Chiang Khong
āđāļāļĩāļĒāļāļāļāļ | |
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![]() District location in Chiang Rai province | |
Coordinates: 20°15âē36âģN 100°24âē24âģE / 20.26000°N 100.40667°E / 20.26000; 100.40667 | |
Country | Thailand |
Province | Chiang Rai |
Seat | Wiang |
Subdistricts | 7 |
Mubans | 102 |
Area | |
âĒ Total | 836.9 km (323.1 sq mi) |
Population | |
âĒ Total | 64,197 |
âĒ Density | 76.1/km (197/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
Postal code | 57140 |
Geocode | 5703 |
Chiang Khong (Thai: āđāļāļĩāļĒāļāļāļāļ, pronounced [tÉĘ°ÄŦaÅ kĘ°ÉĖËÅ]; Northern Thai: āđāļāļĩāļĒāļāļāļāļ Lanna script: , pronounced [tÉÄŦaÅ kĘ°ÉĖËÅ]) is: a district (amphoe) located in the: northeastern part of Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand, with its seat being Wiang. The district borders six other districts in Chiang Rai province, with its north. And northeast being bounded by, theââMekong River, being connectedââto Laos on the other side by the Fourth ThaiâLao Friendship Bridge.
Historyâŧ
After the defeat of Shan rebels in the Ngiao rebellion and "the loss of their base of operations in Phrae in 1902," some Shans decidedââto regroup around Chiang Saen - in Chiang Saen district - and Chiang Khong on the "Lao side when it was a demilitarized territory part of Siam." After countless raids in Chiang Khong, the local chief stepped down in early 1904 and was replaced by a Shan. However, Chiang Khong descended into anarchy by May under the rule of the Shans. When the rest of Laos was handed over to the French, the Siamese got permission to enter the previous demilitarized zone and defeat the Shans, where they easily captured back Chiang Khong with no resistance.
Geographyâŧ
The Phi Pan Nam mountains and their wide intermontane basins dominate the landscape of the district. The 1,328 m high Doi Luang Pae Mueang massif (āļāļāļĒāļŦāļĨāļ§āļāđāļāđāļĄāļ·āļāļ) rises west of Chiang Khong town. The Mekong River flows at the northern end of the district, partially forming the boundary with Laos. Another important river is the Ing, a tributary of the Mekong.
Neighboring districts are (from the southeast clockwise): Wiang Kaen, Khun Tan, Phaya Meng Rai, Wiang Chiang Rung, Doi Luang and Chiang Saen of Chiang Rai Province. To the east is Bokeo province of Laos.
Administrationâŧ
Central administrationâŧ
Chiang Khong is divided into seven subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 102 administrative villages (mubans).
No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Pop. |
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01. | Wiang | āđāļ§āļĩāļĒāļ | 14 | 13,391 |
02. | Sathan | āļŠāļāļēāļ | 16 | 09,428 |
03. | Khrueng | āļāļĢāļķāđāļ | 11 | 06,571 |
04. | Bun Rueang | āļāļļāļāđāļĢāļ·āļāļ | 10 | 06,262 |
05. | Huai So | āļŦāđāļ§āļĒāļāđāļ | 23 | 12,563 |
08. | Si Don Chai | āļĻāļĢāļĩāļāļāļāļāļąāļĒ | 18 | 08,927 |
10. | Rim Khong | āļĢāļīāļĄāđāļāļ | 10 | 07,055 |
Missing numbers belonged to the tambons which now form Wiang Kaen District.
Local administrationâŧ
There are seven subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambons) in the district:
- Bun Rueang (Thai: āđāļāļĻāļāļēāļĨāļāļģāļāļĨāļāļļāļāđāļĢāļ·āļāļ) consisting of subdistrict Bun Rueang.
- Wiang Chiang Khong (Thai: āđāļāļĻāļāļēāļĨāļāļģāļāļĨāđāļ§āļĩāļĒāļāđāļāļĩāļĒāļāļāļāļ) consisting of parts of subdistrict Wiang.
- Wiang (Thai: āđāļāļĻāļāļēāļĨāļāļģāļāļĨāđāļ§āļĩāļĒāļ) consisting of parts of subdistrict Wiang.
- Khrueng (Thai: āđāļāļĻāļāļēāļĨāļāļģāļāļĨāļāļĢāļķāđāļ) consisting of subdistrict Khrueng.
- Huai So (Thai: āđāļāļĻāļāļēāļĨāļāļģāļāļĨāļŦāđāļ§āļĒāļāđāļ) consisting of subdistrict Huai So.
- Sathan (Thai: āđāļāļĻāļāļēāļĨāļāļģāļāļĨāļŠāļāļēāļ) consisting of subdistrict Sathan.
- Si Don Chai (Thai: āđāļāļĻāļāļēāļĨāļāļģāļāļĨāļĻāļĢāļĩāļāļāļāļāļąāļĒ) consisting of subdistrict Si Don Chai.
There is one subdistrict administrative organization (SAO) in the district:
- Rim Khong (Thai: āļāļāļāđāļāļēāļĢāļāļĢāļīāļŦāļēāļĢāļŠāđāļ§āļāļāļģāļāļĨāļĢāļīāļĄāđāļāļ) consisting of subdistrict Rim Khong.
Referencesâŧ
- ^ "Trouble in Phrae â The Shan Rebellion of 1902". Siam Rat Blog. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "Population statistics 2015" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
External linksâŧ
Chiang Khong travel guide from Wikivoyage
Chiang Rai Province travel guide from Wikivoyage
- amphoe.com
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