Wang Chin ( Thai : อำเภอวังชิ้น , pronounced [wāŋ tɕʰín] ; Northern Thai : วังจิ๊น , pronounced [wāŋ tɕín] ) is a district ( amphoe ) in the southern part of Phrae province , northern Thailand .
4-533: 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, which was upgraded to a full district in 1958. 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
8-615: A further seven tambon administrative organizations (TAO). This Phrae Province location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mueang Lampang district Mueang Lampang ( Thai : เมืองลำปาง ; IPA: [mɯ̄aŋ lām.pāːŋ] ) is the capital district ( amphoe mueang ) of Lampang province , northern Thailand . Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Mueang Pan , Chae Hom , Mae Mo , Mae Tha , Ko Kha and Hang Chat of Lampang Province, Mae Tha of Lamphun province , and Mae On of Chiang Mai province . The Khun Tan Range rises in
12-489: 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. 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
16-736: The west and the Phi Pan Nam Range in the east of the district. In 1917, the district was renamed from Mueang to Mueang Lampang. The district is divided into 19 sub-districts ( tambons ), which are further subdivided into 180 villages ( mubans ). Lampang is a city ( thesaban nakhon ) covering tambons Wiang Nuea, Suan Dok, Sop Tui and parts of tambons Hua Wiang, Phichai, Chomphu, Phrabat, and Bo Haeo. The town ( thesaban mueang ) Khelang Nakhon covers tambons Kluai Phae and Pong Saen Thong, and parts of tambons Phrabat and Chomphu. There are two sub-district municipalities ( thesaban tambon ): Bo Haeo and Phichai. Each cover parts of
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