| Official Name: | Wang Chin district |
| Native Name: | อำเภอวังชิ้น |
| Native Name Lang: | th |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Thailand |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Phrae |
| Subdivision Type2: | Seat |
| Subdivision Name2: | Wang Chin |
| Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
| Subdivision Type4: | Muban |
| Established Title: | District established |
| Population Total: | 47720 |
| Population As Of: | 2005 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Postal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 54160 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Geocode |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 5407 |
| Timezone: | ICT |
| Utc Offset: | +7 |
| Coordinates: | 17.9°N 99.6033°W |
Wang Chin (Thai: อำเภอวังชิ้น, in Thai pronounced as /wāŋ tɕʰín/; วังจิ๊น, pronounced as /wāŋ tɕín/) is a district (amphoe) in the southern part of Phrae province, northern Thailand.
Originally the area of the district was part of Mueang Lampang district. In 1930 it was reassigned to Long district, Phrae Province. On 1 March 1939 the minor district (king amphoe) Wang Chin was established as a subordinate of Long District,[1] which was upgraded to a full district in 1958.[2]
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Long and Den Chai of Phrae Province; Si Satchanalai of Sukhothai province; Thoen, Sop Prap, and Mae Tha of Lampang province.
The Phi Pan Nam Mountains dominate the landscape of the district. Wiang Kosai National Park is in it. There are columnar basalt formations in Mon Hin Kong (Thai: ม่อนหินกอง) in an area in the mountains near Na Phun, in this district.[3]
The district is divided into seven sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 77 villages (mubans). Wang Chin is a township (thesaban tambon) and covers parts of tambon Wang Chin. There are a further seven tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wang Chin | วังชิ้น | 11 | 9,166 | ||
| 2. | Saroi | สรอย | 11 | 6,565 | ||
| 3. | Mae Pak | แม่ป้าก | 10 | 5,318 | ||
| 4. | Na Phun | นาพูน | 11 | 7,713 | ||
| 5. | Mae Phung | แม่พุง | 16 | 8,625 | ||
| 6. | Pa Sak | ป่าสัก | 10 | 5,654 | ||
| 7. | Mae Koeng | แม่เกิ๋ง | 8 | 4,679 |