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Chiang Saen is a district (amphoe
Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the Provinces of Thailand....
) in the northern part of Chiang Rai Province
Chiang Rai Province

Chiang Rai is the northernmost Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are Phayao Province, Lampang Province and Chiang Mai Province....
, northern Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
.

History
Long an important city (Mueang
Mueang

Mueang , Muang , Mu?ng or Mong were semi-independent city-states or principalities in present-day Thailand, Laos and the Shan State of Myanmar....
) in Lanna
Lanna

Lanna was a kingdom in the north of Thailand around the city of Chiang Mai.The kingdom was founded in 1296 by King Mengrai the Great, when he succeeded his father as the leader of the Ngoen Yang city state....
 Kingdom, Chiang Saen was sacked by King Kawila during the reign of Rama I as the city has been the Burmese base of operation in the preceding years. The city was deserted, while its inhabitants resettled in other Bangkok-allied Lanna cities such as Lampang and Chiang Mai.






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Chiang Saen is a district (amphoe
Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the Provinces of Thailand....
) in the northern part of Chiang Rai Province
Chiang Rai Province

Chiang Rai is the northernmost Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are Phayao Province, Lampang Province and Chiang Mai Province....
, northern Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
.

History


Long an important city (Mueang
Mueang

Mueang , Muang , Mu?ng or Mong were semi-independent city-states or principalities in present-day Thailand, Laos and the Shan State of Myanmar....
) in Lanna
Lanna

Lanna was a kingdom in the north of Thailand around the city of Chiang Mai.The kingdom was founded in 1296 by King Mengrai the Great, when he succeeded his father as the leader of the Ngoen Yang city state....
 Kingdom, Chiang Saen was sacked by King Kawila during the reign of Rama I as the city has been the Burmese base of operation in the preceding years. The city was deserted, while its inhabitants resettled in other Bangkok-allied Lanna cities such as Lampang and Chiang Mai. Several ancient ruins are found in the old cities, for example, Wat Pa Sak hosts a well preserved Lanna style 'Prathat'.

The Mueang was converted into a district at the beginning of the 20th century, with an additional minor district (King Amphoe) also named Chiang Saen covering the central area. The minor district was abolished in 1925. The minor district was recreated two years laters, then named Chiang Saen Luang (????????????). In 1939 the minor district was renamed to Chiang Saen, while the former district Chiang Saen became Mae Chan
Amphoe Mae Chan

Mae Chan is a district in the northern part of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand....
. The minor district was upgraded to a full district on April 6 1957.

Geography


Neighbouring districts are (from the east clockwise) Chiang Khong
Amphoe Chiang Khong

Chiang Khong is a district in the northeastern part of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand....
, Doi Luang, Mae Chan
Amphoe Mae Chan

Mae Chan is a district in the northern part of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand....
, Mae Sai of Chiang Rai Province. To the north are Shan State
Shan State

Shan State is an administrative divisions of Myanmar of Burma. The state takes its name from the Shan, one of several ethnic groups that inhabit the area....
 of Myanmar
Myanmar

Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar, is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia, or Indochina. The country is bordered by the People's Republic of China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, and the Bay of Bengal to the southwest with...
 and Bokeo provinces of Laos
Laos

Laos , officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and People's Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west....
.

The area around the confluence of the Mekong
Mekong

The Mekong River is one of the world?s major rivers. It is the 12th-longest river in the world, and 7th longest in Asia. . Its estimated length is , and it drains an area of ....
 with the Ruak River
Ruak River

The Ruak River is a river at the Thailand-Burma border. It originates within the hills of the Shan State , and becomes the boundary river between Thailand and Burma at the confluence with the Mae Sai River at the northernmost point of Thailand....
 is called the Golden Triangle
Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia)

The Golden Triangle is one of Asia's two main illicit opium-producing areas. It is an area of around 350,000 square kilometres that overlaps the mountains of four countries of Southeast Asia: Myanmar , Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand....
. This boundary region with Laos and Myanmar is now a popular touristical area, with several casinos on the Burmese side.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 6 subdistricts (tambon
Tambon

Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2000 census there are 7254 tambon, not including the 154 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every Amphoe contains 8-10 tambon....
), which are further subdivided into 82 villages (muban
Muban

Muban is the lowest Administrative divisions of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of the census of 2000 there were 69,307 villages, including some villages in the more rural districts of Bangkok....
). Wiang Chiang Saen is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Wiang. There are further 6 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
Population

File:Population density.pngIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings....
1.Wiang?????1010,807 
2.Pa Sak??????138,337 
3.Ban Saeo???????1511,444 
4.Si Don Mun?????????148,120 
5.Mae Ngoen???????128,463 
6.Yonok????84,777 


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