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.
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.
Originally named Hang Sat (หางสัตว์, 'animal tail'), it was renamed Hang Chat (ห้างฉัตร, 'arch under royal umbrella') in 1940.[1]
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. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Hang Chat | ห้างฉัตร | 9 | 10,216 | ||
2. | Nong Lom | หนองหล่ม | 9 | 5,266 | ||
3. | Mueang Yao | เมืองยาว | 15 | 8,267 | ||
4. | Pong Yang Khok | ปงยางคก | 13 | 9,821 | ||
5. | Wiang Tan | เวียงตาล | 11 | 8,778 | ||
6. | Mae San | แม่สัน | 9 | 4,729 | ||
7. | Wo Kaeo | วอแก้ว | 7 | 4,418 |