Amphoe Phaya Mengrai
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| Province: | Chiang Rai |
| District office: | Mengrai |
| Area: | 620.0 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 41,972 (2005) |
| Pop. density: | 67.7 inh./km² |
| Geocode: | 5712 |
| Postal code: | 57290 |
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Phaya Mengrai (Thai: พญาเม็งราย) 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) (May 5 1981). Royal Gazette 98 (68 ง): 1283.
- ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาจัดตั้งอำเภอพญาเม็งราย อำเภอพบพระ อำเภอทับคล้อ อำเภอบ้านโคก และอำเภอโพธิ์ไทร พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๐" (in Thai) (August 12 1987). Royal Gazette 104 (156 ก special): 26–28.
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