Phu Phiang 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...

) in the central part of Nan Province

Nan Province

Nan is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Uttaradit, Phrae and Phayao. To the north and east it borders Sainyabuli of Laos.-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...

.

History

The area was separated from Mueang Nan district

Amphoe Mueang Nan

Mueang Nan is the capital district of Nan Province, northern Thailand.-History:The district was Khwaeng Nakhon Nan, set up in 1899 by the Ministry of Interior. It was renamed to Mueang Nan district in 1917...

 to create a minor district (King Amphoe) on July 1, 1997.

Following a decision of the Thai government on May 15, 2007, all of the 81 minor districts were to be upgraded to full districts. With the publishing in the Royal Gazette on August 24 the upgrade became official
.

Etymology

The name Phu Phiang comes from the name of Phu Phiang mountain, which has the That Chae Haeng positioned on the top.

Geography

Neighboring are (from the north clockwise) Santi Suk

Amphoe Santi Suk

Santi Suk is a district in the central part of Nan Province, northern Thailand.-History:The minor district Santi Suk was established on June 15 1981, when the two tambon Du Phong and Pa Laeo Luang were split off from Mueang Nan district. The third tambon Phong was assigned from Mae Charim...

, Mae Charim

Amphoe Mae Charim

Mae Charim is a district in the eastern part of Nan Province, northern Thailand.-History:Mae Charim was originally known as Bowa . The minor district Mae Charim was established on October 1 1969 with the three tambon Phong, Nong Daeng and Mo Mueang split off from Mueang Nan district...

, Wiang Sa

Amphoe Wiang Sa, Nan Province

Wiang Sa is a district in the central part of Nan Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring are from the south clockwise Na Noi of Nan Province, Rong Kwang, Song of Phrae Province, Ban Luang, Mueang Nan, Phu Phiang and Mae Charim of Nan Province again...

 and Mueang Nan

Amphoe Mueang Nan

Mueang Nan is the capital district of Nan Province, northern Thailand.-History:The district was Khwaeng Nakhon Nan, set up in 1899 by the Ministry of Interior. It was renamed to Mueang Nan district in 1917...

 of Nan Province.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 7 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 61 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 7 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.	Muang Tuet	ม่วงตึ๊ด	5	4,267
2.	Na Pang	นาปัง	6	3,567
3.	Nam Kaen	น้ำแก่น	10	4,266
4.	Nam Kian	น้ำเกี๋ยน	5	2,712
5.	Mueang Chang	เมืองจัง	11	6,164
6.	Tha Nao	ท่าน้าว	7	3,418
7.	Fai Kaeo	ฝายแก้ว	17	10,838

External links

• amphoe.com (Thai)