Sung Men district explained

Official Name:Sung Men
Native Name:สูงเม่น
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Phrae
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Name2:Sung Men
Subdivision Type3:Tambon
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Established Title:District established
Population Total:80129
Population As Of:2005
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:54130
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:5404
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:18.0519°N 100.1117°W

Sung Men (Thai: สูงเม่น, in Thai pronounced as /sǔːŋ mên/) is a district (amphoe) of Phrae province, northern Thailand.

History

In 1903 the district name was Mae Phuak (แม่พวก) and was centered in Ban Sung Men.[1] The government changed the district name to Sung Men in 1917.[2]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise) Den Chai, Long, and Mueang Phrae of Phrae Province; Tha Pla and Mueang Uttaradit of Uttaradit province.

The important water resource is the Yom River.

Administration

The district is divided into 12 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 109 villages (mubans). The townships (thesaban tambons) Sung Men covers parts of tambon Sung Men. There are a further 12 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.NameThai nameVillagesPop.
1.Sung Menสูงเม่น97,711
2.Nam Chamน้ำชำ1510,094
3.Hua Faiหัวฝาย1310,610
4.Don Munดอนมูล107,701
5.Ban Laoบ้านเหล่า95,885
6.Ban Kwangบ้านกวาง63,496
7.Ban Pongบ้านปง65,151
8.Ban Katบ้านกาศ73,427
9.Rong Katร่องกาศ117,641
10.Sop Saiสบสาย63,891
11.Wiang Thongเวียงทอง1210,485
12.Phra Luangพระหลวง54,037

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Notes and References

  1. Royal Gazette. 19. 53. 1024. th:แจ้งความกระทรวงมหาดไทย. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2445/053/1024.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20120516195817/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2445/053/1024.PDF. dead. May 16, 2012. March 22, 1903. Thai.
  2. Royal Gazette. 34. ก. 40–68. th:ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอ. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2460/A/40.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20111107143904/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2460/A/40.PDF. dead. November 7, 2011. April 29, 1917. Thai.