubans).
No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Pop.[1] | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Yuan | Thai: หย่วน | 15 | 11,522 | |
6. | Nam Waen | Thai: น้ำแวน | 14 | 7,133 | |
7. | Wiang | Thai: เวียง | 10 | 5,672 | |
8. | Fai Kwang | Thai: ฝายกวาง | 17 | 8,843 | |
9. | Chedi Kham | Thai: เจดีย์คำ | 12 | 5,987 | |
10. | Rom Yen | Thai: ร่มเย็น | 22 | 12,259 | |
11. | Chiang Ban | Thai: เชียงบาน | 11 | 7,443 | |
12. | Mae Lao | Thai: แม่ลาว | 14 | 6,485 | |
13. | Ang Thong | Thai: อ่างทอง | 13 | 8,383 | |
14. | Thung Pha Suk | Thai: ทุ่งผาสุข | 7 | 3,467 |
There are four sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons) in the district:
There are seven sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district: