Amphoe Mae Tha, Lampang Province
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Mae Tha is a district (amphoe
Amphoe
An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...

) of Lampang Province
Lampang Province
Lampang is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chiang Rai, Phayao, Phrae, Sukhothai, Tak, Lamphun and Chiang Mai. The old name of Lampang is Khelang Nakhon.-Geography:...

, northern Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

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Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Sop Prap
Amphoe Sop Prap
Sop Prap is a district in the southern part of Lampang Province, northern Thailand.-History:The district was downgraded to a minor district on December 28, 1917 and made a subordinate of Ko Kha district. It then consisted of the three tambon Sop Prap, Samai and Mae Kua. It was upgraded to a full...

, Ko Kha
Amphoe Ko Kha
Ko Kha is a district in the central part of Lampang Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are : Sop Prap, Soem Ngam, Hang Chat, Mueang Lampang, Mae Tha of Lampang Province.-Administration:...

, Mueang Lampang
Amphoe Mueang Lampang
Mueang Lampang is the capital district of Lampang Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are : Mueang Pan, Chae Hom, Mae Mo, Mae Tha, Ko Kha and Hang Chat of Lampang Province, Mae Tha of Lamphun Province, and Mae On of Chiang Mai Province.-Administration:The district is...

, Mae Mo
Amphoe Mae Mo
Mae Mo is a district in the eastern part of Lampang Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are : Mae Tha, Mueang Lampang, Chae Hom and Ngao of Lampang Province, Song and Long of Phrae Province....

 of Lampang Province, Long
Amphoe Long
Long is a district in the western part of Phrae Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Song, Nong Muang Khai, Mueang Phrae, Sung Men, Den Chai, Wang Chin of Phrae Province, Mae Tha and Mae Mo of Lampang Province.The Doi Pha Klong National Park is located in Long...

 and Wang Chin
Amphoe Wang Chin
Wang Chin is a district in the southern part of Phrae Province, northern Thailand.-History:Originally the area of the district was part of Mueang Lampang district. In 1930 it was reassigned to Long district, Phrae province...

 of Phrae Province
Phrae Province
Phrae is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Phayao, Nan, Uttaradit, Sukhothai and Lampang.-Geography:Phrae is located in the valley of the river Yom.-History:...

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Administration

The district is subdivided into 10 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 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...

), which are further subdivided into 90 villages (muban
Muban
Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...

). Pa Tan Na Khrua is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers the tambon Pa Tan and parts of tambon Na Khrua. There are further 9 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...

1. Mae Tha แม่ทะ 9 7,321
2. Na Khrua นาครัว 12 10,540
3. Pa Tan ป่าตัน 8 6,605
4. Ban Kio บ้านกิ่ว 10 4,850
5. Ban Bom บ้านบอม 5 2,842
6. Nam Cho น้ำโจ้ 9 10,411
7. Don Fai ดอนไฟ 8 4,539
8. Hua Suea หัวเสือ 12 6,834
10. Wang Ngoen วังเงิน 8 4,096
11. San Don Kaeo สันดอนแก้ว 9 4,994

The missing number 9 belongs to tambon Sop Pat, which is now part of the district Mae Mo.
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