Ban Tun ( th, บ้านตุ่น, ) 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 ...

'' (sub-district) of Mueang Phayao District, in Phayao Province,

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. In 2005 it had a population of 5,098 people. Doi Luang, the highest point of the

Phi Pan Nam Range The Phi Pan Nam Range, also Pee Pan Nam, ( th, ทิวเขาผีปันน้ำ) is a long system of mountain ranges in the eastern half of the Thai highlands. It is mostly in Thailand, although a small section in the northeast is w ...

is at the western end of the sub-district.

Economy

Ban Dok Bua, a village in the sub-district, is home to two organic rice cooperatives. "Ban Dok Bua Organic Rice" product debuted in the health food market in 2013. The "Happy Rice Limited Partnership" was registered in 2014 and serves as a principal supplier of "khao kum" (also known as "khao luem phua") in the province. Due to its chemical-free rice farming, Ban Dok Bua rice producers won the Sustainable Community King's Cup award in 2010 and 2011.

References

Tambon of Phayao province Populated places in Phayao province {{MaeHongSon-geo-stub