Official Name: | Phu Sang |
Native Name: | ภูซาง |
Native Name Lang: | th |
Settlement Type: | District |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Thailand |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Phayao |
Subdivision Type2: | Seat |
Subdivision Name2: | Pa Sak |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Type4: | Muban |
Established Title: | District established |
Population Total: | 31407 |
Population As Of: | 2007 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Postal code |
Blank Info Sec1: | 56110 |
Blank Name Sec2: | Geocode |
Blank Info Sec2: | 5608 |
Timezone: | ICT |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Coordinates: | 19.5992°N 100.3242°W |
Phu Sang (Thai: ภูซาง, in Thai pronounced as /pʰūː sāːŋ/) is a district (amphoe) of Phayao province in northern Thailand.
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Chiang Kham of Phayao Province and Thoeng of Chiang Rai province. To the northeast is Xaignabouli province of Laos.
The minor district was established on 26 June 1996. The new district became effective on 15 July and covered five tambons previously belonging to Chiang Kham district.[1]
On 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts.[2] With publication in the Royal Gazette on 24 August the upgrade became official.[3]
The district is divided into five sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 58 villages (mubans). Sop Bong is a sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers tambon Sop Bong. There are a further four tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Pop. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Phu Sang | ภูซาง | 9 | 6,425 | |
2. | Pa Sak | ป่าสัก | 10 | 4,218 | |
3. | Thung Kluai | ทุ่งกล้วย | 12 | 7,738 | |
4. | Chiang Raeng | เชียงแรง | 6,007 | ||
5. | Sop Bong | สบบง | 12 | 7,019 |