Thoeng District

Amphoe Thoeng ( in Thai: อำเภอ เทิง ) is a district ( Amphoe - administrative district ) of the province of Chiang Rai. The Chiang Rai province is located in the extreme north of the northern region of Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are ( from the southwest clockwise): Amphoe Pa Daet which, Mueang Chiang Rai, Wiang Chai, Phaya Meng Rai, Khun Tan and Wiang Kaen, Chiang Rai Province. To the east of Thoeng is the Lao province Sayaburi and to the south the Amphoe Phu Sang, Chiang Kham Chun and the province of Phayao.

Management

The circle is divided into ten subdistricts (tambon ), which are further subdivided into 175 villages ( Muban ).

There are two small towns ( thesaban tambon) in the district:

  • Wiang Thoeng consists of parts of the tambon Wiang.
  • Ban plong consists of the Tambon plong.

In addition, there are ten " Tambon Administrative Organizations" (TAO, องค์การ บริหาร ส่วน ตำบล - administrative organizations) in the district.

The missing numbers refer to tambon which now form the circle Khun Tan.

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