Phaya Mengrai District
| Phaya Mengrai พญาเม็งราย |
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| — Amphoe — | |
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| Coordinates: 19°50′56″N 100°9′13″E / 19.84889°N 100.15361°ECoordinates: 19°50′56″N 100°9′13″E / 19.84889°N 100.15361°E | |
| Country |  Thailand |
| Province | Chiang Rai |
| Seat | Mengrai |
| Tambon | |
| Muban | |
| Amphoe established | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 620.0 km2 (239.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 41,972 |
| • Density | 67.7/km2 (175.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | THA (UTC+7) |
| Postal code | 57290 |
| Geocode | 5712 |
Phaya Mengrai (Thai: พญาเม็งราย; IPA: [pʰá.jāː mēŋ.rāːj]) is a district (amphoe) of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand.
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[edit] Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Wiang Chai, Wiang Chiang Rung, Chiang Khong, Khun Tan and Thoeng of Chiang Rai Province.
[edit] History
The minor district (King Amphoe) was created on May 5 1981, when the three tambon Mae Pao, Mae Tam and Mai Ya were split off from Thoeng district.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on August 12 1987.[2]
[edit] Etymology
The district is named after King Mengrai, the founder of the Lanna kingdom of northern Thailand.
[edit] Administration
The district is subdivided into 5 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 69 villages (muban). Phaya Mengrai is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Mengrai and Mae Pao. There are further 5 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | |
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| 1. | Mae Pao | แม่เปา | 19 | 11,302 | |
| 2. | Mae Tam | แม่ต๋ำ | 11 | 5,026 | |
| 3. | Mai Ya | ไม้ยา | 17 | 11,069 | |
| 4. | Mengrai | เม็งราย | 14 | 9,899 | |
| 5. | Tat Khwan | ตาดควัน | 8 | 4,676 |
[edit] References
- ^ "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่อำเภอเทิง จังหวัดเชียงราย ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอพญาเม็งราย" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 98 (68 ง): 1283. May 5 1981. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2524/D/068/1283.PDF.
- ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาจัดตั้งอำเภอพญาเม็งราย อำเภอพบพระ อำเภอทับคล้อ อำเภอบ้านโคก และอำเภอโพธิ์ไทร พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๐" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 104 (156 ก special): 26–28. August 12 1987. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2530/A/156/26.PDF.
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