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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Wiang Chai District

Wiang Chai (Thai: เวียงชัย; IPA: [wīaŋ tɕʰāj]) is a district (amphoe) in the central part of Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise): Mueang Chiang Rai, Wiang Chiang Rung, Phaya Mengrai, and Thoeng of Chiang Rai Province.

The important water resource is the Kok River.

History

The minor district (king amphoe) was created on 17 June 1974, when the three tambons Wiang Chai, Thung Ko, and Pha Ngam were split off from Mueang Chiang Rai district. It was upgraded to a full district on 25 March 1979.

Administration

The district is divided into five sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 75 villages (mubans). The township (thesaban tambon) Wiang Chai covers parts of tambons Wiang Chai and Mueang Chum. There are a further five tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.
2. Wiang Chai เวียงชัย 20 11,117
3. Pha Ngam ผางาม 15 09,083
4. Wiang Nuea เวียงเหนือ 12 06,574
6. Don Sila ดอนศิลา 17 09,920
8. Mueang Chum เมืองชุม 11 07,274

Missing numbers are tambons which now form Wiang Chiang Rung District.