Omkoi district

Omkoi (Thai: อมก๋อย, pronounced [ʔōm.kɔ̌j]) is the southwesternmost district (amphoe) of Chiang Mai province in northern Thailand.

Omkoi อมก๋อย
District
Lahu farmers in the mountains of Omkoi
District location in Chiang Mai province
Coordinates: 17°48′4″N 98°21′31″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Chiang Mai
Area
• Total	2,093.8 km2 (808.4 sq mi)
Population  (2005)
• Total	54,568
• Density	26.1/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	50310
Geocode	5018

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Hot and Doi Tao of Chiang Mai Province, Sam Ngao, Mae Ramat, and Tha Song Yang of Tak province and Sop Moei of Mae Hong Son province. The Thanon Thongchai Range dominates the landscape.

History

The minor district (king amphoe) was established on 19 April 1929 as a subordinate of Hot district, consisting of the three sub-districts Omkoi, Yang Piang, and Mae Tuen.^[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 23 July 1958.^[2]

Administration

The district is divided into six sub-districts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 95 villages (muban). Omkoi is a sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Omkoi. There are further six tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Pop.
1.	Omkoi	อมก๋อย	20	17,208
2.	Yang Piang	ยางเปียง	17	7,990
3.	Mae Tuen	แม่ตื่น	16	9,180
4.	Mon Chong	ม่อนจอง	9	6,008
5.	Mae Long[3]	แม่หลอง	12	6,285
6.	Na Kian	นาเกียน	21	7,897

Gallery

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  Rte 1099 ends in the jungle at Mae Thun Noi, Omkoi