Piang Luang
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Piang Luang is a tambon
(subdistrict) of Wiang Haeng District
, in Chiang Mai Province
, Thailand
. In 2005 it had a total population of 16,757 people. The tambon contains 9 villages. The town lies near the border with Shan State
, Burma.
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...
(subdistrict) of Wiang Haeng District
Amphoe Wiang Haeng
Wiang Haeng is a district in the northern part of Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand.-History:The area of tambon Wiang was very far from Chiang Dao district center. The government separated Tambon Mueang Haeng and Piang Luang to create a minor district on May 5, 1981...
, in 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...
, 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...
. In 2005 it had a total population of 16,757 people. The tambon contains 9 villages. The town lies near the border with Shan State
Shan State
Shan State is a state of Burma . Shan State borders China to the north, Laos to the east, and Thailand to the south, and five administrative divisions of Burma in the west. Largest of the 14 administrative divisions by land area, Shan State covers 155,800 km², almost a quarter of the total...
, Burma.