Hang Chat district explained

Official Name:Hang Chat
Native Name:ห้างฉัตร
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Lampang
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Name2:Wiang Tan
Subdivision Type3:Tambon
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Established Title:District established
Population Total:51495
Population As Of:2005
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:52190
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:5212
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:18.3219°N 99.3178°W

Hang Chat (Thai: ห้างฉัตร, in Thai pronounced as /hâːŋ tɕʰàt/; ห้างสัตร, pronounced as /ha᷇ːŋ sǎt/) is a district (amphoe) in the western part of Lampang province, northern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise): Mueang Lampang, Ko Kha, Soem Ngam of Lampang Province and Mae Tha of Lamphun province. The Khun Tan Range stretches from north to south along the district.

History

Originally named Hang Sat (หางสัตว์, 'animal tail'), it was renamed Hang Chat (ห้างฉัตร, 'arch under royal umbrella') in 1940.[1]

Administration

The district is divided into seven sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 73 villages (mubans). Hang Chat is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Hang Chat. There are a further seven tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.NameThai nameVillagesPop.
1.Hang Chatห้างฉัตร910,216
2.Nong Lomหนองหล่ม95,266
3.Mueang Yaoเมืองยาว158,267
4.Pong Yang Khokปงยางคก139,821
5.Wiang Tanเวียงตาล118,778
6.Mae Sanแม่สัน94,729
7.Wo Kaeoวอแก้ว74,418

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Notes and References

  1. Royal Gazette. 57. ก. 53–55. th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๓. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2483/A/53.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20120125104647/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2483/A/53.PDF. dead. January 25, 2012. April 30, 1940. Thai.