Amphoe Chai Prakan

Infobox Amphoe
name=Chai Prakan
thai=ไชยปราการ
province=Chiang Mai
coordinates=coord|19|43|56|N|99|8|25|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
capital=Pong Tam
area=510.9
population=47,898
population_as_of=2005
density=93.8
postal_code=50320
geocode=5021

Chai Prakan ( _th. ไชยปราการ) is a district ("Amphoe") in the northern part of Chiang Mai Province in northern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Phrao, Chiang Dao, Fang of Chiang Mai Province and Mae Suai of Chiang Rai Province.

History

The minor district ("King Amphoe") Chai Prakan was created on January 1 1988, when four "tambon" were split off from Fang district. [cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=105|issue=5 ง|pages=107|title=ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอฝาง จังหวัดเชียงใหม่ ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอไชยปราการ|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2531/D/005/107.PDF|date=January 7 1988|language=Thai] It was upgraded to a full district on July 4 1994. [cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=111|issue=21 ก|pages=32–35|title=พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอเปือยน้อย ... และอำเภอศรีวิไล พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๗|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2537/A/021/32.PDF|date=June 3 1994|language=Thai]

Administration

The district is subdivided into 4 subdistricts ("tambon"), which are further subdivided into 43 villages ("muban"). Chai Prakan itself is a township ("thesaban tambon") which covers parts of the "tambon" Pong Tam, Si Dong Yen and Nong Bua. There are further 3 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

References

External links

* [http://amphoe.com/menu.php?mid=1&am=166&pv=13 amphoe.com]