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.
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]
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.
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. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Sung Men | สูงเม่น | 9 | 7,711 | ||
2. | Nam Cham | น้ำชำ | 15 | 10,094 | ||
3. | Hua Fai | หัวฝาย | 13 | 10,610 | ||
4. | Don Mun | ดอนมูล | 10 | 7,701 | ||
5. | Ban Lao | บ้านเหล่า | 9 | 5,885 | ||
6. | Ban Kwang | บ้านกวาง | 6 | 3,496 | ||
7. | Ban Pong | บ้านปง | 6 | 5,151 | ||
8. | Ban Kat | บ้านกาศ | 7 | 3,427 | ||
9. | Rong Kat | ร่องกาศ | 11 | 7,641 | ||
10. | Sop Sai | สบสาย | 6 | 3,891 | ||
11. | Wiang Thong | เวียงทอง | 12 | 10,485 | ||
12. | Phra Luang | พระหลวง | 5 | 4,037 |