Mae Chan district explained

Official Name:Mae Chan
Native Name:แม่จัน
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Chiang Rai
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Name2:Mae Chan
Subdivision Type3:Subdistricts
Subdivision Name3:8
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Subdivision Name4:139
Established Title:District established
Population Total:108182
Population As Of:2015
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:57110
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:5707
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:20.1467°N 99.8533°W

Mae Chan (Thai: แม่จัน, in Thai pronounced as /mɛ̂ː tɕān/; แม่จั๋น, pronounced as /mɛ̂ː tɕǎn/) is a district (amphoe) in the northern part of Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Mae Sai, Chiang Saen, Doi Luang, Mueang Chiang Rai and Mae Fa Luang of Chiang Rai Province.

Doi Nang Non, the 'mountain of the sleeping lady', is part of the Daen Lao Range and is one of the main geographic features of Mae Chan District.

History

The district was created as the successor of Mueang Chiang Saen. The original center of the mueang later became part of the minor district Chiang Saen Luang, so in 1939 this minor district was renamed to Chiang Saen, while the district Chiang Saen itself was renamed Mae Chan.[1]

Administration

Central administration

Mae Chan is divided into 11 subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 139 administrative villages (mubans).

No.NameThaiVillagesPop.[2]
1.Mae ChanThai: แม่จัน1411,084
2.Chan ChwaThai: จันจว้า117,151
3.Mae KhamThai: แม่คำ1410,544
4.Pa SangThai: ป่าซาง1511,763
5.San SaiThai: สันทราย94,974
6.Tha Khao PlueakThai: ท่าข้าวเปลือก148,196
8.Pa TuengThai: ป่าตึง2026,197
10.Mae RaiThai: แม่ไร่910,213
11.Si KhamThai: ศรีค้ำ116,118
12.Chan Chwa TaiThai: จันจว้าใต้128,013
13.Chom SawanThai: จอมสวรรค์103,930
Missing numbers are tambon which now form Doi Luang District.

Local administration

There are eight sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons) in the district:

There are five sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

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Notes and References

  1. Royal Gazette. 56. ก. 354–364. th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2482/A/354.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20090219071714/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2482/A/354.PDF. dead. 19 February 2009. April 17, 1939. Thai.
  2. Web site: Population statistics 2015. Department of Provincial Administration. Thai. 2016-06-09.