Mae Chai district
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Mae Chai
| native_name = แม่ใจ
| native_name_lang= th
| settlement_type = District
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| image_map = Amphoe 5607.svg
| map_caption = District location in Phayao province
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Thailand
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Phayao
| subdivision_type2 = Seat
| subdivision_name2 = Si Thoi
| subdivision_type3 = Subdistricts
| subdivision_name3 = 6
| subdivision_type4 = Mubans
| subdivision_name4 = 65
| established_title = District established
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| population_total = 36089
| population_as_of = 2005
| population_density_km2 = {{formatnum:120.0|R}}
| area_total_km2 = {{formatnum:300.761|R}}
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| blank_name_sec1 = Postal code
| blank_info_sec1 = 56130
| blank_name_sec2 = Geocode
| blank_info_sec2 = 5607
| timezone = ICT
| utc_offset = +7
| coordinates = {{coord|19|20|42|N|99|48|54|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH|display=inline,title}}
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Mae Chai ({{langx|th|แม่ใจ}}, {{IPA|th|mɛ̂ː tɕāj|pron}}; {{langx|nod|แม่ใจ๋}}, {{IPA|nod|mɛ̂ː tɕǎj|pron}}) is a district (amphoe) of the Phayao province in northern Thailand.
History
The District Mae Chai was abolished on 23 December 1917 and was incorporated into Mueang Phan district.{{cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=34|issue=ก|pages=505|script-title=th:ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง ให้ยุบอำเภอแม่ใจและอำเภอดอกคำใต้|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2460/A/505.PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406110702/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2460/A/505.PDF|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 6, 2012|date=December 23, 1917|language=Thai}} It was recreated as a minor district (king amphoe) on 24 January 1963.{{cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=80|issue=14 ง|pages=221–222|script-title=th:ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอ|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2506/D/014/221.PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406110713/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2506/D/014/221.PDF|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 6, 2012|date=February 5, 1963|language=Thai}} It was upgraded to a full district on 28 July 1965.{{cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=81|issue=49 ก|pages=565–569|script-title=th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอศรีสวัสดิ์ อำเภอสังขละบุรี อำเภอท่าคันโท อำเภอดอกคำใต้ อำเภอแม่ใจ อำเภอจุน อำเภอขามทะเลสอ อำเภอไพศาลี อำเภอท่าวังผา อำเภอบ้านกรวด อำเภอเด่นชัย อำเภอปทุมรัตต์ อำเภอกะเปอร์ อำเภออากาศอำนวย อำเภอดอนเจดีย์ อำเภอจอมพระ และอำเภอสามโก้ พ.ศ. ๒๕๐๘|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2508/A/059/565.PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081001101051/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2508/A/059/565.PDF|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 1, 2008|date=July 27, 1965|language=Thai}} In 1977 the district was reassigned from Chiang Rai Province to the newly established Phayao Province.
Geography
The district is in the upper valley of the Ing River. West of the town Mae Chai is the 1,426 m high Doi Luang mountain of the Phi Pan Nam Range. It rises within a protected area in the Doi Luang National Park. To the east is the Nong Liang Sai Reservoir, and at the boundary to the Mueang District the Mae Pim Reservoir. Mae Puem National Park protects the Mae Puem National Conserved Forest and Dong Pradu Forest.
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Phan and Pa Daet of Chiang Rai province; Mueang Phayao of Phayao Province; and Wang Nuea of Lampang province.
Administration
The district is divided into six sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 65 villages (mubans). The township (thesaban tambon) Mae Chai covers parts of tambons Mae Chai and Si Thoi. There are a further six tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No.
! Name ! Thai name ! Villages ! Pop. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |1. | Mae Chai | แม่ใจ | 10 | 5,094 | |
| |2. | Si Thoi | ศรีถ้อย | 13 | 7,267 | |
| |3. | Mae Suk | แม่สุก | 10 | 5,830 | |
| |4. | Pa Faek | ป่าแฝก | 10 | 5,538 | |
| |5. | Ban Lao | บ้านเหล่า | 14 | 8,219 | |
| |6. | Charoen Rat | เจริญราษฎร์ | 8 | 4,141 |
References
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External links
- [http://www.amphoe.com/menu.php?mid=1&am=386&pv=32 amphoe.com]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929093436/http://www.dnp.go.th/parkreserve/asp/style2/default.asp?npid=191&lg=2 Mae Puem National Park]
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