San Pa Tong District

San Pa Tong
สันป่าตอง
District

District location in Chiang Mai Province
Coordinates: 18°37′43″N 98°53′44″E / 18.62861°N 98.89556°E / 18.62861; 98.89556Coordinates: 18°37′43″N 98°53′44″E / 18.62861°N 98.89556°E / 18.62861; 98.89556
Country Thailand
Province Chiang Mai
Seat Yu Wa
Area
 • Total 178.18 km2 (68.80 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 75,600
 • Density 431.2/km2 (1,117/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code 50120
Geocode 5012

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

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, which was 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 (tambon), which are further subdivided into 122 villages (muban). There are three sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambon): 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]
1.Yu Waยุหว่า1513,361
2.San Klangสันกลาง94,648
3.Tha Wang Phraoท่าวังพร้าว73,480
4.Makham Luangมะขามหลวง116,539
5.Mae Kaแม่ก๊า147,373
6.Ban Maeบ้านแม136,635
7.Ban Klangบ้านกลาง119,835
8.Thung Satokทุ่งสะโตก126,398
10.Thung Tomทุ่งต้อม117,258
14.Nam Bo Luangน้ำบ่อหลวง114,845
15.Makhun Wanมะขุนหวาน85,228

Missing numbers are tambon 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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