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Wiang Haeng ( Thai : เวียงแหง , pronounced [wīa̯ŋ hɛ̌ːŋ] ) is a district ( amphoe ) in the northern part of Chiang Mai province , northern Thailand .

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14-476: The area of tambon Wiang was very far from Chiang Dao district center. The government separated Tambon Mueang Haeng and Piang Luang to create a minor district ( king amphoe ) on 5 May 1981. It was upgraded to a full district on 4 November 1993. Wiang Haeng is believed to be the place where King Naresuan died in 1605 when he and his army went to war with Ava . At present, there are many archaeological sites that are believed to be built to commemorate him. But

28-531: A tambon may either be administered by a Subdistrict (Tambon) Administrative Organization (SAO or TAO, Thai : องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบล ) or a Tambon Council (TC, Thai : สภาตำบล ). However, since 2001 all of the Tambon Councils have been upgraded to Tambon Administrative Organizations. The TAO council consist of two representatives from each administrative village in the subdistrict, and one directly elected president. The subdistrict area which belongs to

42-494: A municipality ( thesaban ) is administered by the municipal council. In the event only part of the subdistrict is within a municipality, the remaining part is administered by a TAO. Adjoining subdistricts of a single district can also have a joint TAO. In 2001, Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra started a project in which every tambon would select a typical, distinctive local product. The project then aids in promoting

56-465: A subdistrict in Thailand is about 70.72 km (27.31 sq mi), while its average population of a subdistrict in Thailand is about 9,637 people. The tambon as a subdivision has a long history. It was the second-level subdivision of the area administered by a provincial town in the 19th century. The governor of the province was supposed to appoint a communal elder, kamnan or phan . In

70-421: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Chiang Dao district Chiang Dao ( Thai : เชียงดาว , pronounced [t͡ɕʰīa̯ŋ dāːw] ; Northern Thai : เจียงดาว , pronounced [t͡ɕīa̯ŋ dāːw] ) is a district ( amphoe ) of Chiang Mai province in northern Thailand . It is nicknamed "little Tuscany" and several wines are produced in the area. Neighboring districts are (from

84-682: 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

98-771: 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

112-722: The 180 khwaeng of Bangkok , which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains eight to ten tambon. Tambon is usually translated as " township " or "subdistrict" in English — the latter is the recommended translation, though also often used for king amphoe , the designation for a subdistrict acting as a branch (Thai: king ) of the parent district. Tambon are further subdivided into 74,944 villages ( muban ) as of 2008. Tambon within cities or towns are not subdivided into villages, but may have less formal communities called chumchon ( ชุมชน ) that may be formed into community associations . The average area of

126-491: The administrative reforms started in 1892 under Prince Damrong Rajanubhab , the first Thai Minister of the Interior , the three levels of subdivision of provinces were continued, i.e., starting from district to tambon to the lowest level called muban . The subdistricts are subdivided into administrative villages (muban, หมู่บ้าน ) as the lowest administrative subdivision. Usually these are referred to much more often by

140-532: 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 . Tambon administrative organization Tambon ( Thai : ตำบล , pronounced [tām.bōn] ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand . Below district ( amphoe ) and province ( changwat ), they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of 2016 there were 7,255 tambons, not including

154-503: 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 the mountain of Doi Chiang Dao . Pha Daeng National Park

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168-711: The place of his death remains a controversy in Thai history. Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise) Chiang Dao of Chiang Mai Province, Pai of Mae Hong Son province and Shan State of Myanmar . The source of the Taeng River lies in the mountains of the Daen Lao Range in the north of the district. The district is divided into three sub-districts ( tambon ), which are further subdivided into 26 villages ( muban ). There are no municipal ( thesaban ) areas, and three tambon administrative organizations (TAO). This Chiang Mai province location article

182-425: 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

196-594: The village number than the actual name, especially as an administrative village may contain more than one settlement, or a large settlement may be split into more than one administrative village. One of the elected village headmen is elected as the subdistrict headman ( Kamnan ). With the Tambon Council and Tambon Administrative Authority Act BE 2537 (1994) and later by the constitution of 1997 , tambon were decentralized into local government units with an elected tambon council. Depending on its size and tax income

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