Phu Sang district explained

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.

Geography

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.

History

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]

Administration

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.NameThaiVillagesPop.
1.Phu Sangภูซาง96,425
2.Pa Sakป่าสัก104,218
3.Thung Kluaiทุ่งกล้วย127,738
4.Chiang Raengเชียงแรง6,007
5.Sop Bongสบบง127,019

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Notes and References

  1. Royal Gazette. 113. Special 18 ง. 28. th:ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอเชียงคำ จังหวัดพะเยา ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอภูซาง. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2539/E/018/28.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20120612141323/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2539/E/018/28.PDF. dead. June 12, 2012. June 26, 1996. Thai.
  2. News: http://www.manager.co.th/Politics/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9500000055625. Manager Online. th:แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550. Thai.
  3. Royal Gazette. 124. 46 ก. 14–21. th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2550/A/046/14.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930165121/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2550/A/046/14.PDF. dead. September 30, 2007. August 24, 2007. Thai.