Amphoe Thoeng
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Thoeng 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 eastern part of Chiang Rai Province
Chiang Rai Province
Chiang Rai is the northernmost province of Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are Phayao, Lampang and Chiang Mai. In the north it borders Shan State of Myanmar and Bokeo of Laos.-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...

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Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise) Pa Daet
Amphoe Pa Daet
Pa Daet is a district in the southern part of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand.-History:The area of Pa Daet was originally dense forest of Phan district. People from other places went there to hunt animals and settle new village. It was created as the minor district Pa Daet on June 1 1969,...

, Mueang Chiang Rai
Amphoe Mueang Chiang Rai
Mueang Chiang Rai is the capital district of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mae Fa Luang, Mae Chan, Wiang Chiang Rung, Wiang Chai, Thoeng, Pa Daet, Phan, Mae Lao, Mae Suai of Chiang Rai Province and Mae Ai of Chiang Mai Province.The important water...

, Wiang Chai
Amphoe Wiang Chai
Wiang Chai is a district in the central part of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mueang Chiang Rai, Wiang Chiang Rung, Phaya Mengrai and Thoeng of Chiang Rai Province....

, Phaya Mengrai
Amphoe Phaya Mengrai
Phaya Mengrai is a district of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Wiang Chai, Wiang Chiang Rung, Chiang Khong, Khun Tan and Thoeng of Chiang Rai Province.-History:...

, Khun Tan
Amphoe Khun Tan
-History:The government separated 3 tambon of Thoeng district to create the minor district Khun Ta on April 1, 1992. It was upgraded to a full district on December 5, 1996.-Etymology:...

, Wiang Kaen
Amphoe Wiang Kaen
Wiang Kaen is the easternmost district of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand.-History:Historically, the area was Mueang Wiang Kaen, located on the Ngao river bank...

 of Chiang Rai Province. To the east is Bokeo province of Laos
Laos
Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...

, and to the south is Phayao Province
Phayao Province
Phayao is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nan, Phrae, Lampang and Chiang Rai. In the north-east it borders Xaignabouli of Laos.- Geography :...

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Administration

The district is subdivided into 10 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 175 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) - Wiang Thoeng covers parts of tambon Wiang, and Ban Plong parts of tambon Plong. There are further 10 Subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO).
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. Wiang
Wiang, Thoeng
Wiang is a village and tambon of Thoeng District, in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. In 2005 it had a total population of 16,004 people. The tambon contains 24 villages....

เวียง 24 16,004
2. Ngio
Ngio
Ngio is a village and tambon of Thoeng District, in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. In 2005 it had a total population of 12,589 people. The tambon contains 23 villages....

งิ้ว 23 12,589
3. Plong
Plong
Plong is a village and tambon of Thoeng District, in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. In 2005 it had a total population of 6812 people. The tambon contains 12 villages....

ปล้อง 12 8,612
4. Mae Loi
Mae Loi
Mae Loi is a village and tambon of Thoeng District, in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. In 2005 it had a total population of 7015 people. The tambon contains 13 villages....

แม่ลอย 13 7,015
5. Chiang Khian
Chiang Khian
Chiang Khian is a village and tambon of Thoeng District, in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. In 2005 it had a total population of 4655 people. The tambon contains 10 villages.-References:...

เชียงเคี่ยน 10 4,655
9. Tap Tao
Tap Tao
Tap Tao is a village and tambon of Thoeng District, in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. In 2005 it had a total population of 12,252 people. The tambon contains 26 villages....

ตับเต่า 26 12,252
10. Ngao
Ngao, Thailand
Ngao is a village and tambon of Thoeng District, in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. In 2005 it had a total population of 9943 people. The tambon contains 20 villages....

หงาว 20 9,943
11. San Sai Ngam
San Sai Ngam
San Sai Ngam is a village and tambon of Thoeng District, in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. In 2005 it had a total population of 4,308 people. The tambon contains 7 villages....

สันทรายงาม 7 4,308
12. Si Don Chai
Si Don Chai, Thoeng
Si Don Chai is a village and tambon of Thoeng District, in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. In 2005 it had a total population of 4,892 people. The tambon contains 9 villages....

ศรีดอนไชย 9 4,892
13. Nong Raet
Nong Raet
Nong Raet is a village and tambon of Thoeng District, in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. In 2005 it had a total population of 4,237 people. The tambon contains 7 villages....

หนองแรด 7 4,237

Missing numbers belong to tambon which now form Khun Tan district.

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