Pha Bong ( th, ผาบ่อง) is a village and ''
tambon
''Tambon'' ( th, ตำบล, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district ('' amphoe'') and province ('' changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 '' khwaen ...
'' (subdistrict) of
Mueang Mae Hong Son District, in
Mae Hong Son Province
Mae Hong Son province (Burmese: မဲဟောင်ဆောင်; th, แม่ฮ่องสอน, ; Northern Thai: ; Shan: ; formerly called ''Mae Rong Son''), also spelled ''Maehongson'', ''Mae Hong Sorn'' or ''Maehongsorn'', is one of ...
,
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...
. In 2005 it had a population of 9,874 people. The ''tambon'' contains 13 villages.
Pha Bong is known for its annual ''
Poy Sang Long
Poy sang long ( shn, ပွႆးသၢင်ႇလွင်း) is a rite of passage ceremony among the Shan peoples, in Myanmar and in neighbouring northern Thailand, undergone by boys at some point between seven and fourteen years of age. It ...
'' Festival, when young boys are ordained to become ''sang long'' (novice monks).
References
Tambon of Mae Hong Son province
Populated places in Mae Hong Son province
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