Thoeng is a mountainous district. The conspicuous 1,174 m high Doi Ian rises 12 km to the east and 823 m high Doi Kham rises four km south of the town between Thoeng and Chiang Kham. There are some higher mountains in the east of the district such as 1,013 m high Doi Pha Mon and 1,442 m high Phu Chi Fa at the border with Wiang Kaen District.[1] The Ing River, with its source in the Phi Pan Nam Range (Doi Luang in Mae Chai district, Phayao Province) flows through the plain area of Thoeng. Other rivers in the area are the Lao River, a tributary of the Kok River, from Doi Phu Lang Ka, Chiang Kham district, in the north and Ngao River from Doi Pha Mon and the Plong River.[2]
Administrationedit
The district is divided into 10 subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 175 villages (mubans). There are two townships (thesaban tambons): Wiang Thoeng covers parts of tambon Wiang, and Ban Plong covers parts of tambon Plong. There are a further 10 sub-district administrative organizations (SAO).
thoeng, district, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, july, 201. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Thoeng district news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Thoeng Thai ething IPA tʰɤ ːŋ is a district amphoe in the eastern part of Chiang Rai province northern Thailand Thoeng ethingDistrictPhu Chi FaDistrict location in Chiang Rai provinceCoordinates 19 41 8 N 100 11 37 E 19 68556 N 100 19361 E 19 68556 100 19361CountryThailandProvinceChiang RaiArea Total821 0 km2 317 0 sq mi Population 2005 Total84 507 Density102 9 km2 267 sq mi Time zoneUTC 7 ICT Postal code57160Geocode5704 Contents 1 Geography 2 Administration 3 References 4 External linksGeography editNeighboring districts are from the southwest clockwise Pa Daet Mueang Chiang Rai Wiang Chai Phaya Mengrai Khun Tan and Wiang Kaen of Chiang Rai Province To the east is Bokeo province of Laos and to the south is Phayao province Thoeng is a mountainous district The conspicuous 1 174 m high Doi Ian rises 12 km to the east and 823 m high Doi Kham rises four km south of the town between Thoeng and Chiang Kham There are some higher mountains in the east of the district such as 1 013 m high Doi Pha Mon and 1 442 m high Phu Chi Fa at the border with Wiang Kaen District 1 The Ing River with its source in the Phi Pan Nam Range Doi Luang in Mae Chai district Phayao Province flows through the plain area of Thoeng Other rivers in the area are the Lao River a tributary of the Kok River from Doi Phu Lang Ka Chiang Kham district in the north and Ngao River from Doi Pha Mon and the Plong River 2 Administration editThe district is divided into 10 subdistricts tambons which are further subdivided into 175 villages mubans There are two townships thesaban tambons Wiang Thoeng covers parts of tambon Wiang and Ban Plong covers parts of tambon Plong There are a further 10 sub district administrative organizations SAO No Name Thai name Villages Pop 1 Wiang ewiyng 24 16 0042 Ngio ngiw 23 12 5893 Plong plxng 12 8 6124 Mae Loi aemlxy 13 7 0155 Chiang Khian echiyngekhiyn 10 4 6559 Tap Tao tbeta 26 12 25210 Ngao hngaw 20 9 94311 San Sai Ngam snthrayngam 7 4 30812 Si Don Chai sridxnichy 9 4 89213 Nong Raet hnxngaerd 7 4 237Missing numbers belong to tambons which now form Khun Tan District References edit Thoeng Archived from the original on 2012 01 04 Retrieved 2012 01 09 Amphoe Thoeng permanent dead link External links edit nbsp Chiang Rai Province travel guide from Wikivoyage amphoe com Thai nbsp This Chiang Rai province location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thoeng district amp oldid 1075812371, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
