Phan District

Phan พาน
Amphoe
Amphoe location in Chiang Rai Province
Coordinates: 19°33′14″N 99°44′26″E / 19.55389°N 99.74056°ECoordinates: 19°33′14″N 99°44′26″E / 19.55389°N 99.74056°E
Country	Thailand
Province	Chiang Rai
Seat	Mueang Phan
Area
• Total	1,023.0 km^2 (395.0 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	128,143
• Density	125.3/km^2 (325/sq mi)
Time zone	ICT (UTC+7)
Postal code	57120
Geocode	5705

Phan (Thai: พาน; IPA: [pʰāːn]) is a district (amphoe) in the southern part of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south west clockwise) Wiang Pa Pao, Mae Suai, Mae Lao, Mueang Chiang Rai, and Pa Daet of Chiang Rai Province, Mae Chai of Phayao province and Wang Nuea of Lampang Province.

The mountains of the Phi Pan Nam Range dominate the landscape of the district.

History

Originally named Mueang Phan, it was renamed Phan in 1938, as the word Mueang was then reserved for the capital districts of the provinces.^[1]

Administration

The district is divided into 15 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 229 villages (muban). Mueang Phan is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Mueang Phan. There are a further 15 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Pop.
1.	San Makhet	สันมะเค็ด	19	10,904
2.	Mae O	แม่อ้อ	20	9,799
3.	Than Thong	ธารทอง	11	6,636
4.	Santi Suk	สันติสุข	9	5,614
5.	Doi Ngam	ดอยงาม	14	6,757
6.	Hua Ngom	หัวง้ม	13	7,141
7.	Charoen Mueang	เจริญเมือง	21	8,534
8.	Pa Hung	ป่าหุ่ง	17	10,138
9.	Muang Kham	ม่วงคำ	17	8,837
10.	Sai Khao	ทรายขาว	17	10,077
11.	San Klang	สันกลาง	17	8,611
12.	Mae Yen	แม่เย็น	10	5,750
13.	Mueang Phan	เมืองพาน	25	19,326
14.	Than Tawan	ทานตะวัน	11	6,518
15.	Wiang Hao	เวียงห้าว	8	3,501

References

1. พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามจังหวัด และอำเภอบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๑ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 55 (0 ก): 658–666. November 14, 1938.

External links

• Chiang Rai Province travel guide from Wikivoyage
• amphoe.com (Thai)