Thoen 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 southern part of Lampang Province

Lampang Province

Lampang is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chiang Rai, Phayao, Phrae, Sukhothai, Tak, Lamphun and Chiang Mai. The old name of Lampang is Khelang Nakhon.-Geography:...

, 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...

.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Soem Ngam

Amphoe Soem Ngam

Soem Ngam is a district in the western part of Lampang Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are : Hang Chat, Ko Kha, Sop Prap, Thoen of Lampang Province, Thung Hua Chang and Mae Tha of Lamphun Province.-History:Soem Ngan was established as a minor district on August 16...

, Sop Prap

Amphoe Sop Prap

Sop Prap is a district in the southern part of Lampang Province, northern Thailand.-History:The district was downgraded to a minor district on December 28, 1917 and made a subordinate of Ko Kha district. It then consisted of the three tambon Sop Prap, Samai and Mae Kua. It was upgraded to a full...

 of Lampang Province, Wang Chin

Amphoe Wang Chin

Wang Chin is a district in the southern part of Phrae Province, northern Thailand.-History:Originally the area of the district was part of Mueang Lampang district. In 1930 it was reassigned to Long district, Phrae province...

 of Phrae Province

Phrae Province

Phrae is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Phayao, Nan, Uttaradit, Sukhothai and Lampang.-Geography:Phrae is located in the valley of the river Yom.-History:...

, Si Satchanalai

Amphoe Si Satchanalai

Si Satchanalai is the northernmost district of Sukhothai Province, northern Thailand. Si may also be transliterated as Sri.-Geography:...

, Thung Saliam

Amphoe Thung Saliam

Thung Saliam is a district of Sukhothai Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are : Si Satchanalai, Sawankhalok, Si Samrong and Ban Dan Lan Hoi of Sukhothai Province, and Thoen of Lampang Province.-History:The minor district Thung Saliam was established in 1957, when the...

, Ban Dan Lan Hoi

Amphoe Ban Dan Lan Hoi

Ban Dan Lan Hoi is a district in the western part of Sukhothai Province, northern Thailand.- History :In the Sukhothai era, the district area was the western camp of Patrol soldiers. The village located nearby the camp was called Ban Lan Khoi...

 of Sukhothai Province

Sukhothai Province

Sukhothai is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Phrae, Uttaradit, Phitsanulok, Kamphaeng Phet, Tak, and Lampang...

, Ban Tak

Amphoe Ban Tak

Ban Tak is a district in the northern part of Tak Province, northern Thailand.-History:The area of Ban Tak is the old location of Mueang Tak. It was an ancient frontier city, located on the west bank of the Ping River in Ban Tha Phra That, Tambon Ko Taphao...

, Sam Ngao

Amphoe Sam Ngao

Sam Ngao is the northernmost district of Tak Province, northern Thailand.-History:The minor district was established in 1930 as a subordinate of Ban Tak district. Originally named Tha Pui , it was renamed to Sam Ngao in 1939...

 of Tak Province

Tak Province

Tak is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Lamphun, Lampang, Sukhothai, Kamphaeng Phet, Nakhon Sawan, Uthai Thani and Kanchanaburi...

, Mae Phrik

Amphoe Mae Phrik

Mae Phrik is a district in the southern part of Lampang Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are : Thoen of Lampang Province, Sam Ngao of Tak Province and Li of Lamphun Province.-History:...

 of Lampang Province again, Li

Amphoe Li

Li is the southernmost district of Lamphun Province, northern Thailand.-History:Li district was established in 1911. Originally named Mueang Li, it was shortened to Li in 1917.-Geography:...

 and Thung Hua Chang

Amphoe Thung Hua Chang

Thung Hua Chang is a district of Lamphun Province, northern Thailand.-History:The minor district Thung Hua Chang was created on February 1 1987, when three tambon were split off from Li district...

 of Lamphun Province

Lamphun Province

Lamphun is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chiang Mai, Lampang and Tak.-Geography:Lamphun is located in the river valley of the Ping River, surrounded by mountain chains....

.

The Mae Wa National Park is located in the southeastern part of the district.

History

In 1938 the district was renamed from Mueang Thoen (เมืองเถิน) to just Thoen, as only the capital districts were supposed to have the term Mueang

Mueang

Mueang were historical semi-independent city-states or principalities in present-day Thailand, Laos, parts of northern Vietnam and the Shan State of Myanmar. Smaller Mueang were subordinate to more powerful neighboring Mueang, which in turn were subordinate to the central king, as described in...

in their name.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 8 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 90 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...

). Wiang Mok and Lom Rat are the two subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon), each covering parts of the same-named tambon. There are further 6 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai	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.	Lom Raet	ล้อมแรด	14	16,100
2.	Mae Wa	แม่วะ	7	5,945
3.	Mae Pa	แม่ปะ	10	4,615
4.	Mae Mok	แม่มอก	10	5,263
5.	Wiang Mok	เวียงมอก	11	10,269
6.	Na Pong	นาโป่ง	12	5,812
7.	Mae Thot	แม่ถอด	12	6,735
8.	Thoen Buri	เถินบุรี	14	6,955

External links

• amphoe.com (Thai)