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Wiang Chet Lin
''Wiang'' is a Tai word for "fortified settlement" or "walled town, city" of Austroasiatic origin, from Proto-Austroasiatic ''*wa(a)ŋ''.Shorto, H. A Mon-Khmer Comparative Dictionary, Ed. Paul Sidwell, 2006. Entry 767. p. 233 This toponymic element forms part of the names of certain ancient inhabited places located in an area stretching across Northern Thailand and Laos: * Wiang Chan, Vientiane (, ''Viang chan''), the capital of Laos * Wiang, Fang, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand * Wiang Kaen, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand * Wiang, Phrao, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand * Wiang, Mueang Chiang Rai, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand * Wiang, Chiang Khong, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand * Wiang, Thoeng, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand * Wiang, Chiang Saen, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand * Wiang Pa Pao District, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand ** Wiang, Wiang Pa Pao ** Wiang Kalong * Wiang, Phayao, Phayao Province, Thailand * Wiang Nuea, Mueang Lampang ** Wiang Nuea Subdistrict, Lampang * W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tai Languages
The Tai, Zhuang–Tai, or Daic languages (Ahom language, Ahom: 𑜁𑜪𑜨 𑜄𑜩 or 𑜁𑜨𑜉𑜫 𑜄𑜩 ; ; or , ; , ) are a branch of the Kra–Dai languages, Kra–Dai language family. The Tai languages include the most widely spoken of the Tai–Kadai languages, including Standard Thai language, Thai or Siamese, the national language of Thailand; Lao language, Lao or Laotian, the national language of Laos; Myanmar's Shan language; and Zhuang languages, Zhuang, a major language in the Southwestern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, spoken by the Zhuang people (), the largest minority ethnic group in China, with a population of 15.55 million, living mainly in Guangxi, the rest scattered across Yunnan, Guangdong, Guizhou, and Hunan provinces. Name Cognates with the name ''Tai'' (''Thai'', ''Dai'', etc.) are used by speakers of many Tai languages. The term ''Tai'' is now well-established as the generic name in English. In his book'' The Tai-Kadai Languages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiang Nuea Subdistrict, Lampang
Wiang Nuea, Mueang Lampang () is a village and ''tambon'' (subdistrict) of Mueang Lampang District, in Lampang 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 5 September 2011 In 2005, it had a population of 12,008 people. References Tambon of Lampang province Populated places in Lampang province {{Lampang-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiang Nong Long District
Wiang Nong Long (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Lamphun province, northern Thailand. History The minor district (''king amphoe'') was split off from Pa Sang district becoming effective on 1 April 1995. On 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts. With publication in the ''Royal Gazette'' on 24 August, the upgrade became official. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Pa Sang and Ban Hong of Lamphun Province, Chom Thong and Doi Lo of Chiang Mai province. Administration Central administration The district Wiang Nong Long is divided into three sub-districts (''tambon''), which are further subdivided into 25 administrative villages (''Muban''). Local administration There are three sub-district municipalities (''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 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiang Hao
Wiang Hao () is a village and ''tambon'' (subdistrict) of Phan District, in Chiang Rai 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 23, 2011 In 2005 it had a total population of 3,501 people. The ''tambon'' contains 8 villages. References Tambon of Chiang Rai province Populated places in Chiang Rai province {{ChiangRai-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiang Tai
Wiang Tai () is a village and ''tambon'' (sub-district) of Pai District, in Mae Hong Son 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, 2011 In 2005 it had a population of 6,493 people. The ''tambon'' contains six villages. References Tambon of Mae Hong Son province Populated places in Mae Hong Son province {{MaeHongSon-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiang Yong
Wiang Yong (, ) is a village and ''tambon'' (sub-district) of Mueang Lamphun District, in Lamphun 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 1 August 2011 In 2005 it had a population of 6,096 people. The ''tambon'' contains eight villages. References Tambon of Lamphun province Populated places in Lamphun province {{Lamphun-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiang Chiang Rung District
Wiang Chiang Rung (, ; , ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Mueang Chiang Rai, Doi Luang, Chiang Khong, Phaya Mengrai and Wiang Chai of Chiang Rai Province. History The minor district (''king amphoe'') was established on 1 April 1995, when it was split off from Wiang Chai district . At first named Chiang Rung, it was renamed Wiang Chiang Rung on 1 March 1996. On 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts. With publication in the ''Royal Gazette'' on 24 August the upgrade became official. Administration The district is divided into three sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 43 villages (''mubans''). Ban Lao is a township (''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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiang Nuea, Wiang Chai
Wiang Nuea, Chiang Rai () is a village and ''tambon'' (subdistrict) of Wiang Chai District, in Chiang Rai 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 23, 2011 In 2005 it had a population of 6,574 people. The ''tambon'' contains 12 villages. References Tambon of Chiang Rai province Populated places in Chiang Rai province {{ChiangRai-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
