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Amphoe Mueang Chiang Mai
Mueang Chiang Mai (, ; , ) is the capital district (''amphoe mueang'') of Chiang Mai province in northern Thailand. The district contains the Thesaban, city municipality of Chiang Mai and is part of the Chiang Mai Chiang Mai, urban area (population: 1.2 million). History The area of ''Mueang'' Chiang Mai district was the central part of the Lanna Kingdom, named Nopphaburi Si Nakhon Phing Chiang Mai. King Mangrai, Mengrai the Great was the first king of the Mengrai dynasty, who established the city. The government created Mueang Chiang Mai district in 1899. The first district office was opened in 1929, on the west side of the old city hall of Chiang Mai. A new district office was opened in August 1989. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Mae Rim district, Mae Rim, San Sai district, San Sai, San Kamphaeng district, San Kamphaeng, Saraphi district, Saraphi and Hang Dong district, Hang Dong. The main river through the district is the Ping River. Administ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipalities, subdivisions of municipalities, school district, or political district. Etymology The word "district" in English is a Loanword, loan word from French language, French. It comes from Medieval Latin districtus–"exercising of justice, restraining of offenders". The earliest known English-language usage dates to 1611, in the work of lexicographer Randle Cotgrave. By country or territory Afghanistan In Afghanistan, a district (Persian language, Persian ) is a subdivision of a province. There are almost 400 districts in the country. Australia Electoral districts are used in state elections. Districts were also used in several states as cadastral units for land titles. Some were used as squatting districts. Cadastral divi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mangrai
Mangrai (; ; c. 1238–1311) was the 25th king of Ngoenyang (r. 1261–1292) and the first king of Lanna (r. 1292–1311). He established a new city, Chiang Mai, as the capital of the Lanna Kingdom (1296–1558).Wyatt, D. K. Thailand, A Short History, p. 35–38, Bangkok 2003 Early years King Mangrai the Great was born on 23 October 1238, in Ngoen Yang (present day Chiang Saen), Thailand, on the Mekong River, a son of the local ruler Lao Meng and his wife Ua Ming Chom Mueang, a princess from the Tai Lue city of Chiang Rung, which is now called Jinghong, in Sipsongpanna ( Xishuangbanna), China. In 1259, Mangrai succeeded his father to become the first independent king of the unified Tai city states in northern Lanna and what is now northern Laos. Seeing the Tai states disunited and in danger, Mangrai quickly expanded his kingdom by conquering Muang Lai, Chiang Kham and Chiang Khong and initiating alliances with other states. In 1262, he founded the city of Chiang Rai as hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chang Moi
Chang Moi () is a ''tambon'' (subdistrict) of Mueang Chiang Mai District, in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa .... , Accessed April 25, 2010 In 2005, it had a population of 9,528 people. References Tambon of Chiang Mai province Populated places in Chiang Mai province {{ChiangMai-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haiya
Haiya (; ) is a ''tambon'' (subdistrict) of Mueang Chiang Mai District, in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa .... In 2005, it had a population of 14,818 people. References Tambon of Chiang Mai province Populated places in Chiang Mai province {{ChiangMai-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phra Sing
Phra Sing () is a ''tambon'' (subdistrict) of Mueang Chiang Mai District, in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa .... Accessed April 25, 2010 In 2005 it had a population of 8,616 people. References Tambon of Chiang Mai province Populated places in Chiang Mai province {{ChiangMai-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Si Phum
Si Phum () is a ''tambon'' (subdistrict) of Mueang Chiang Mai District, in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. In 2014 it had a population of 15,271 people. Administration Central administration The ''tambon'' has no administrative villages (''mubans''). Local administration The subdistrict is covered by the city (''thesaban nakhon'') Chiang Mai Chiang Mai, sometimes written as Chiengmai or Chiangmai, is the largest city in northern Thailand, the capital of Chiang Mai province and the List of municipalities in Thailand#Largest cities by urban population, second largest city in Thailan ... (เทศบาลนครเชียงใหม่) References External linksThaitambon.com on Si Phum Tambon of Chiang Mai province Populated places in Chiang Mai province {{ChiangMai-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Population
Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and plants, and has specific uses within such fields as ecology and genetics. Etymology The word ''population'' is derived from the Late Latin ''populatio'' (a people, a multitude), which itself is derived from the Latin word ''populus'' (a people). Use of the term Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined feature in common, such as location, Race (human categorization), race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species which inhabit the same geographical area and are capable of Sexual reproduction, interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where interbreeding is possi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muban
