Official Name: | Chiang Klang |
Native Name: | เชียงกลาง |
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: | 28234 |
Population As Of: | 2009 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Leader Title: | Marshal |
Leader Name: | Prasat Parkthup |
Blank Name Sec1: | Postal code |
Blank Info Sec1: | 55160 |
Blank Name Sec2: | Geocode |
Blank Info Sec2: | 5509 |
Timezone: | ICT |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Coordinates: | 19.2917°N 100.8617°W |
Chiang Klang (Thai: เชียงกลาง, in Thai pronounced as /tɕʰīaŋ klāːŋ/; เจียงก๋าง, pronounced as /tɕīaŋ kǎːŋ/) is a district (amphoe) in the northern part of Nan province, northern Thailand.
Neighbouring districts are, from the north clockwise, Thung Chang, Pua, Tha Wang Pha and Song Khwae.
The eastern part of the district is in the Luang Prabang Range mountain area of the Thai highlands.[1]
The minor district (king amphoe) was created on 20 June 1968, when the four tambons, Puea, Chiang Klang, Chiang Khan, and Na Rai Luang, were split off from Thung Chang district.[2] It was upgraded to a full district on 16 November 1971.[3]
The district is divided into six sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 59 villages (mubans). There are two townships (thesaban tambon) in Chiang Klang District. The first one is Chiang Klang, which covers parts of tambon Chiang Klang, Puea, and Phaya Kaeo. Another is Phra Phutthabat Chiang Khan, which covers tambons Phra Phutthabat and Chiang Khan. There are a further four tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |