San Pa Tong District

San Pa Tong (Thai: สันป่าตอง, pronounced [sǎn pàː tɔ̄ːŋ]) is a district (amphoe) of Chiang Mai Province in northern Thailand.

San Pa Tong

สันป่าตอง
District
Wat Phai Ruak ruins of Wiang Tha Kan archeological site
District location in Chiang Mai Province
Coordinates: 18°37′43″N 98°53′44″E
CountryThailand
ProvinceChiang Mai
SeatYu Wa
Area
 • Total178.18 km2 (68.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total75,600
 • Density431.2/km2 (1,117/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code50120
Geocode5012

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise) Doi Lo, Mae Wang, Hang Dong of Chiang Mai Province, Mueang Lamphun and Pa Sang of Lamphun Province.

History

Originally named Ban Mae, it was renamed San Pa Tong in 1939.[1]

The remains of an ancient walled town of the Haripunchai Kingdom, Wiang Tha Kan, founded approximately 1,000 years ago, lie in the southern part of this district, in tambon Ban Klang.[2]

Administration

The district is divided into 11 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 122 villages (mubans). There are three sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons): San Pa Tong covers parts of tambons Yu Wa, Makham Luang, and Thung Tom; and Ban Klang which covers parts of Ban Klang, Tha Wang Phrao, Makham Luang, and Ma Khun Wan. The area of Thung Tom sub-district not covered by San Pa Thong municipality also forms a sub-district municipality. There are a further 10 tambon administrative organizations (TAO), covering the non-municipal areas of each sub-district.

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.[3]
01.Yu Waยุหว่า1513,361
02.San Klangสันกลาง0904,648
03.Tha Wang Phraoท่าวังพร้าว0703,480
04.Makham Luangมะขามหลวง1106,539
05.Mae Kaแม่ก๊า1407,373
06.Ban Maeบ้านแม1306,635
07.Ban Klangบ้านกลาง1109,835
08.Thung Satokทุ่งสะโตก1206,398
10.Thung Tomทุ่งต้อม1107,258
14.Nam Bo Luangน้ำบ่อหลวง1104,845
15.Makhun Wanมะขุนหวาน0805,228

Missing numbers are tambons which now form Mae Wang District.

References
  1. พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 56 (ก): 354–364. April 17, 1939.
  2. http://www.bangkokpost.com/travel/5488_info_wiang-tha-kan.html
  3. "Population statistics 2010". Department of Provincial Administration.
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