Muban (; , ) is the lowest Administrative divisions of Thailand, administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as 'hamlet (place), hamlet', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). , there were 74,944 administrative mubans in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons. The average land area of villages in Thailand is very small, its average area is about , and its average population is also very small, at only 932 people. Nomenclature ''Muban'' may function as one word, in the sense of a hamlet or village, and as such, it may be shortened to ''ban''. ''Mu ban'' may also function as two words, i.e., wikt:หมู่, หมู่ 'group' (of) wikt:บ้าน, บ้าน 'homes'. * ''Mu'', in the sense of group (of homes in a tambon), are assigned numbers in the sequence in which each is entered in a register maintained in the district or branch-district office. * ''Ban'', i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tambon
''Tambon'' (, ) 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 ''khwaeng'' of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains eight to ten tambon. ''Tambon'' is usually translated as "township" or "subdistrict" in English the latter is the recommended translation, though also often used for '' king amphoe'', the designation for a subdistrict acting as a branch (Thai: ''king'') of the parent district. Tambon are further subdivided into 74,944 villages (''muban'') as of 2008. ''Tambon'' within cities or towns are not subdivided into villages, but may have less formal communities called ''chumchon'' ( ชุมชน) that may be formed into community associations. The average area of a subdistrict in Thailand is about , while its average population of a subdistrict in Thailand is about 9,637 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ping River
The Ping River (, , ; , ) along with the Nan River, is one of the two main tributaries of the Chao Phraya River. It originates at Doi Thuai in the Daen Lao Range, in Chiang Dao district, Chiang Mai province. After passing Chiang Mai, it flows through the provinces of Lamphun, Tak and Kamphaeng Phet. At the confluence with the Nan at Nakhon Sawan (also named ''Paknam Pho'' in Thai), it forms the Chao Phraya River. History Evidence shows that habitation along the Ping River dates back to 1500 BCE. At that time it controlled trading routes between Yunnan and the Chao Phraya basin. Mengrai, a ruler and conqueror from Xishuangbanna, turned south to create an alternative "silk road" along the Ping River itself and captured Haripunchai in 1281. Following his successful conquest, he created Wiang Kum Kam as his capital before abandoning it following nearly a decade of floods, finally moving kilometres north to establish Chiang Mai as the capital of the Kingdom of Lanna in 1296. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hang Dong District
Hang Dong (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Chiang Mai province in northern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise) San Pa Tong, Mae Wang, Samoeng, Mae Rim, Mueang Chiang Mai, Saraphi of Chiang Mai Province, and Mueang Lamphun of Lamphun province. The village Ban Tawai (บ้านถวาย) in Khun Khong sub-district is known for its handicraft center, as wood carving has been a local speciality since the 1960s. History Before 1917, the district was named Mae Tha Chang (แม่ท่าช้าง). 1938 the district was downgraded to a minor district (king amphoe) and made subordinate to Mueang Chiang Mai District. In 1947 it was elevated to full district status again. Historically, Hang Dong is considered the first place in Thailand where longan was grown. By the Chinese who brought it to the Princess Dara Rasmi, consort of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). Nowadays, it is considered an industrial drop in the northern Thailand. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saraphi District
Saraphi () is a district (''amphoe'') of Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand. Etymology ''Saraphi'' is the Thai name for a tree, '' Mammea siamensis''. Geography Saraphi borders the districts (from west clockwise) Hang Dong, Mueang Chiang Mai, San Kamphaeng of Chiang Mai Province, Mueang Lamphun of Lamphun province. History The district was established in 1891, then named Yang Noeng (ยางเนิ้ง). In 1927 it was renamed Saraphi. Tourism Wiang Kum Kam is at the site of an old city in the Tha Wang Tan sub-district. King Mangrai lived there for ten years before the founding of Chiang Mai. The site includes many ruined temples which are often visited by visitors of Chiang Mai. Administration The district is divided into 12 sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 105 villages (''mubans''). Yang Noeng is a township (''thesaban tambon Thesaban (, , , Pali, Pali: desapāla (protector of region) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
