San Kamphaeng District

For the mountain range in Eastern Thailand, see Sankamphaeng Range.

San Kamphaeng สันกำแพง
—  Amphoe  —
Wat Buak Khrok Luang, San Kamphaeng
Amphoe location in Chiang Mai Province
Coordinates: 18°44′43″N 99°7′13″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Chiang Mai
Seat
Tambon
Muban
Amphoe established
Area
• Total	197.833 km2 (76.384 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	73,721
• Density	372.6/km2 (965/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	50130
Geocode	5013

San Kamphaeng (Thai: สันกำแพง; IPA: [sǎn kām.pʰɛ̄ːŋ]) is a district (amphoe) of Chiang Mai Province in northern Thailand.

Geography

San Kamphaeng borders the districts (from west clockwise) Saraphi, Mueang Chiang Mai, San Sai, Doi Saket, Mae On of Chiang Mai Province and Ban Thi of Lamphun Province.

History

The district goes back to the Kwaeng Mae Om, which was established in 1902. In 1923 the district was renamed to San Kampaeng.

Economy

San Kamphaeng is famous for its many silk factories. Along the road from Chiang Mai to San Kamphaeng are many handicraft shops selling traditional Thai items to tourists, like the umbrellas of Bo Sang.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 10 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 100 villages (muban). There are two townships (thesaban tambon) - San Kamphaeng covers parts of tambon San Kamphaeng and Chae Chang, and the whole tambon Sai Mun; and Ton Pao covers the whole tambon Ton Pao. There are further 8 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	San Kamphaeng	สันกำแพง	14	13,686
2.	Sai Mun	ทรายมูล	7	4,230
3.	Rong Wua Daeng	ร้องวัวแดง	11	5,718
4.	Buak Khang	บวกค้าง	13	7,851
5.	Chae Chang	แช่ช้าง	9	7,585
6.	On Tai	ออนใต้	11	5,371
10.	Mae Pu Kha	แม่ปูคา	9	5,969
11.	Huai Sai	ห้วยทราย	8	6,217
12.	Ton Pao	ต้นเปา	10	11,006
13.	San Klang	สันกลาง	8	6,088

Numbers 7-9,14,15 are tambon which now belong to King Amphoe Mae On.

See also

• Chiang Mai Metropolitan Area