Mae Chai (, ) is a small town and subdistrict (''
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 ...
'') in
Mae Chai District, in
Phayao Province,
Thailand
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. It is the principal town in the district. The town is split with ''tambon''
Si Thoi. As of 2005, it has a population of 5,094 people. It is in the northwestern part of the province not far from the border with
Lampang Province. It lies along National Road 1 (Phahon Yothin Road),
and is connected by road to
Phayao
Phayao (; ,) is a city ('' thesaban mueang'') in northern Thailand, capital of Phayao Province. For administrative purposes the city is divided into 15 sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 172 administrative villages.
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in the south.
To the north along the highway are
Pa Faek and then
Mae Yen across into
Chiang Rai Province
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. The ''tambon'' has 10 villages under its jurisdiction. It lies partly within
Mae Puem National Park
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.
Mae Chai River is the river running through the area.
Economy
In the 1950s, the area was reported to be heavily forested but it saw an extraordinary growth in rice production in the 1990s.
The tambon also has great conditions with temperature and rainfall for highland wheat production, which has been exploited in villages such as
Pha Daeng with improved technology.
Red kidney beans
The kidney bean is a variety of the common bean (''Phaseolus vulgaris'') named for its resemblance to a human kidney.
Classification
There are different classifications of kidney beans, such as:
*Red kidney bean (also known as common kidney b ...
are also grown in the area.
References
Tambon of Phayao province
Populated places in Phayao province
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