Hang Chat district

Hang Chat

ห้างฉัตร
Hang Chat ห้างฉัตร
District
	District location in Lampang province
	Coordinates: 18°19′19″N 99°19′4″E / 18.32194°N 99.31778°E
Country	Thailand
Province	Lampang
Seat	Wiang Tan
Area
• Total	684.757 km2 (264.386 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	51,495
• Density	75.2/km2 (195/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	52190
Geocode	5212

Hang Chat (Thai: ห้างฉัตร, pronounced [hâːŋ tɕʰàt]; Northern Thai: ห้างสัตร, pronounced [ha᷇ːŋ sǎt]) is a district (amphoe) in the western part of Lampang province, northern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise): Mueang Lampang, Ko Kha, Soem Ngam of Lampang Province and Mae Tha of Lamphun province. The Khun Tan Range stretches from north to south along the district.

History

Originally named Hang Sat (หางสัตว์, 'animal tail'), it was renamed Hang Chat (ห้างฉัตร, 'arch under royal umbrella') in 1940.^[1]

Administration

The district is divided into seven sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 73 villages (mubans). Hang Chat is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Hang Chat. There are a further seven tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Pop.
1.	Hang Chat	ห้างฉัตร	9	10,216
2.	Nong Lom	หนองหล่ม	9	5,266
3.	Mueang Yao	เมืองยาว	15	8,267
4.	Pong Yang Khok	ปงยางคก	13	9,821
5.	Wiang Tan	เวียงตาล	11	8,778
6.	Mae San	แม่สัน	9	4,729
7.	Wo Kaeo	วอแก้ว	7	4,418

References

^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๓ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 57 (ก): 53–55. April 30, 1940. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 25, 2012.

External links

amphoe.com

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[1] พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๓ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 57 (ก): 53–55. April 30, 1940. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 25, 2012.

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