Official Name: | Rong Kwang |
Native Name: | ร้องกวาง |
Native Name Lang: | th |
Settlement Type: | District |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Thailand |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Phrae |
Subdivision Type2: | Seat |
Subdivision Name2: | Rong Kwang |
Population Total: | 51016 |
Population As Of: | 2008 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Postal code |
Blank Info Sec1: | 54140 |
Blank Name Sec2: | Geocode |
Blank Info Sec2: | 5402 |
Timezone: | ICT |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Coordinates: | 18.3397°N 100.3175°W |
Rong Kwang (in Thai pronounced as /rɔ́ːŋ kwāːŋ/; ฮ้องกว๋าง, pronounced as /hɔ́ːŋ kwǎːŋ/) is a district (amphoe) in the northeastern part of Phrae province, northern Thailand.
Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise): Mueang Phrae, Nong Muang Khai, and Song of Phrae Province; Wiang Sa, Na Noi, and Na Muen of Nan province.
The minor district (king amphoe) Rong Kwang was upgraded to a full district in 1909.[1]
The district is divided into 11 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 93 villages (mubans). The township (thesaban tambon) Rong Kwang covers parts of tambon Rong Kwang and parts of tambons Rong Khem and Thung Si. There are a further nine tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Pop.[2] | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Rong Kwang | ร้องกวาง | 14 | 6,996 | |
4. | Rong Khem | ร้องเข็ม | 11 | 5,135 | |
5. | Nam Lao | น้ำเลา | 10 | 5,578 | |
6. | Ban Wiang | บ้านเวียง | 14 | 7,591 | |
7. | Thung Si | ทุ่งศรี | 5 | 3,320 | |
8. | Mae Yang Tan | แม่ยางตาล | 10 | 5,238 | |
9. | Mae Yang Ho | แม่ยางฮ่อ | 5 | 3,128 | |
10. | Phai Thon | ไผ่โทน | 9 | 4,192 | |
13. | Huai Rong | ห้วยโรง | 8 | 3,042 | |
14. | Mae Sai | แม่ทราย | 4 | 2,851 | |
15. | Mae Yang Rong | แม่ยางร้อง | 6 | 3,945 |