Ban Thi (, ) is a

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, whi ...

Ban Thi District Ban Thi (, ) is the northernmost district (''amphoe'') of Lamphun province, northern Thailand. Etymology The district is named after the Thi River, and literally means 'Thi village'. History The minor district (''king amphoe'') Ban Thi was esta ...

, Lamphun Province, northern

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 ...

. It lies about 20 km northeast of the town of Lamphun.

History

Ban Thi was settled largely by

Tai Lue people The Tai Lü people ( Tai Lue: ᦺᦑᦟᦹᧉ, , ''Dǎi lè'', , ''Lư̄'', , , ) are an ethnic group of China, Laos, Thailand, Burma and Vietnam. They speak a Southwestern Tai language. Etymology The word ''Lü'' (ລື້) is similar t ...

who emigrated from

Xishuangbanna Xishuangbanna, sometimes shortened to Banna, is one of the eight autonomous prefectures of Yunnan Province. The autonomous prefecture for Dai people is in the extreme south of Yunnan province, China, bordering both Myanmar and Laos. Xishuangbanna ...

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in the early- Rattanakosin era. Tai Lue women are known for their woven fabrics, a staple of the community economy.

References

Tambon of Lamphun province {{Lamphun-geo-stub