Fang (town)
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| official_name = Wiang Fang
| native_name = ฝาง
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| settlement_type = Subdistrict Municipality
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| population_total = 8,584{{cite web |url=https://www.wiangfang.go.th/content/generalinfo |title= General Information about Wiang Fang Subdistrict Municipality}}
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Fang ({{langx|th|ฝาง}}), officially Wiang Fang Subdistrict Municipality ({{lang|th|เทศบาลตำบลเวียงฝาง}}; wiang means 'walled city' or 'town'), is a town in the northern Chiang Mai Province, Thailand, the capital of Fang District. It is {{convert|154|km}} north of Chiang Mai, among the highest mountains in the country.
History
According to the Yonok chronicle, Mueang Fang was built in 641 by King Lawa Changkarat. Later King Mengrai the Great reigned in Fang before building Wiang Kum Kam and Chiang Mai of the Lanna Kingdom for one year around 1268. It seems that Mengrai used Mueang Fang for the base to invade Hariphunchai.
Etymology
The landscape of Fang looked like the seed of a fang tree (Caesalpinia sappan). The town was named after the tree.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Mu 1, 10 Tambon San Sai, Mu 7 (Ban Mea Jai) Tambon Wiang, Mu 2, 4 Tambon Wiang, and Mu 2 Tambon Wiang.
Administration
The town is subdivided into 12 boroughs ("chumchon"), which include five villages (muban) of the Wiang subdistrict - Mu 2, 3, 4, 5, and 9.
In the local administrative area (Wiang Fang Subdistrict Municipality), there are 5 villages (muban) and 5 communities (formerly 12 communities){{cite web |url=https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/เทศบาลตำบลเวียงฝาง |title= Wiang Fang Subdistrict Municipality |language=Thai |website=Wikipedia |publisher=Wikimedia Foundation |access-date=2024-06-27}}{{Circular reference|date=August 2024}} as follows:
=Villages (Muban)=
- Mu 2
- Mu 3
- Mu 4
- Mu 5
- Mu 9
=Communities=
- Pa Bong Community (covers Mu 2)
- Nong Ueng Community (covers Mu 3)
- Suan Dok Community (covers Mu 4)
- Ton Nun Community (covers Mu 5)
- San Pa Nai Community (covers Mu 9)
| No.
! Name ! Thai name | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pa Bong Community | ชุมชนป่าบง | |
| 2. | Nong Ueng Community | ชุมชนหนองอึ่ง | |
| 3. | Suan Dok Community | ชุมชนสวนดอก | |
| 4. | Ton Nun Community | ชุมชนต้นหนุน | |
| 5. | San Pa Nai Community | ชุมชนสันป่าไหน |
Education
=Pre-elementary school=
- Somrith Kindergarten (private)
- Saiaksorn Kindergarten (private)
=Primary School=
TessabanWiangfang School (public)
=Secondary school (Prathom 1 – Matthayom 3)=
- Ban Wiang Fang School (public)
- Saiaksorn School (private)
=High school (Prathom 1–Matthayom 6)=
Rangsee Vittaya School (Christian school)
Climate
Fang has a tropical wet and dry climate (Köppen climate classification Aw). the wet season is hot, oppressive, and overcast and the dry season is warm and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from {{convert|13|°C|°F}} to {{convert|35|°C|°F}} and is rarely below {{convert|10|°C|°F}} or above {{convert|37|°C|°F}}. The hot season lasts for 2.0 months, from March 13 to May 15, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year. A wet day is one with at least 1 millimeter of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Fang varies very significantly throughout the year. The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.0 months, from March 7 to December 8, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 13 millimeters. The month with the most rain in Fang is August, with an average rainfall of 233 millimeters.
