Thoeng District

Thoeng (Thai: เทิง; IPA: [tʰɤ̄ːŋ]) is a district (amphoe) in the eastern part of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand.

Thoeng

เทิง
District
Doi Ian, roughly 12 km east of Thoeng
District location in Chiang Rai Province
Coordinates: 19°41′8″N 100°11′37″E
CountryThailand
ProvinceChiang Rai
Area
 • Total821.0 km2 (317.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total84,507
 • Density102.9/km2 (267/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code57160
Geocode5704

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise) Pa Daet, Mueang Chiang Rai, Wiang Chai, Phaya Mengrai, Khun Tan, and Wiang Kaen of Chiang Rai Province. To the east is Bokeo Province of Laos, and to the south is Phayao Province.

Thoeng is a mountainous district. The conspicuous 1,174 m high Doi Ian rises 12 km to the east and 823 m high Doi Kham rises four km south of the town between Thoeng and Chiang Kham. There are some higher mountains in the east of the district such as 1,013 m high Doi Pha Mon and 1,442 m high Phu Chi Fa at the border with Wiang Kaen District.[1] The Ing River, with its source in the Phi Pan Nam Range (Doi Luang in Mae Chai District, Phayao Province) flows through the plain area of Thoeng. Other rivers in the area are the Lao River, a tributary of the Kok River, from Doi Phu Lang Ka, Chiang Kham District, in the north and Ngao River from Doi Pha Mon and the Plong River.[2]

Administration

The district is divided into 10 subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 175 villages (mubans). There are two townships (thesaban tambons): Wiang Thoeng covers parts of tambon Wiang, and Ban Plong covers parts of tambon Plong. There are a further 10 sub-district administrative organizations (SAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.
1.Wiangเวียง2416,004
2.Ngioงิ้ว2312,589
3.Plongปล้อง128,612
4.Mae Loiแม่ลอย137,015
5.Chiang Khianเชียงเคี่ยน104,655
9.Tap Taoตับเต่า2612,252
10.Ngaoหงาว209,943
11.San Sai Ngamสันทรายงาม74,308
12.Si Don Chaiศรีดอนไชย94,892
13.Nong Raetหนองแรด74,237

Missing numbers belong to tambons which now form Khun Tan District.

References
  1. "Thoeng". Archived from the original on 2012-01-04. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
  2. Amphoe Thoeng
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