Pa Sang district


Pa Sang is a district of Lamphun province, northern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are Mueang [Lamphun district|Mueang Lamphun], Mae Tha, Ban [Hong district|Ban Hong] and Wiang [Nong Long district|Wiang Nong Long] of Lamphun Province, Doi Lo and San [Pa Tong district|San Pa Tong] of Chiang Mai province.

History

Originally named Pak Bong after its central sub-district, the district was renamed Pa Sang in 1953.

Ethnic groups

The district is home to a population of Yong people. They migrated from Muang Yong of Shan State of today's Myanmar to the northern part of Thailand in 1805 or in the early-Rattanakosin period. Yong women are known as skillful cloth weavers.

Administration

Central administration

Pa Sang district is divided into nine sub-districts, which are further subdivided into 90 administrative villages.
No.NameThaiVillagesPop.
1.Pak Bongปากบ่อง53,415
2.Pa Sangป่าซาง55,450
3.Mae Raengแม่แรง117,368
4.Muang Noiม่วงน้อย84,466
5.Ban Rueanบ้านเรือน84,059
6.Makokมะกอก95,361
7.Tha Tumท่าตุ้ม147,345
8.Nam Dipน้ำดิบ179,592
11.Nakhon Chediนครเจดีย์138,768

Note: Missing numbers are tambons which now form Wiang Nong Long District.

Local administration

There are four sub-district municipalities in the district:
There are four sub-district administrative organizations in the district: