Wiang Chai District

Wiang Chai (Thai: เวียงชัย; IPA: [wīaŋ tɕʰāj]) is a district (amphoe) in the central part of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand.

Wiang Chai

เวียงชัย
District location in Chiang Rai Province
Coordinates: 19°52′59″N 99°55′59″E
CountryThailand
ProvinceChiang Rai
SeatWiang Chai
Subdistricts5
Mubans75
Districtestablished17 June 1974
Area
  Total258.8 km2 (99.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
  Total43,968
  Density169.9/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code57210
Geocode5702

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise): Mueang Chiang Rai, Wiang Chiang Rung, Phaya Mengrai, and Thoeng of Chiang Rai Province.

The important water resource is the Kok River.

History

The minor district (king amphoe) was created on 17 June 1974, when the three tambons Wiang Chai, Thung Ko, and Pha Ngam were split off from Mueang Chiang Rai District. [1] It was upgraded to a full district on 25 March 1979.[2]

Administration

The district is divided into five sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 75 villages (mubans). The township (thesaban tambon) Wiang Chai covers parts of tambons Wiang Chai and Mueang Chum. There are a further five tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.[3]
2.Wiang Chaiเวียงชัย2011,117
3.Pha Ngamผางาม1509,083
4.Wiang Nueaเวียงเหนือ1206,574
6.Don Silaดอนศิลา1709,920
8.Mueang Chumเมืองชุม1107,274

Missing numbers are tambons which now form Wiang Chiang Rung District.

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