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Mueang Chiang Rai is the capital district (amphoe mueang) 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....
.
hboring districts are (from the northwest clockwise) Mae Fa Luang
Amphoe Mae Fa Luang

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

Mae Chan is a district in the northern part of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand....
, Wiang Chiang Rung, Wiang Chai
Amphoe Wiang Chai

Wiang Chai is a district in the central part of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand....
, Thoeng
Amphoe Thoeng

Thoeng is a district in the eastern part of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand....
, Pa Daet
Amphoe Pa Daet

Pa Daet is a district in the southern part of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand....
, Phan
Amphoe Phan

Phan is a district in the southern part of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand....
, Mae Lao
Amphoe Mae Lao

Mae Lao is a district in the central part of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand....
, Mae Suai
Amphoe Mae Suai

Mae Suai is a district in the western part of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand....
 of Chiang Rai Province and Mae Ai
Amphoe Mae Ai

Mae Ai is the northernmost district of Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand....
 of Chiang Mai Province
Chiang Mai Province

Chiang Mai is the second-largest Provinces of Thailand of Thailand, located in the north of the country. Neighboring provinces are Chiang Rai Province, Lampang Province, Lamphun Province, Tak Province, and Mae Hong Son Province....
.

The important water resource is the Kok River
Kok River

The Kok River originates in Shan State, Burma. It flows down and across the Burma-Thailand border to Amphoe Mae Ai, Chiang Mai Province. Most of its length is in Chiang Rai Province passing the districts Amphoe Mueang Chiang Rai, Amphoe Mae Chan, Amphoe Chiang Saen and Amphoe Wiang Chai....
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district is subdivided into 16 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 256 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....
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Mueang Chiang Rai is the capital district (amphoe mueang) 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....
.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the northwest clockwise) Mae Fa Luang
Amphoe Mae Fa Luang

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

Mae Chan is a district in the northern part of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand....
, Wiang Chiang Rung, Wiang Chai
Amphoe Wiang Chai

Wiang Chai is a district in the central part of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand....
, Thoeng
Amphoe Thoeng

Thoeng is a district in the eastern part of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand....
, Pa Daet
Amphoe Pa Daet

Pa Daet is a district in the southern part of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand....
, Phan
Amphoe Phan

Phan is a district in the southern part of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand....
, Mae Lao
Amphoe Mae Lao

Mae Lao is a district in the central part of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand....
, Mae Suai
Amphoe Mae Suai

Mae Suai is a district in the western part of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand....
 of Chiang Rai Province and Mae Ai
Amphoe Mae Ai

Mae Ai is the northernmost district of Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand....
 of Chiang Mai Province
Chiang Mai Province

Chiang Mai is the second-largest Provinces of Thailand of Thailand, located in the north of the country. Neighboring provinces are Chiang Rai Province, Lampang Province, Lamphun Province, Tak Province, and Mae Hong Son Province....
.

The important water resource is the Kok River
Kok River

The Kok River originates in Shan State, Burma. It flows down and across the Burma-Thailand border to Amphoe Mae Ai, Chiang Mai Province. Most of its length is in Chiang Rai Province passing the districts Amphoe Mueang Chiang Rai, Amphoe Mae Chan, Amphoe Chiang Saen and Amphoe Wiang Chai....
.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 16 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 256 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....
). The town (thesaban mueang) Chiang Rai
Chiang Rai

Mueang Chiang Rai is a city in Amphoe Mueang Chiang Rai, Chiang Rai Province, a northernmost Changwat of Thailand....
 covers the whole tambon Wiang and parts of Rop Wiang, San Sai and Rum Kok. The township (thesaban tambon) San Sai covers parts of tambon San Sai, and Ban Du the whole tambon Ban Du. There are further 14 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
Population

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1.Wiang?????512,430 
2.Rop Wiang????????747,992 
3.Ban Du???????1914,542 
4.Nang Lae?????1410,312 
5.Mae Khao Tom??????????2312,500 
6.Mae Yao??????1819,958 
7.San Sai???????1111,621 
11.Mae Kon???????136,439 
12.Huai Chomphu????????1113,494 
13.Huai Sak???????2917,789 
14.Rim Kok?????1116,239 
15.Doi Lan??????2010,854 
16.Pa O Don Chai????????????219,849 
18.Tha Sai??????138,412 
20.Doi Hang??????84,444 
21.Tha Sut??????1110,267 
Missing numbers are tambon which now form Mae Lao district.

External links

  • Website of district (Thai)