Piang Luang Explained

Official Name:Piang Luang
Native Name:เปียงหลวง
Settlement Type:Tambon
Pushpin Map:Thailand
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Chiang Mai
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Wiang Haeng
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:16757
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7

Piang Luang (Thai: เปียงหลวง) is a tambon (subdistrict) of Wiang Haeng District, in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand.[1] In 2005 it had a population of 16,757 people. The tambon contains nine villages. The town lies near the border with Shan State, Burma.[2] During the 1960s to the 1980s, it was the headquarter of the Shan United Revolutionary Army.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.thaitambon.com/ Thaitambon.com
  2. Book: Walker, Andrew. Tai lands and Thailand: community and state in south-east Asia. 23 April 2011. 2009. Asian Studies Association of Australia in association with University Of Hawai'i Press. 978-0-8248-3359-6. 83.