thumb|250px|Phra That Cho Hae in Wat Phra That Cho Hae, Chao Hae sub-district Cho Hae (Thai: ช่อแฮ, in Thai pronounced as /t͡ɕʰɔ̂ː hɛ̄ː/; [[file:LN-Tambon-Cho Hae.png|40px]]) is a tambon (sub-district) of Mueang Phrae District, Phrae Province, northern Thailand.
Its name after Phra That Cho Hae (พระธาตุช่อแฮ), a local ancient stūpa is highly revered and regarded as the symbol of the province of Phrae. This stūpa is believed to be the pagoda of the people who were born in the Year of the Tiger, according to the beliefs of the Lanna people since ancient times.[1]
Adjoining sub-districts are (from the north clockwise): Pa Daeng in its district, Pa Daeng in its district, Charim in Tha Pla District of Uttaradit Province, Ban Kwang in Sung Men District, respectively.
Cho Hae is about 81NaN1 from the Phrae town.
Cho Hae is governed by Subdistrict-Municipality Cho Hae (เทศบาลตำบลช่อแฮ), which covers the other 4 mubans (village) in neighbouring sub-district, Pa Daeng as well.[2]
Cho Hae also consists of 10 administrative villagesthumb|250px|Local boy in mo hom shirt holding big-headed turtle
| No. | Name | Thai | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ban Mung | บ้านมุ้ง | |
| 2. | Ban Phan Choeng | บ้านพันเชิง | |
| 3. | Ban Phan Choeng | บ้านพันเชิง | |
| 4. | Ban Tham Mueang | บ้านธรรมเมือง | |
| 5. | Ban Ton Krai | บ้านต้นไคร้ | |
| 6. | Ban Nai | บ้านใน | |
| 7. | Ban Pong | บ้านปง | |
| 8. | Ban Nam Jom | บ้านน้ำจ้อม | |
| 9. | Ban Na Tong | บ้านนาตอง | |
| 10. | Ban Thung Suai | บ้านทุ่งสวย |
In addition to Phra That Cho Hae, the sub-district also has other interesting places especially as Ban Na Tong, a small village in the midst of mountains and flowing Mae Gon creek. There is the Ban Na Tong Museum exhibiting prehistoric human skeletons as well as human appliances from that period unearthed in local cave.
Wat Tham Mueang also known as Wat Na Tong is one of the oldest and most important temples in the local area.
Moreover, this village is also a conservation area for big-headed turtle (Platysternon megacephalum), an endangered long-tailed freshwater turtle found only in mountain streams in northern Thailand to southern China and northern of some countries in mainland Southeast Asia. Two turtle ponds are open to visitors and allowed to touch the turtles.[3]