Pa Sang district

Pa Sang (Thai: ป่าซาง, pronounced [pàː sāːŋ]) is a district (amphoe) of Lamphun province, northern Thailand.

Pa Sang ป่าซาง
District
District location in Lamphun province
Coordinates: 18°31′33″N 98°56′21″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Lamphun
Seat	Pa Sang
Area
• Total	299.9 km2 (115.8 sq mi)
Population  (2015)
• Total	55,824
• Density	195.5/km2 (506/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	51120
Geocode	5106

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Mueang Lamphun, Mae Tha, Ban Hong and Wiang Nong Long of Lamphun Province, Doi Lo and 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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Administration

Central administration

Pa Sang district is divided into nine sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 90 administrative villages (mubans).

No.	Name	Thai	Villages	Pop.[3]
01.	Pak Bong	ปากบ่อง	05	3,415
02.	Pa Sang	ป่าซาง	05	5,450
03.	Mae Raeng	แม่แรง	11	7,368
04.	Muang Noi	ม่วงน้อย	08	4,466
05.	Ban Ruean	บ้านเรือน	08	4,059
06.	Makok	มะกอก	09	5,361
07.	Tha Tum	ท่าตุ้ม	14	7,345
08.	Nam Dip	น้ำดิบ	17	9,592
11.	Nakhon Chedi	นครเจดีย์	13	8,768

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

Local administration

There are four sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons) in the district:

• Pa Sang (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลป่าซาง) consisting of sub-districts Pak Bong, Pa Sang.
• Muang Noi (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลม่วงน้อย) consisting of sub-district Muang Noi.
• Mae Raeng (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลแม่แรง) consisting of sub-district Mae Raeng.
• Makok (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลมะกอก) consisting of sub-district Makok.

There are four sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

• Ban Ruean (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลบ้านเรือน) consisting of sub-district Ban Ruean.
• Tha Tum (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลท่าตุ้ม) consisting of sub-district Tha Tum.
• Nam Dip (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลน้ำดิบ) consisting of sub-district Nam Dip.
• Nakhon Chedi (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลนครเจดีย์) consisting of sub-district Nakhon Chedi.