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13-531: Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise) Fang , Chai Prakan , Phrao , and Mae Taeng of Chiang Mai Province; Pai of Mae Hong Son province ; and Wiang Haeng of Chiang Mai. To the north is the Shan State of Myanmar . Chiang Dao is the only district in Thailand that has all twelve hill tribes in residence. The Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary , with over 300 species of birds, surrounds

26-525: A further eight tambon administrative organizations (TAO). Missing numbers are tambons which now form Chai Prakan district . Kok River The Kok River ( Thai : แม่น้ำกก , RTGS :  Mae Nam Kok , pronounced [mɛ̂ː náːm kòk] ) is a tributary river of the Mekong that flows in Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai provinces in northern Thailand . The river originates in

39-697: A tributary of the Kok River , gives its name to the district. Doi Pha Hom Pok National Park is in Fang District. The Daen Lao Range runs through the district's north and west, and the Khun Tan Range begins in the south of the district. The district is divided into eight subdistricts ( tambons ), which are further subdivided into 128 villages ( mubans ). There are two townships ( thesaban tambons ): Wiang Fang covers parts of tambon Wiang, and Ban Mae Kha parts of tambon Mae Kha. There are

52-659: Is 11 kilometres (7 mi) east of the Hwy 1 bridge. It turns the river into a lake, several miles long, for eight months of the year. Additionally, there is a dam planned on the Burmese side of where the river flows into Thailand, about 32 kilometres (20 mi) upstream from the border. In October 2013 the cast and crew of the British television show Top Gear constructed a bridge over the Kok as part of their Burma Special. The bridge

65-545: Is a wide, shallow, and slow-moving river. There is about 600 metres (2,000 ft) of small-scale whitewater halfway between the towns of Tha Ton and Chiang Rai. For several kilometres downriver from Chiang Rai, the river becomes a lake, until it reaches the irrigation dam near Wiang Chai. The Kok River is a tributary of the Mekong River, with its mouth at Sop Kok in Chiang Saen District, opposite

78-707: The Daen Lao Range , Shan State , Myanmar . It flows eastwards across the Myanmar–Thailand border , crossing at the Thai border town of Tha Ton ( Thai : ท่าตอน , also spelled "Thaton" ). It flows to Mae Ai District , Chiang Mai Province . Most of its length in Thailand is in Chiang Rai Province where it passes Mueang Chiang Rai District after which it bends northeastwards and flows through Mae Chan , Wiang Chai and Chiang Saen districts. It

91-731: The Lao border. Phahonyothin Road crosses this river near Chiang Rai City. Altogether, there are five bridges crossing the Kok River near Chiang Rai city. The main tributaries of the Kok River are the Fang and the Lao River , the latter having its source in the Phi Pan Nam Range . There is a small dam with 11 gates which provides irrigation for rice fields east of Chiang Rai. The dam

104-770: The Ping River in Mae Taeng District. Chiang Dao was a smaller city state ( mueang ) in the northern Thai Lan Na Kingdom. As part of the Thesaphiban administrative reforms at the end of the 19th century it was made a district of Chiang Mai Province. Originally a minor district ( king amphoe ), it was upgraded to a full district in 1908. The district is divided into seven sub-districts ( tambon ), which are further subdivided into 83 villages ( muban ). Both Chiang Dao and Mueang Ngai are sub-district municipalities ( thesaban tambon ), which cover parts of

117-517: The Great ruled over Fang before building Wiang Kumkam and Chiang Mai as successive capitals of the Lanna Kingdom , beginning in 1294. Prior to the new capitals, Mengrai had used Mueang Fang as a base to invade Hariphunchai. In 1910, Mueang Fang was made part of Chiang Rai province , and named Mueang Fang District. In 1925 it was reassigned to Chiang Mai Province. In 1938 the word mueang

130-679: The mountain of Doi Chiang Dao . Pha Daeng National Park is another nature reserve located within the district. The Ping River , one of the main tributaries to the Chao Phraya River , originates at Doi Thuai, in the mountains of the Daen Lao Range in Chiang Dao District. The Taeng River , a river that has its source in the mountains of the Daen Lao Range in neighbouring Wiang Haeng District, also flows through Chiang Dao District on its way to its confluence with

143-496: The non-municipal parts of the sub-district. This Chiang Mai province location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Fang district Fang ( Thai : ฝาง , pronounced [fǎːŋ] ) is a district ( amphoe ) in the northern part of Chiang Mai province , northern Thailand . According to the Yonok chronicle, Mueang Fang was built in 641 by King Lawa Changkarat. Later, King Mengrai

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156-425: The same-named tambon s. The sub-district municipality Phra That Pu Kam (พระธาตุปู่ก่ำ) covers the remaining parts of sub-district Mueang Ngai. Mueang Na, Ping Khong, and Thung Khao Phuang are sub-district municipalities which cover the whole of the same-named sub-districts. There are a further three tambon administrative organizations (TAO): Mae Na and Mueang Khong covering the same-named sub-districts, and Chiang Dao

169-438: Was dropped from the name, which was then reserved for capital districts of the provinces. The landscape of Mueang Fang looked like the seed of a fang tree ( Caesalpinia sappan ). The town was named after this tree. Neighboring districts are (from the northeast, clockwise) Mae Ai of Chiang Mai Province, Mae Suai of Chiang Rai province , Chai Prakan of Chiang Mai Province, and Shan State of Myanmar . The Fang River ,

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