{{Weather box
|location = Fang, Thailand
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan record high C = 37
| Feb record high C = 40
| Mar record high C = 44
| Apr record high C = 44
| May record high C = 42
| Jun record high C = 38
| Jul record high C = 38
| Aug record high C = 37
| Sep record high C = 37
| Oct record high C = 36
| Nov record high C = 35
| Dec record high C = 33
| year record high C = 44
| Jan record low C = 4
| Feb record low C = 7
| Mar record low C = 10
| Apr record low C = 14
| May record low C = 19
| Jun record low C = 21
| Jul record low C = 22
| Aug record low C = 22
| Sep record low C = 21
| Oct record low C = 18
| Nov record low C = 12
| Dec record low C = 8
| year record low C = 4
| Jan high C = 28
| Feb high C = 31
| Mar high C = 35
| Apr high C = 37
| May high C = 35
| Jun high C = 33
| Jul high C = 32
| Aug high C = 32
| Sep high C = 31
| Oct high C = 30
| Nov high C = 28
| Dec high C = 26
| year high C = 31
| Jan mean C = 21
| Feb mean C = 24
| Mar mean C = 28
| Apr mean C = 30
| May mean C = 30
| Jun mean C = 29
| Jul mean C = 28
| Aug mean C = 28
| Sep mean C = 27
| Oct mean C = 26
| Nov mean C = 23
| Dec mean C = 21
| year mean C = 26
| Jan low C = 14
| Feb low C = 16
| Mar low C = 19
| Apr low C = 22
| May low C = 24
| Jun low C = 24
| Jul low C = 24
| Aug low C = 24
| Sep low C = 23
| Oct low C = 21
| Nov low C = 17
| Dec low C = 14
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|precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 17
| Feb precipitation mm = 14
| Mar precipitation mm = 22
| Apr precipitation mm = 58
| May precipitation mm = 145
| Jun precipitation mm = 172
| Jul precipitation mm = 183
| Aug precipitation mm = 207
| Sep precipitation mm = 191
| Oct precipitation mm = 129
| Nov precipitation mm = 55
| Dec precipitation mm = 16
| year precipitation mm = 1209
| unit precipitation days =
| Jan precipitation days = 2.9
| Feb precipitation days = 2.5
| Mar precipitation days = 4.0
| Apr precipitation days = 7.6
| May precipitation days = 17.0
| Jun precipitation days = 21.7
| Jul precipitation days = 23.4
| Aug precipitation days = 24.4
| Sep precipitation days = 22.4
| Oct precipitation days = 15.0
| Nov precipitation days = 5.7
| Dec precipitation days = 2.6
| year precipitation days = 149.2
| Jan humidity = 73.0
| Feb humidity = 71.0
| Mar humidity = 66.0
| Apr humidity = 67.0
| May humidity = 75.0
| Jun humidity = 80.0
| Jul humidity = 81.0
| Aug humidity = 81.0
| Sep humidity = 82.0
| Oct humidity = 79.0
| Nov humidity = 77.0
| Dec humidity = 74.0
| year humidity = 75.8
| Jan dew point C = 12.7
| Feb dew point C = 13.8
| Mar dew point C = 15.7
| Apr dew point C = 18.5
| May dew point C = 21.9
| Jun dew point C = 22.9
| Jul dew point C = 23.0
| Aug dew point C = 22.8
| Sep dew point C = 22.7
| Oct dew point C = 21.4
| Nov dew point C = 17.9
| Dec dew point C = 13.9
| year dew point C = 18.7
| Jan sun = 7.8
| Feb sun = 8.3
| Mar sun = 9.3
| Apr sun = 9.2
| May sun = 8.2
| Jun sun = 5.9
| Jul sun = 5.6
| Aug sun = 5.8
| Sep sun = 5.4
| Oct sun = 6.5
| Nov sun = 7.4
| Dec sun = 7.5
| year sun = 7.1
| Jand sun = 242
| Febd sun = 234
| Mard sun = 289
| Aprd sun = 275
| Mayd sun = 255
| Jund sun = 178
| Juld sun = 174
| Augd sun = 179
| Sepd sun = 163
| Octd sun = 202
| Novd sun = 221
| Decd sun = 234
| yeard sun = 2637
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See also
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