Mae Tha district, Lampang


Mae Tha is a district of Lampang province, northern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are : Sop Prap, Ko Kha, Mueang Lampang, Mae Mo of Lampang Province, Long and Wang Chin of Phrae province.
The Phi Pan Nam Mountains dominate the landscape of the district.

Administration

Central administration

Mae Tha is subdivided into 10 sub-districts, which are further subdivided into 95 administrative villages.
No.NameThaiVillagesPop.
1.Mae Thaแม่ทะ106,863
2.Na Khruaนาครัว1210,099
3.Pa Tanป่าตัน96,171
4.Ban Kioบ้านกิ่ว104,430
5.Ban Bomบ้านบอม62,693
6.Nam Choน้ำโจ้109,967
7.Don Faiดอนไฟ84,284
8.Hua Sueaหัวเสือ126,442
10.Wang Ngoenวังเงิน93,668
11.San Don Kaeoสันดอนแก้ว94,740

The missing number 9 belongs to tambon Sop Pat, which is now part of the District Mae Mo.

Local administration

There are five sub-district municipalities in the district:
  • Pa Tan Na Khrua consisting of sub-district Pa Tan and parts of sub-district Na Khrua.
  • Siri Rat consisting of sub-district San Don Kaeo.
  • Mae Tha consisting of sub-district Mae Tha.
  • Nam Cho consisting of sub-district Nam Cho.
  • Na Khrua consisting of parts of sub-district Na Khrua.
There are five sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:
  • Ban Kio consisting of sub-district Ban Kio.
  • Ban Bom consisting of sub-district Ban Bom.
  • Don Fai consisting of sub-district Don Fai.
  • Hua Suea consisting of sub-district Hua Suea.
  • Wang Ngoen consisting of sub-district Wang Ngoen.