Phu Sang district

Phu Sang
ภูซาง
Wat Thung Kluai a local temple in district
Wat Thung Kluai a local temple in district
District location in Phayao province
District location in Phayao province
Coordinates: 19°35′57″N 100°19′27″E / 19.59917°N 100.32417°E / 19.59917; 100.32417
CountryThailand
ProvincePhayao
SeatPa Sak
Area
 • Total293.486 km2 (113.316 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total31,407
 • Density107.0/km2 (277/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code56110
Geocode5608

Phu Sang (Thai: ภูซาง, pronounced [pʰūː sāːŋ]) is a district (amphoe) of Phayao province in northern Thailand.

Geography

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Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Chiang Kham of Phayao Province and Thoeng of Chiang Rai province. To the northeast is Xaignabouli province of Laos.

History

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The minor district was established on 26 June 1996. The new district became effective on 15 July and covered five tambons previously belonging to Chiang Kham district.[1]

On 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts.[2] With publication in the Royal Gazette on 24 August the upgrade became official.[3]

Administration

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The district is divided into five sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 58 villages (mubans). Sop Bong is a sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers tambon Sop Bong. There are a further four tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.
1. Phu Sang ภูซาง 9 6,425
2. Pa Sak ป่าสัก 10 4,218
3. Thung Kluai ทุ่งกล้วย 12 7,738
4. Chiang Raeng เชียงแรง 6,007
5. Sop Bong สบบง 12 7,019

References

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  1. ^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอเชียงคำ จังหวัดพะเยา ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอภูซาง (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 113 (Special 18 ง): 28. June 26, 1996. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2012.
  2. ^ แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550 (in Thai). Manager Online.
  3. ^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 124 (46 ก): 14–21. August 24, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007.
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