Amphoe Fang

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ฝาง
Province: Chiang Mai
Surface: 888.1 km²
Residents: 112,439 (2013)
Population density : 136.3 U / km²
ZIP : 50110, 50320
Geocode : 5009
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Map of Chiang Mai, Thailand, with catch
"Fang" in Lan-Na script

Amphoe Fang (in Thai : อำเภอ ฝาง ) is a district ( Amphoe - administrative district) in the northern part of Chiang Mai Province . Chiang Mai Province is located in the northern region of Thailand .

geography

Amphoe Fang is not far from the border with Myanmar at an altitude of about 655 meters in the so-called Golden Triangle . Fang is located about 125 kilometers north of the provincial capital Chiang Mai and only 24 kilometers southeast of the border with Myanmar.

Neighboring districts (clockwise from the northeast): the Amphoe Mae Ai from Chiang Mai Province, Mae Suai from Chiang Rai Province and Chai Prakan from Chiang Mai Province, as well as the Shan State of Myanmar .

Doi Phahom Pok National Park is located in the Fang District.

history

According to the "Yonok Chronicle", Mueang Fang was founded in 641 by King Lawa Changkarat. King Mangrai later ruled over Fang before founding Wiang Kum Kam and Chiang Mai in 1294 . The city then formed the starting point for the conquest of the " Hariphunchai " empire of the Mon by the Thai and developed into an important trading center in the 14th and 15th centuries. For a long time, Fang was an important outpost of the resistance against the Burmese expansionist efforts in northern Thailand , but was finally conquered in 1732. At the end of the 18th century, the Thai managed to recapture them under King Taksin . In 1910, Fang finally became part of Chiang Rai Province and was named "Amphoe Mueang Fang". In 1925, Fang was placed under Chiang Mai, and in 1938 the "mueang" was removed from the name as it was reserved for the main districts of the provinces.

In the second half of the 20th century, the place was considered a hub of the opium trade and arms smuggling in the Golden Triangle. Today Fang is an aspiring provincial town that is gradually developing tourist structures. Opium cultivation in the area is increasingly being converted to alternative agricultural products with the help of massive financial contributions from the government in Bangkok.

Attractions

View of the Fang Valley

Compared to its past, the city has relatively few cultural assets worth visiting. Remnants of the fortifications from the founding time and a well, into which King Udom Sin and his wife are said to have thrown themselves to avoid capture by the Burmese, are shown with pleasure.

The hot sulfur springs about ten kilometers outside of the city center are worth a visit, about 50 in number. They are located in Doi Phahom Pok National Park , also known as Mae Fang.

The agricultural experimental and teaching farm of the Tribal Welfare Committee , where the opium farmers in the region learn how to grow alternative products, is also worth a detour .

administration

Provincial Administration

The district of Fang is divided into eight tambon ("sub-districts" or "municipalities"), which are further subdivided into 119 Muban ("villages").

No. Surname Thai Muban Pop.
01. Wiang เวียง 20th 25,223
03. Mon pin ม่อน ปิ่น 15th 17,432
04th Mae Ngon แม่ งอน 15th 16,023
05. Mae Sun แม่ สูน 17th 14,370
06th San Sai สันทราย 17th 11,050
10. Mae Kha แม่ คะ 15th 13,384
11. Mae Kha แม่ ข่า 13 09,371
12. Pong Nam Ron โป่งน้ำร้อน 07th 05,586

Note: The missing numbers (geocodes) belong to the tambon that Chai Prakan consists of today.

Local administration

There are four municipalities with "small town" status ( Thesaban Tambon ) in the district:

  • San Sai (Thai: เทศบาล ตำบล สันทราย ) consisting of the complete Tambon San Sai.
  • Mae Kha (Thai: เทศบาล ตำบล แม่ ข่า ) consisting of parts of the Tambon Mae Kha.
  • Ban Mae Kha (Thai: เทศบาล ตำบล บ้าน แม่ ข่า ) consisting of parts of the Tambon Mae Kha.
  • Wiang Fang (Thai: เทศบาล ตำบล เวียง ฝาง ) consisting of parts of the tambon Wiang.

In addition, there are six " tambon administration organizations " ( องค์การ บริหาร ส่วน ตำบล - Tambon Administrative Organizations, TAO)

  • Wiang (Thai: องค์การ บริหาร ส่วน ตำบล เวียง ) consisting of parts of the tambon Wiang.
  • Mon Pin (Thai: องค์การ บริหาร ส่วน ตำบล ม่อน ปิ่น ) consisting of the complete Tambon Mon Pin.
  • Mae Ngon (Thai: องค์การ บริหาร ส่วน ตำบล แม่ งอน ) consisting of the complete tambon Mae Ngon.
  • Mae Sun (Thai: องค์การ บริหาร ส่วน ตำบล แม่ สูน ) consisting of the complete tambon Mae Sun.
  • Mae Kha (Thai: องค์การ บริหาร ส่วน ตำบล แม่ คะ ) consisting of the complete tambon Mae Kha.
  • Pong Nam Ron (Thai: องค์การ บริหาร ส่วน ตำบล โป่งน้ำร้อน ) consisting of the complete Tambon Pong Nam Ron.

literature

  • Baedeker Thailand . 5th edition. Ostfildern: Baedeker 2001. S. 202 ff. ISBN 3-87504-541-6 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Chiang Mai Chronicle 2nd Edition , trans. David K. Wyatt and Aroonrut Wichienkeeo, Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books, 1998, p. 18 ISBN 978-974-7100-62-4
  2. ↑ Sarassawadee Ongsakul, History of Lan Na , trans. Chitraporn Tanratanakul, Silkworm Books, Chiang Mai, Thai text 2001, English text 2005, p. 55 ISBN 974-9575-84-9
  3. ↑ ประกาศ กระทรวง มหาดไทย . In: Royal Gazette . 27, No.  0 ง , June 12, 1910, pp. 426-427.
  4. ↑ ประกาศ กระทรวง มหาดไทย เรื่อง โอน อำเภอ เมือง ฝาง จังหวัด เชียงราย ไป ขึ้น จังหวัด เชียงใหม่ . In: Royal Gazette . 42, No.  0 ง , April 26, 1925, p. 203.
  5. ↑ พระราชกฤษฎีกา เปลี่ยน นาม จังหวัด และ อำเภอ บาง แห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๑ . In: Royal Gazette . 55, No.  0 ก , November 14, 1938, pp. 658-666.
  6. ↑ 2013 population statistics ( Thai ) Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved October 25, 2014.

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Coordinates: 19 ° 55 '  N , 99 ° 13'  E