Chom Thong District, Chiang Mai Province

Amphoe Chom Thong ( in Thai: อำเภอ จอมทอง ) is a district ( Amphoe - administrative district ) in the southern part of the province of Chiang Mai. The Chiang Mai province is located in the northern region of Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts (from the south clockwise): Amphoe the Hot, Mae Chaem, Mae Wang and Doi Lo Chiang Mai province, Amphoe Wiang Nong Long and and Ban Hong Lamphun Province.

Attractions

• Wat Phrathat Si Chom Thong - one of the most important temple of the province, allegedly founded around 750, Viharn in Lan Na - style with a Mondop that contains the highly revered relic Boromathat Phra Chom Thong. In Thai folk Buddhism, he is a popular pilgrimage destination for people who are born in the Year of the Rat.

Management

The circle is divided into six subdistricts (tambon ), which are further subdivided into 96 villages ( Muban ).

Chom Thong has a small-town congestion ( thesaban tambon) and covers parts of tambon Ban Luang, Khuan Pao and Doi Kaeo.

In addition, there are six " Tambon Administrative Organizations" ( TAO - administrative units ).

The missing geocodes refer to the Tambon, from which today the county Doi Lo there.