Phu Sang district
Phu Sang
ภูซาง | |
|---|---|
 Wat Thung Kluai a local temple in district | |
 District location in Phayao province | |
| Coordinates: 19°35′57″N 100°19′27″E / 19.59917°N 100.32417°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Phayao |
| Seat | Pa Sak |
| Area | |
| • Total | 293.486 km2 (113.316 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 31,407 |
| • Density | 107.0/km2 (277/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 56110 |
| Geocode | 5608 |
Phu Sang (Thai: ภูซาง, pronounced [pʰūː sāːŋ]) is a district (amphoe) of Phayao province in northern Thailand.
Geography
[edit]Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Chiang Kham of Phayao Province and Thoeng of Chiang Rai province. To the northeast is Xaignabouli province of Laos.
History
[edit]The minor district was established on 26 June 1996. The new district became effective on 15 July and covered five tambons previously belonging to Chiang Kham district.[1]
On 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts.[2] With publication in the Royal Gazette on 24 August the upgrade became official.[3]
Administration
[edit]The district is divided into five sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 58 villages (mubans). Sop Bong is a sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers tambon Sop Bong. There are a further four tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Phu Sang | ภูซาง | 9 | 6,425 |
| 2. | Pa Sak | ป่าสัก | 10 | 4,218 |
| 3. | Thung Kluai | ทุ่งกล้วย | 12 | 7,738 |
| 4. | Chiang Raeng | เชียงแรง | 6,007 | |
| 5. | Sop Bong | สบบง | 12 | 7,019 |
References
[edit]- ^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอเชียงคำ จังหวัดพะเยา ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอภูซาง (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 113 (Special 18 ง): 28. June 26, 1996. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2012.
- ^ แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550 (in Thai). Manager Online.
- ^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 124 (46 ก): 14–21. August 24, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007.
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