Amphoe Mae Taeng
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Mae Taeng is a district (amphoe
Amphoe
An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...

) in the northern part of Chiang Mai Province
Chiang Mai Province
Chiang Mai is the second-largest province of Thailand, located in the north of the country. Neighboring provinces are Chiang Rai, Lampang, Lamphun, Tak, and Mae Hong Son. In the north it borders Shan State of Burma...

 in northern Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

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Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Chiang Dao
Amphoe Chiang Dao
Chiang Dao is a district of Chiang Mai Province in northern Thailand. It is nicknamed "Little Tuscany" and there are actually a few local wines produced in the area.-Geography:...

, Phrao
Amphoe Phrao
Phrao is a district in the northeastern part of Chiang Mai Province in northern Thailand.-History:The name Phrao was given to this city around 1281 by King Mangrai of Lan Na kingdom who has been on the way to invade Hariphunchai Kingdom. After this, Mangrai sent his third son, Khrua to rule Phrao...

, Doi Saket
Amphoe Doi Saket
Doi Saket is a district in the eastern part of Chiang Mai Province in northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mae On, San Kamphaeng, San Sai, Mae Taeng, Phrao of Chiang Mai Province, Wiang Pa Pao of Chiang Rai Province and Mueang Pan of Lampang Province.- Life Style:The district...

, San Sai
Amphoe San Sai
San Sai is a district in the central part of Chiang Mai Province in northern Thailand.-History:In the rainy season, the Ping and Khao rivers bring a lot of sand to accumulate at the area of the rivers join together year by year. It happens a big sand dune. Now the area is the location of San Sai...

, Mae Rim
Amphoe Mae Rim
Mae Rim is a district in the central part of Chiang Mai Province in northern Thailand.-History:Formerly the district was called Khwaeng Mae Rim...

, Samoeng
Amphoe Samoeng
-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mae Taeng, Mae Rim, Hang Dong, Mae Wang, Mae Chaem and Galyani Vadhana of Chiang Mai Province and Pai of Mae Hong Son Province.-History:...

 of Chiang Mai Province and Pai
Amphoe Pai
Pai is the northeasternmost district of Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring are Mueang Mae Hong Son, Pangmapha of Mae Hong Son Province, Shan State of Myanmar, Wiang Haeng, Chiang Dao, Mae Taeng, Samoeng and Galyani Vadhana of Chiang Mai Province.The important rivers...

 of Mae Hong Son Province
Mae Hong Son Province
Most of the areas of Mae Hong Son Province are complex mountain ranges and likely still pristine virgin forest. Of the approximately 6,976,650 rai of national forest reserves, 88.02% is thought to be pristine virgin forest...

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History

In 1892, Khwaeng
Khwaeng
Khwaeng is an administrative subdivision used in the 50 districts of Bangkok. As of 2009 there are 169 khwaeng in all. A khwaeng is roughly equivalent to a tambon in other provinces of Thailand. With the creation of the special administrative area of Bangkok in 1972 the tambon within the area of...

Mueang Kuet (เมืองกื้ด) was created, and renamed in 1894 to Khwaeng Mueang Kaen (เมืองแกน). In 1907 it was upgraded to a district (amphoe
Amphoe
An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...

) named San Maha Phon (สันมหาพน), and renamed Mae Tang in 1939.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 13 subdistricts (tambon
Tambon
Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...

), which are further subdivided into 128 villages (muban
Muban
Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...

). There are two townships (thesaban tambon) - San Maha Phon covers parts of tambon San Maha Phon and Khilek; Mueang Kaen Phatthana covers the whole tambon Cho Lae and parts of Intha Khin. There are further 11 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...

1. San Maha Phon
San Maha Phon
San Maha Phon is a tambon of Mae Taeng District, in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. In 2005 it had a total population of 6,660 people. The tambon contains 10 villages....

สันมหาพน 10 6,660
2. Mae Taeng
Mae Taeng
Mae Taeng is a town and tambon of Mae Taeng District, in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. In 2005 it had a total population of 4,548 people. The tambon contains 8 villages.-References:...

แม่แตง 8 4,548
3. Khilek
Khilek, Mae Taeng
Khilek is a tambon of Mae Taeng District, in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. In 2005 it had a total population of 9,609 people. The tambon contains 10 villages....

ขี้เหล็ก 10 9,609
4. Cho Lae
Cho Lae
Cho Lae is a tambon of Mae Taeng District, in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. In 2005 it had a total population of 4,787 people. The tambon contains 16 villages....

ช่อแล 16 4,787
5. Mae Ho Phra
Mae Ho Phra
Mae Ho Phra is a tambon of Mae Taeng District, in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. In 2005 it had a total population of 5,643 people. The tambon contains 9 villages....

แม่หอพระ 9 5,643
6. Sop Poeng
Sop Poeng
Sop Poeng is a tambon of Mae Taeng District, in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. In 2005 it had a total population of 7,977 people. The tambon contains 13 villages....

สบเปิง 13 7,977
7. Ban Pao บ้านเป้า 7 4,029
8. San Pa Yang
San Pa Yang
San Pa Yang is a tambon of Mae Taeng District, in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. In 2005 it had a total population of 4,637 people. The tambon contains 5 villages....

สันป่ายาง 5 4,637
9. Pa Pae ป่าแป๋ 14 6,847
10. Mueang Kai
Mueang Kai
Mueang Kai is a tambon of Mae Taeng District, in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. In 2005 it had a total population of 1,938 people. The tambon contains 5 villages....

เมืองก๋าย 5 1,938
11. Ban Chang
Ban Chang
Ban Chang is a tambon of Mae Taeng District, in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. In 2005 it had a total population of 5,488 people. The tambon contains 5 villages....

บ้านช้าง 5 5,488
12. Kuet Chang
Kuet Chang
Kuet Chang is a tambon of Mae Taeng District, in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. In 2005 it had a total population of 5,834 people. The tambon contains 8 villages....

กื้ดช้าง 8 5,834
13. Inthakhin
Inthakhin
Inthakhin is a tambon of Mae Taeng District, in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. In 2005 it had a total population of 14,097 people. The tambon contains 18 villages....

อินทขิล 18 14,097

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