San Sai District
San Sai () is a district (''amphoe'') in the central part of Chiang Mai province in northern Thailand. History During the annual rainy season (monsoons), the Ping River, Ping and the Khao River carry sediment that accumulates at the confluence of the two rivers, forming large dunes. This area is now the site of the San Sai District office. When the Siamese government of created this district on 20 October 1897, they named it ''San Sai''. ''San'' is the Thai word for 'dune', and ''sai'' means 'sand'. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Mae Taeng district, Mae Taeng, Doi Saket district, Doi Saket, San Kamphaeng district, San Kamphaeng, Mueang Chiang Mai district, Mueang Chiang Mai and Mae Rim district, Mae Rim and of Chiang Mai Province. Administration The district is divided into 12 sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 116 villages (''mubans''). There are two townships (''thesaban tambons''): San Sai Luang covers parts of ''tam ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Mueang Chiang Mai District
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]   |
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Nong Han, San Sai
Nong Han () is a ''tambon'' (subdistrict) of San Sai 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 30, 2010 In 2005 it had a population of 16,463 people. The ''tambon'' contains 13 villages. References Tambon of Chiang Mai province Populated places in Chiang Mai province {{ChiangMai-geo-stub ...[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nong Chom
Nong Chom () is a ''tambon'' (subdistrict) of San Sai 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 30, 2010 In 2005 it had a population of 13,657 people. The ''tambon'' contains nine villages. References Populated places in Chiang Mai province Tambon of Chiang Mai province {{ChiangMai-geo-stub ...[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nong Yaeng
Nong Yaeng () is a ''tambon'' (subdistrict) of San Sai 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 30, 2010 In 2005 it had a population of 5,117 people. The ''tambon'' contains 11 villages. References Tambon of Chiang Mai province Populated places in Chiang Mai province {{ChiangMai-geo-stub ...[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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San Pa Pao
San Pa Pao () is a ''tambon'' (subdistrict) of San Sai 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 30, 2010 In 2005 it had a population of 3,934 people. The ''tambon'' contains six villages. References Tambon of Chiang Mai province Populated places in Chiang Mai province {{ChiangMai-geo-stub ...[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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San Na Meng
San Na Meng () is a ''tambon'' (subdistrict) of San Sai 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 30, 2010 In 2005 it had a population of 8,100 people. The ''tambon'' contains 10 villages. References Tambon of Chiang Mai province Populated places in Chiang Mai province {{ChiangMai-geo-stub ...[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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San Phranet
San Phranet () is a ''tambon'' (subdistrict) of San Sai 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 30, 2010 In 2005 it had a population of 5,965 people. The ''tambon'' contains seven villages. References Tambon of Chiang Mai province Populated places in Chiang Mai province {{ChiangMai-geo-stub ...[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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San Sai Noi
San Sai Noi () is a ''tambon'' (subdistrict) of San Sai 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 30, 2010 In 2005 it had a population of 13,950 people. The ''tambon'' contains seven villages. References Tambon of Chiang Mai province Populated places in Chiang Mai province {{ChiangMai-geo-stub ...[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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San Sai Luang
San Sai Luang () is a ''tambon'' (subdistrict) of San Sai 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 30, 2010 In 2005 it had a population of 6,397 people. The ''tambon'' contains eight villages. References Tambon of Chiang Mai province Populated places in Chiang Mai province {{ChiangMai-geo-stub ...[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Thesaban Tambon
Thesaban (, , , Pali, Pali: desapāla (protector of region) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' system. The municipalities assume some of the responsibilities which are assigned to the districts (''amphoe'') or subdistricts (''tambon'') for non-municipal (rural) areas. Historically, this devolution of central government powers grew out of the Sukhaphiban () sanitary districts first created in Bangkok by a royal decree of King Chulalongkorn in 1897. The ''thesaban'' system was established in the Thesaban Organization Act of 1934 (),The Royal Gazetteพระราชบัญญัติจัดระเบียบเทศบาล พุทธศักราช ๒๔๗๖, Vol. 51, Page 82-107.24 Apr 1934. Retrieved on 28 Nov 2008. and has been updated several times since, starting with the Thesaban Act of 1939 (),The Roy ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |