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Amphoe Mueang Pan

Amphoe Mueang Pan

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Mueang Pan is a district (amphoe
Amphoe
An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces. Amphoe are further subdivided into tambon....

) in the northern part 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
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 Burma, 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 Burma...

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Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Wiang Pa Pao
Amphoe Wiang Pa Pao
Wiang Pa Pao is the southwesternmost district of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mae Suai, Phan of Chiang Rai Province, Wang Nuea, Mueang Pan of Lampang Province, Doi Saket and Phrao of Chiang Mai Province.-History:The minor district was created in...

 of Chiang Rai Province
Chiang Rai Province
Chiang Rai is the northernmost province of Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are Phayao, Lampang and Chiang Mai. In the north it borders Shan State of Myanmar and Bokeo of Laos.-Geography:...

, Wang Nuea
Amphoe Wang Nuea
Wang Nuea is the northernmost district of Lampang Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mae Chai and Mueang Phayao of Phayao Province, Ngao, Chae Hom and Mueang Pan of Lampang Province, Wiang Pa Pao and Phan of Chiang Rai Province.-History:The minor district Wang Nuea...

, Chae Hom
Amphoe Chae Hom
Chae Hom is a district of Lampang Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are : Wang Nuea, Ngao, Mae Mo, Mueang Lampang and Mueang Pan of Lampang Province.-Administration:...

 and 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...

 of Lampang Province, and Mae On and Doi Saket
Amphoe Doi Saket
Doi Saket is a district in the eastern part of Chiang Mai Province in northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mae On, San Kamphaeng, San Sai, Mae Taeng, Phrao of Chiang Mai Province, Wiang Pa Pao of Chiang Rai Province and Mueang Pan of Lampang Province.- Life Style:The district...

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

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The minor district (King Amphoe) Mueang Pan was established on July 15 1981, when the four tambon Mueang Pan, Chae Son, Ban Kho and Thung Kwao were split off from Chae Hom
Amphoe Chae Hom
Chae Hom is a district of Lampang Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are : Wang Nuea, Ngao, Mae Mo, Mueang Lampang and Mueang Pan of Lampang Province.-Administration:...

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Mueang Pan is a district (amphoe
Amphoe
An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces. Amphoe are further subdivided into tambon....

) in the northern part 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
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 Burma, 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 Burma...

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Geography


Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Wiang Pa Pao
Amphoe Wiang Pa Pao
Wiang Pa Pao is the southwesternmost district of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mae Suai, Phan of Chiang Rai Province, Wang Nuea, Mueang Pan of Lampang Province, Doi Saket and Phrao of Chiang Mai Province.-History:The minor district was created in...

 of Chiang Rai Province
Chiang Rai Province
Chiang Rai is the northernmost province of Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are Phayao, Lampang and Chiang Mai. In the north it borders Shan State of Myanmar and Bokeo of Laos.-Geography:...

, Wang Nuea
Amphoe Wang Nuea
Wang Nuea is the northernmost district of Lampang Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mae Chai and Mueang Phayao of Phayao Province, Ngao, Chae Hom and Mueang Pan of Lampang Province, Wiang Pa Pao and Phan of Chiang Rai Province.-History:The minor district Wang Nuea...

, Chae Hom
Amphoe Chae Hom
Chae Hom is a district of Lampang Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are : Wang Nuea, Ngao, Mae Mo, Mueang Lampang and Mueang Pan of Lampang Province.-Administration:...

 and 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...

 of Lampang Province, and Mae On and Doi Saket
Amphoe Doi Saket
Doi Saket is a district in the eastern part of Chiang Mai Province in northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mae On, San Kamphaeng, San Sai, Mae Taeng, Phrao of Chiang Mai Province, Wiang Pa Pao of Chiang Rai Province and Mueang Pan of Lampang Province.- Life Style:The district...

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

.

History


The minor district (King Amphoe) Mueang Pan was established on July 15 1981, when the four tambon Mueang Pan, Chae Son, Ban Kho and Thung Kwao were split off from Chae Hom
Amphoe Chae Hom
Chae Hom is a district of Lampang Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are : Wang Nuea, Ngao, Mae Mo, Mueang Lampang and Mueang Pan of Lampang Province.-Administration:...

. On May 9 1992 it was upgraded to a full district.

Administration


The district is subdivided into 5 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 53 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...

). There are no municipal (thesaban
Thesaban
Thesaban are the municipalities in Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities - city, town and subdistrict municipality. Both Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities outside the thesaban system....

) areas, and 5 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
Population
In biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings. Individuals within a population share a factor may be reduced by statistical means, but such a generalization may be too vague to imply anything...

1. Mueang Pan เมืองปาน 8 5,646
2. Ban Kho บ้านขอ 13 8,160
3. Thung Kwao ทุ่งกว๋าว 13 9,394
4. Chae Son แจ้ซ้อน 12 7,201
5. Hua Mueang หัวเมือง 7 4,093

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